The Washington herald., 1911-05-04


faith helps but little where the suspicion
is real. and yet I like to avail myself
Of an opportunity in such a presence as
this to assert that there is not in the
whole length and breadth Of the United
States among its people any desire for
territorial aggrandizement, and that its
people as a whole will not permit its
government, II It would. to take any steps
in respect to foreign peoples. looking to
forcible extension of our political power.
I'VE have had wars and we know what
they are. We know what responsibilities
they entail. the burdens and losses and
horrors, and we would have none of
them. We have a magnificent domain
of our own in which we are attempting
to work out and show to the world
success in popular government-and we
need no more territory in which to show
that But he have attained great pros
perity and great power. and there Is,
therefore. thrust upon us necessarily a
care and responsibility for the peace of
the world in our neighborhood and
burden Of helping these nations that can
not help themselves, II we may do that
peacefully and effectively"
Following the President, Andrew Car
negie made an address to the congress.
which was almost wholly a glowing trib-
ute to the Work OF PRESIDENT ldit Ior
world peace. Mr.. Carnegie said:
ITO President Tafts appeal to the
world, in which both his heart and head
went forth for one great nation to join
his country in proving their sovereignty
by agreeing to submit all disputes to
peaceful settlement, behold there came
such response across the sea from the
other branch Of our English-speaking
race as had never been made to any ap-
WI 80 -EsA L..
Britain sunk the partisan In the patriot,
touched by the Presidents appeal The
nation was unanimous: all parties fused
into one. To-day the representatives OF
the two lands are forming the treaty,
and here Britain knows nothing Of party,
for all parties cooperate. sublime spec
tacle, proving that party issues fade in
the presence Of the high moral issue
which leads nations to peace.
War Soon Banished.
I'VE now rest upon peaceful fedora
ton; but what Franklin did for his coun-
try, the President, standing here in the
flesh. before US has done what promises
to be for all countries. He has laid the
ak to the root Of International war. and
1t will soon be banished from the face
Of the earth"
Cardinal Gibbons spoke upon the ad-
vantages to be gained by mankind. both
general and spiritual. by universal
peace.
DR., Macdonald. editor Of the Toronto
Globe, made a plea for the Anglo-Ameri-
can arbitration treaty from the stand
point Of Canada. He declared that his
country. which had prospered so long
without warfare or the burden Of military
expenses. was now at the parting of the
ways. and he urged the English Par
Lament and the American Congress to
save to Canada its peace.
Proposes Constitution.
President Hamilton Holt, Of the confer
ence. suggested a league Of peace for the
nations Of the earth.
THE problem Of the league Of peace"
he said, is the problem of the use of
force.
With the idea in view then. that the
league Of peace shall not have any spe-
cially constituted common army and
navy at its disposal, I offer herewith. for
whatever it is worth, the following con-
stitution for a proposed league of peace,
in the hope that 1t may possibly serve as
a basis for further study,
i. The nations in the league shall re-
fer all disputes Of whatsoever a nature to
arbitration.
Z. Inc Hague court or other duly con-
stituted courts shall decide all disputes
that cannot be settled by diplomacy
g. The league shall provide a periodi-
cal convention or assembly to make all
rules for the league, such rules to become
law unless vetoed by a nation within a
stated period.
"a. Each member Of the league shall
have the right to arm itself according to
its own Judgment
5. Any member OF the league shall
have the right to withdraw on due no.
tice.
Assuming the desirability- Of such a
league Of peace. how it is to be brought
tbout?
Surely the first step is to conclude the
arbitration treaty now being negotiated
with Great Britain. Once this treaty is
upon the international statute books, and
as surely as daylight follows dawn it
will be followed by similar treaties with
other nations. Japan and France are
said to be ready-even anxious-to nego-
tiate similar treaties with US. Indeed, 1t
is by no means impossible that there will
be a race between Eigland and Japan OH
the one hand and France and the United |
States on the other to see which can con- |
clude the second model arbitration treaty !
Of the world" |
DR.. L. s. Rowe, who was a delegate |
to the Pan-American Conference In |
Buenos Ayres; William c. Dennis former |
Solicitor Of the State Department, and |
Benjamin F. Trueblood. secretary Of the |
American Peace Society, also addressed |
the convention