Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-02
CONGRESS Has Large Attendance.


ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 1.-The fourth
American Peace Congress. 4 gather
ing OF peace advocates from very
section OF the country, assembled mere
today and will continue in session
until next Monday. Few events IN the
history OF ST. Louis have ever brousht
together so many representatives OF
such different belief. birth and breed
ing. Farmers and tinanciers. states
men and artisans, college presidents,
diplomats. clergymen. and represent
atives OF many other professions ana
trades-all are here 10 lend a hanu
in promoting the general movement
for a permanent basis OF arbitration
among the nations ii the world.
CONGRESSMAN Richard Bartholdt.
president OF the congress. called the
initial session TO order in the Ooeoh
Theatre at 8 o'clock this morning.
The proceedings opened with an in.
vocation by Bishop futile. Governor
Major and Mayor kiel delivered al
dresses OF welcome and United States
! Senator Theodore +. Burton. president
OF the American Peace Society. re-
sponded for the visitors. Senate
Burton was followed by Andrew Car
negie. whose address on the AM
and progress of the movement for in
ternational peace was h principal
feature OF the opening session.
Sectional conferences, each OF
which was addressed by men and
women Of national prominence, were
held this afternoon. John Barrett,
director of the Pan.American Union,
and Senior Don lgnacio Calderon. the
Bolivian minister to the United States
were the chief speakers before the
meeting to consider intea.Amerlcan
relations.
President Hill of the University of
Missouri occupied the chair at the
sectional meeting, devoted to the dis
cussion Of the universities and the
peace movement. The speakers at
this meeting included President
Thwing of Western Reserve Univer-
sity, President Hutchins of the Uni
versity Of Michigan, President Nc
Vey Of the University of North Da.
kota. President Mitchell of the Uni
yersity of South Carolina, Chancellor
Kirkland of Vanderbilt University, and
Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews. secretary
OF the American School Peace League.
Another of the meetings of the af-
ternoon was devoted to a symposium
discussion on the subject of disarma-
ment. President David Starr Jordan
of Leland Stanford University, and
DR.. Jenkin Lloyd Jones Of Chicago.
Many other noted men and women,
in addition to those already named,
are to be heard at the subsequent
sessions of the congress. At the
great mass meeting to be held Satur-
day night, the speakers will include
Secretary of State William J. Bryan,
and Mrs. Percy v Pennybacker, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. Other Of the yer
ing sessions will be addressed by
Charles NJ. Fairbanks, former vice
president of the United States, and
Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee
institute.
The general session tomorrow morn
ing will be devoted to a consideration
OF "rhe Problems of the Hague Con-
ference" James Brown Scott. sec
rotary of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace. will be the
presiding officer. The leading speak:
ers and their topics will be: THE
Active Promotion of International
Peace as a Primary Policy of the
United States" Prof. Paul S. Reinsch,
of the University of Wiconsin; "The
Hague Tribunal, It's Present Meaning
and Future Promes," Prof. William l..
Hull of Swarthmore College, and "The
~Pan-Teutonic Pledge OF Peace, Ed
win D. Mead, director Of the World
Peace Foundation. a
Former Vice President Fairbanks
will preside at the general session of
tomorrow night, when the principal
speakers will be Dean Shaler Mat
thews of the University of Chicago,
and DR.. p. P. ClaXton, United States
commissioner OF education.
One of the most interesting ses-
sions of the Congress will be that OF
Saturday morning, when eminent re-
representatives. OF the. United States
and Canada will meet to discuss plans
for the celebration in 1914-15 of the
Tooth anniversary Of peace among
English speaking peoples The Can.
adam speakers will include Justice