New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-18
PRAISE TAFT PEACE PLAN
Lake Mohonk Conference Crate.
full for His Industrious Service
DEPLORES DEFEAT OF PACTS
Movement Started to Gain Co.
operation of Churches for
International Peace.

Lake Mohonk. y Y, MAY with the
adoption OF It's annual platform OF prtn-
cipes the Lake Mohonk Conference on IN
ternational Arbitration closed its eighteenth
annual session here tonight. The oonsen-
sus OF opinion among those who attended
seemed TO be that while the jubilant spirit
of last years conference. at which time
unreseryed obligatory arbitration seemed
virtually attained was lacking. the pur-
poseful energy displayed at this years con-
ference was equal to or greater than that
at any Of the previous seventeen aun ial
gatherings.
The annual platform. conforming TO Mo
hOnk unwritten law. embodied those decla-
rations TO which there was unanimous as
sent
The addresses Of the day were made by
Samuel &. Capen, Of Boston. william I.
Deming, editor Of The Wyoming Tribune.
Cheyenne, Wyo.; Henry {. White. presi-
dent OF the University OF Georgia; DR..
John H. Gray. OF the University Of Mime
sofa. selden F. Spencer. OF St. Louis. ex-
Judge United States Circuit Court; Charles
=. Neill United States Commissioner Of
Labor: Hamilton Holt. of New York; Or.
Dunbar Rowland Of Jackson. Miss. and
the Rev Frederick Lynch. of New York.
The conference prize for the best essay
on International Arbitration" was pre-
sented to the winner. John +. stark
weather OF Denver, Col, student at
Brown University, who made brief
speech Miss Eunice Peter. Of Chicago,
was presented with the prize for the best
woman's essay on Peace"
The platform reported BY the executive
committee of the Conference OF interna-
tional Arbitration for adoption was in part
az follows:
The Eighteenth Lake Mohonk Confer
enCe on International Arbitration eN-
presses its profound gratitude to the Pres
ident OF the United States for his illus
trious service for the cause or lnteIha-
tional peace in the effort for the arbItra,
ton treaties with Great Britain ana
France. We believe that the President
I'm this memorable effort represented the
great popular sentiment Of the American
people ana deploring the defeat FOR the
moment of his high purpose. We call upon
the people for unremitting endeaVor TO
secure the early conclusion OF treaties OF
equal or broader scope with the great ma
tons Of the world.
II is pre-eminentlv the duty Of the
United States to maintain strong leader
ship in this commanding cause. We re-
cord with satisfaction the recent IatlHCd-
ton by the Senate OF the United states OF
the Declaration Of London. which makes
Il possible TO establish the international
Prize Court, and on the eve oi the cre6-
ton OF the committee To prepare me pr
gramme for the third int.rnational con,
ference We urge such broad and advanced
American action as shall contribute To Sc
cure the most efficient basis OF orRaniza-
ton and procedure for this ara future
conferences. the adoption OF general
treaty. the development OF the interna-
tional court and united action for the nm
itation of ornaments.
We emphaSiZe anew the need or earnest
efforts everywhere for such public opin-
ion as shall compel the powers party 10
the Hague conventions To respect u'
same i'm letter and spirit and to resort to
no hostilities until all possible means OIL
peaceful settlement are exhausted
In other planks the qualification Of IN"
conference is expressed at the prominent
place given TO arbitration on the pro
eramme Of the coming international con-
eress OF chambers OF commerce. and at
the inspiring evidences Of the broadening
corporation Of the worlds peace work
ers" given ny the presence or many Tor
eiyn representatives at the present confer
ence.
Announcement was made to-day OF the
ma tion-wide movement 10 link the churches
OF the United states UP 10 the movement
to secure international peace. a c"mmls-
sion Oh peace and arbitration OF the Fed
eral Council Of the Churches or christ.
composed Of representatives or the
churches. has been formed To conduct the
campaign. the purposes OF which are
briefly to organize all the churches OF the
nation into great Church Peace League
a nd In all possible ways interest the min
listers and churches in the peace move
ment. steps will be taken 10 organize the
5000. 600 persons represented In the FED
eral Council into Church League or
Peace and affiliate IL at once with the
German and English churches