Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-04
Part Edward Everett
Hale Played in Early
Arbitration of Nations

I
Boston, April 3.-The part that Ed
and patriot. played in the early days
of the movement for international ar
bitration was emphasized by Senator
| Henry Cabot Lodge in an address at a
meeting in Symphony hall tonight in
observance of the 1O0Ih anniversary of
| the birth of DR.. Hale. Governor Cham
! ming H. Cox presided and Dean Charles
| r. Brown of the Yale divinity Schoo,
! spoke on DR.. Hale as a Christian min
| lister.
The idea that nations mighc be
/ brought toge her for the promotion of
peace had been with DR. Hale .tillost
as far back as his college days. Sen
ator Lodge said.
AT the time of the Geneva arbitra-
ton" he continued he made some
attempt toward bringing about move
mont to give breadth and continuity
! to that method of settling internalion-
al disputes which had just had such
a brilliant illustration. He preached
on the subject in Washington IN the
eve of Mr.. ClevclanG's inauguration.
.
I he became a leader in the movement.
| lie was fort unate in seeing a large re
suit come to the world in the first
! Hague convention. He lived to sec tho
7 Geneva convention IF 1906 tho second
! Hague invention Of 1907 and the Il ak
inG IF the Root treaties of arbitration.
IF he expected too much from the
general recognition of the principle of
arbitration among nations. it WIS at
( least a noble hope and widely shared
, in the world of that day. which now
: seems so remote, and Of great ami real
7 service. The reaction following tho
| World War has tended TO MAKE us
value far too little TIC possibilities md
results of international! arbitration
This feeling is natural enough in
evitable indeed. to those who had s"cn
the Hague convention and all he la
Dor and hopes viii n thcy ensh,;ned
swept away in the devastating torrent
Of tho great war.
/ But this is a sentiment really I'M
founded. The conventions were disrc-
gGrdcd and submerged but they did
not perish. They S'ill represent a
! great principle to b extended ard en-
! larSed. They will continue to remove
= multitude of questions which wcrc
| fruitful Of wars in earlier days I" the
calm atmosphere Of i judicial tribunal
and forever away fror0 settlement by
Tho arhitrament Of arms.
1T is Of high Importance thar we
should realize tho raluo of the arhi-
tla;ion and the duty Of doing all in
oar power toward the cndifcatirn anI
tho extension Of tho principles and
/ lonicnts Of international law
In this way public opinion is "rvs-
( taliizcd ard enlightened. and puhlic
opinion today is more powerful G.ar
. ever TO advance peace and prevent war
by destroying the causes Of war.
Referring To DR.. Ha,c's seven wears
! service rs chaplain of 'ho Senate, SEN
"t"r Lodge said he loCrcd "as une
ina einos ,ho great p"rphct Of the 10
! hroWS must have looked"
Tho prayers offered ~ Dr. HHlo."
ho said, were instinct with the Spirit
of hope and the appca! 10 I'll thu. was
best N human natulr."
lie spoke of tho ,Ntydordina~ y d.
vcrsitH' of Or. IIale's Interests md
said that one of the secrets of his sue
ce's YVES that he vas ALWAYS emil
nently PRACTICAL" He referred to tic
story THE Man Without Country"
written 80 stimulsifa lo.e Of cou try
and patriotism in the da,h days Of III"
Civ l Mar" and added:
""orsr ous1y or uHconsciouS1r. he
set aside the devotion to literature for
arts sake and used his remarkable, lit
crary endowment for the higher rur-
poses at which he aimed.
1T is most fitting that in the clos
! ing years of his life Dir. Hale should
| have been able to share in the great
work Of building up the cause of ar
biiration. His life was given from be-
ginning to end to tho service of God.
to tho teachings Of Christ and to Ielp-
! ing his fellow men, which to him was
I the highest form of Gods service. He
! was a great spiritual influences. He
! loft the world better place than he
1 found H."