The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-05-06
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The Significance Of the Two Hague
Conferences

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resentatives from foriy.four countries.
We're these meetings Important Any
intelligent person who il keeping up
with the times knows that the influ.
.nre they have had on the minds and
thoughts OF the people is inestimable.
Il has been truly said that 'he two
Hague Peace Conferences were the most
important political gatherings in the
human history. Such men as Theodore
Roosevelt, william Bryan, william
Taft, and Andrew Carnegie, a. we'll as
political Leaders Of other countries,
nave been devoting at least a part of
their time speaking on this subject.
Elihu Root has said: mo Une can tail
to see that the continuous and nswer
ing Of human lie, elopment is toward
peace aud love Of mankind. II is
easily seen that the Hague Peace Con.
fercpces have lone more than anything
else to bring about this peace and love
Of mankind.
The business men ure more interest.
ed, " they can be, than the politicians
about the importance 81 the Hague Con.
ferences and the probability Of a world.
wide peace which they hope will be
the outcome OF these international meet
ings. They have chambers Of commerce
aud boards of trade all over our coun.
try; these are united in a National
Board Of Trade which In turn J., unit.
ed To the international Congress Of
Chambers Of Commerce. Within the pre-.
cesding ten years this International
Congress has had four meetings, one in
France, one IN Italy, one in Germany
and ore in England.
The Hague Peace Conferences have
brought Joy to the hearts Of the Christ.
ian people. They have made them
more bold IL confessing their more or
less secret desire for International
brotherhood, justice aud peace. That
they are being aroused Is shown by the
conference held in German! where 100
delegates from all churches in England
we're present.
The publishers have done no little
part In arousing the public sentiment.
Ever since the first Hague Conference,
newspapers have been teeming with ar.
iicles On this subject, also numerous
books nave been published. Or. frances
r. Clark, who has been around the
world Ave times, reported in regard 20
The Peace sentiment; al have Sound
from yeer e year that there has been
a growth. most appreciate" ard most
delightful to witness, Of this senti.
ment." Edwin CHM said: "1he peace
cause Is. being taken up as never
before by our churches aud commercial
organizations and by the press"
The Hague Conferences have had
great influence on the minds OF tbs
teachers Of the United States. SO great
that the American School Peace Leagu,
has been organized and is developing
very rapidly. Its object IL ito pro
mote through the schools and educa
tional public Of America. the interests
Of International justice and fraternity
IL bids fair 20 be one Of the greatest
II no, the greatest, organizations 10
the establishment Of peace.
Not only in America does the nation
al leagues flourish, but in Great Britain
there has recently been organized n
School Peace League Of Great Britain
and ireland, which is simila' to tn
American School Peace League. Effort
are also being made to persuade the Ia
tellsetually enlightened nations 20 joi
in cooperation with the Americans /
some kind Of an international schoC
Peace League. When such national an
international organizations are bein
formed for the teaching Of the chi
drsR, the faFthsring Of the peace eaus
and the bssterment Of the world, sursl.
no one can say that the Hague PeaC
Conferences were not important.
Another important peace movemeI
has been organized TO bring the WOrI
Ia closer unity to cleanse eivilizatiO
iron the folly, cruelty, and guilt
war, and TO bring about through Il
students Of different nationAlities,
better understanding and . greater lo'
for each other. This l. known ~ Il
Association Of Cosmopolitan Ciut
These clubs are composed Of studsn
Of every race and nationality who mi
gle together and exchange whOlssOr
ideas regarding peace and other tOpi'
The Association Of Cosmopolitan Gu
L. destined to do . great work tOwa
bringing world wide peace and fsllO
ship.
We have seen how practically eve
elass Of people have been, and are
ina. ealiahtsned In regard 70 inter-
tional peace and how the public ser
meat Il growing in favor Of IL. IL
only, thea, . short question Of time
sore oas Of the greatest reforms ~