Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
England and the Canal Tolls.

canal tolls was declared by Representa-
tive Mann to be wrong. Though the men,
bers Of his audience We're advocates Of
peace, they were enthused by the solemn
declaration with which he ended what
many declared to be the principal speech
of the evening, when he said:
II would as soon submit to arbitration
the question of whether or not the United
States shall place the American navy at
the canal to protect it as submit to arbi-
tration the question of whether or not the
United States shall govern the canal, and
when ] say govern l mean fix the tolls.
Gov. Simeon z. Baldwin Of Connecticut,
the retiring president of the society, pre-
| sided last night as POSTMASTER. The ban
quet was held in the red room of the VIII
ference for two days. listening to adj
dresses from many celebrated jurists OF
| the country. The banquet last night was
the closing session of the conference OF
the society, and the banquet room was
deliberately decorated with American
beauty roses for the occasion. Many
ladies were present.
Gov. Baldwin took the opportunity to
any Of the other Balkan states had
been signatories to The Hague peace
conventions. He said he felt sure that
many Of them were sorry for that now.
He told of the regret of President Taft
at being unable to be present at the
society's meeting. and read from a letter
received from the President a few days
ago, in which the latter told Of the great
interest he felt in the work to which the
society is committed. and recalled Presi-
dent Taft's attitude toward the arbitra-
ton of disputes among nations.
President Taft's Sentiments.
A letter from President Taft was later
read by James Brown Scott, former
president of the society. it's newly elect
ed secretary, and the director of the
Carnegie Foundation for International
Peace. 1t said:
81 am sorry l cannot be present at the
dinner Of the judicial Settlement Society
on Saturday evening of this week." the
President wrote.
while I favor strongly the general
arbitration treaties with Great Britain
and France which were submitted by
me to the Senate, my whole ideal is that
of an arbitral court for the settlement of
international controversies. and l favor
ed the general arbitration treaties as
long step toward an arbitral court. whose
Jurisdiction should be increased ulti-
mately to include all possible disputes
of an International character.
such court is the natural outgrowth
of treaties of general arbitration be-
tween all the nations Of the world. and
lit represents the ultimate goal toward
which we should be tending"
Cause Sure TO WIN.
Senator Theodore e. Burton of Ohio
was the first speaker introduced by Gov.
Baldwin and he told the members of the
society that they were engaged in a cause
that is sure to win. The forces of eX-
banding civilization, he said, will prevail
What is needed, he added, is a tribunal
that the different peoples Of the world will
trust, $50 that they may say to their
governments, Postpone the mobilization
and let us leave this question to our
tribunal to Settle
"The ultimate solution of the whole
problem" Senator Burton declared, 'is
the selection of judges whom the peoples
will trust, just AS our people trust the
supreme tribunal in this country, the
Supreme Court of the United States
James Brown Scott. in addition to read
ing the Presidents letter. and comment
ing upon his statement that his whole
IDEAL is that of an arbitral court, told
Of the merits Of a permanent court as
against the present lack of system in
settling International disputes.
He reeted the his sistes of s veroas
those over the Alabama claims. and.
more recently. the difficulty between the
United States and Chile over the Alsop
claim in which the King Of England
cases a lesson Of the need for an inter- |
national court.
1t remained for Admiral Wainwright to |
create the sensation of the evening by |
expressing the opinion that justice and
truth can never prevail without a navy |
back of it. Unarmed peace. he said, |
would be such peace as has existed in |
China for many years.
Navy the Antitoxin Of War.
THE navy" Admiral Wainwright de-
clared. is the antitoxin for war, to be |
taken in this country in doses of four |
battleships annually
The banqueters cheered the names of |
Gen. Miles. Gen. Greedy and Admiral |
Wainwright, those whom the toast |
master, in introducing the latter, pro- |
nounced to be military heroes Of the |
country.
Admiral Wainwright said. in part:
Tile navy is naturally interested in |
this question Of the judicial settlement of |
International disputes. We of the navy |
believe that military strength is necessary |
to insure respect for the courts. Truth |
and justice cannot prevail unless they are
supported by strength. There Is danger
in supporting the principle of disarma-
ment as a prelude to the accomplishment |
of your object. 'Wouldst thou bring upon
government to dissolve" The strong
est laws of nature cannot be violated with |
IMMUNITY and one Of the strongest Of these
laws is that requiring that there shall be |
strength to carry out the DEGREES Of law"
Admiral Wainwright concluded with
plea for four battleships part OF the |
coming naval building program. a plea
that Judging by the attention he created,
was something of a surprise to the men,
bers of the society.
Mr. Mann States Position