New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-04
PEACE ON PRACTICAL BASIS
Economists and Historians in
Berne Discuss Anti War Methods !

Rerne Switzerland. AUG. "a confer
ence of economists and historians. which
marks the first active steps by the Per
mancnt Bureau Of Peace i'm it's campaign
against war. was begun to-day in Cnlver-
sty Hall under splendid auspices. and the
conferrees express the belief that the result
of their first meeting will do much toward
putting the movement for international
peace on a practical instead Of senti-
mental basis.
Or Nicholas Murray Butler, president Of
Columbia University, I'm an eloquent ad-
dress of welcome 10 the delegates on behalf
OF the Carnegie Foundation outlined the
idea Of the conference. He laid stress par
ticuarly on its essentially international
and scientific character. its work being di-
rected. he said, toward the organization Of
an educational campaign and the stand
ardization OF the peace movement. These.
DR. Butler declared would be the guiding
principles Of the conference. in which the
proceedings would be in strict conformity
with the objects Of the foundation.
After short interchange OF opinion.
bearing on the problems to be discussed
and the most efficient and practical
methods for effecting the objects Of the
four subcommittee The first, composed
OF the Right Hon. Charles f.. Hobhouse,
Financial Secretary TO the British Treas
ury; Henri La Fontaine, ex-President OF
the Permanent Bureau OF Peace; Professor
Luzzatti former Premier OF Italy, DR..
Pantaleon Or. Phillippovich and Pro-
fessor WesterPaard. will study the eco
nomic causes and effects Of war; the Sec
ond, made up Of Professor II. Is. Greven,
Of Leyden University; Francis w Hirst
editor Of The London Economist. Baron
Yoshiro Sakatani, former japanese Min
lister Of Finance and Professor Theodore
Schiemann. Of Berlin University, Will eX-
anime into the economic aspects Of the
present huge expenditures for military
purposes: the third. the members Of which
are Professor Rawerk NJ. Bretano, Ana
tole Leroy Bcaulieu, director OF the lnsti-
tute OF France George Paish, editor OF
The London Statist." and Professor Paul
S Reinsch. of the University Of Wiscon-
sin. will examine into the effects OF war
on international economic interests and the
commercial and financial relations between
stock markets and invested capital, ana
the fourth, made up of Colonel Borel. the
Swiss delegate TO the Hague Peace Con
ference: Professor John y. Clark; Pro-
fessor Charles Glide. Of Paris University.
and General Baron Ogawa, the second
japanese delegate. Will act rs general
managing committee.
The plan of the committees Is. first OF all
10 go minutely into all questions arising
from the subjects coming within their do
main, and thereafter to scientifically ana
systematically discuss them.
The speeches AT last nights peace han
ouet have attracted much favorable CONS
ment. Professor Clark voiced the thanks
Of the bureau for the Peace Foundation es-
"a blished by Mr.. Carnegie. and Profess"'
Inzzatt made an eloquent plea FOR world
wide peace Baron Sakatani declared that
;he Japanese Go' eminent ana people were
enthusiastic friends OF peace. Fer him
solf, he said he had seen enough OF dltas-
ter during the Russo-japan@sc war ana
heartily wished glowing success 10 the
cause Of International peace