Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-16
JORDAN LOOKS
FOR wide Peace
Famous Educator Makes Ad.
dress on Cost Of War and
Arbitration.

President David Starr Jordan, Of
stanford University, made his ad-
dress on war and arbitration last
night before crowd that filed the
Opera House. The famous educator
and peace advocates speech was q
mastery presentation of the waste of
war in money and humanity, the, pow
er and growing application of arbitfa-
ton and the part played In interna-
tional affairs by the world of finance.
Denominating this world the unseen
Empire" he declared that the money
kings control the destinies of nations
and have done SO since the Roths-
childs first won footing In Europe.
The occasion was made further
noteworthy by resolution inviting
the next peace congress to holds It's
sessions here. The resolution was
presented by Governor Frear and
seconded by President John w. OIL
more of the College of Hawaii. 1t Is
as follows: ...
whereas. The occasion of an adj
dress on international peace by DR..
David Starr Jordan, president Of Le-
land Stanford Jr. University, has
served to convene In the city Of Ho-
nolulu a large and thoroughly repre-
sentative audience of the numerous
races that reside In the Hawaiian ISL
ands, including delegates Of the COM
mercial, social, civic and religious or
ganizations of this most cosmopoll-
tan community, and
Whereas, In these Islands as no
where else has rational race contact
regardless of color or other ADVENT
tious circumstances resulted In that
ideal dwelling together In unity, the
complete realization OF which on u
worldwide scale is being FASTENED as
never before, and
Whereas, These Islands are situat-
ed midway between the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres at the center
of the prophesied greatest theater OF
the worlds future activities, the Pa
cific, which should be kept, true to
its name, an arena of peaceful con-
tests and conquests.
BE 1t Resolved, That the residents
| OF these Islands by this resolution cal
to the attention of all participants In
the movement for International ano
interracial respect and amity and
particularly to the officers and mem
bers of the First Universal Race,
Congress, recently held In London
England, the desirability of conven
ing such congress at an early dat,
ON this side OF the globe and the pc
culiar prOpriety Of the city OF Homo
lulu as the place of meeting"
Resolution offered by Governor
Frear, president of the Hands-Around
the-Pacifc Club. Seconded by Prot
John w. Gilmore, director Of tn,
club, and carried unanimously at las
nights meeting In the Opera House
A. Lewis, Jr. presided at the mas
meeting last night, and on the stag
set many prominent residents. Tn,
stage was fiag-draped Chairman
Lewis introduced DR.. Jordan with {
brief speech.
DR.. Jordan said In part:
For the settling of certain ques
tons arising between nations court
have met and passed judgment an,
we look forward to seeing thes,
courts made permanent, and the wis,
provision In this last treaty of arbi
tration Is that every question which
arises between the United States an,
Great Britain shall be settled, an,
settled by arbitration-settled In thu
easiest and best way, instead of be
ing settled by an appeal to force.
Is vitality important that men shall
not go about our streets shooting be
cause their homer has been tramplet
upon, and 1t Is also vitality importan
that nations shall not wage war upol
each other because their homer ha
been offended. The cause of quarrel
between nations, as between men, i
often trihing matters Of difference
We are ready to say to Great Britain
ready to say to France, ready to sa.
to Japan, to Germany. and to all ma
tons that every question whatsoeVe
We are willing to trust to the judg
ment OF the civilized world.
$50 now the development of court
OF arbitration. the development of per
manent judicial courts, and the de
velopment of these conferences a
which international law Is extende
at intervals are furnishing an easie
way, as well as less expensive way
tor the settlement of internatlona
questions. There Is no other way o
settling a dificulty--there Is no 9th
or way of settling a difficulty, what
ever that difficulty is. At the meet
ing In Washington last December, MI
Taft said that a treaty Of arbitration