Show GATHERING AT tAKE MOHONK i Large Attendance at th Con Conference Conference ference on International t Arbitration ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE EN ENSUING ENSUING SUING YEAR Lake Mohonk N Y aThe twelfth nuI Lake Xo oak conference on International don opened today tody with an of o diplomats jurists congressmen clergymen educators educators tors and The opening addre was delivered by Albert K Smiley Mr was waz fol followed lowed by of State John W V Foster Mr as IS president of the conference delivered an address in which lie he said i 1 in part Wre We con congratulate ourselves on the as assemblage a of t the twelfth annual confer conference conference ence on in international arbitration today with the reign of peace among an all tile the na lions tiong of the earth The hopeful prom promise te now is not only that peace reigns but that the nations are striving to preserve peace The third meeting of the Amen Ameri American can states is about to occur at Rio Jane Janeiro ro to concert measures for greater harmony In their work of developing eloping corn com commerce merce Intelligence and justice And Jt It Is pro that this assembly in 1 he western hemisphere shall be followed S soon On b another conference of all the na nation tion of the world work at The Hague in the interest or oil peace and humanity The gratifying feature of this second confer conference once ence in Europe is that it is responded to with alacrity b all the governments in striking contrast contra with the hesitation and jealousy which marked the first con COD convocation v vocation First Time in History It will be the first time in the his nis history tory of the human race when ben alt all the in indePendent independent dePendent nations have come t together to confer on their mutual Interests Verily the is moving on toward the era of f peace and good will among mt men n With this ln Inspiring picture b bore tore Uti us I 1 regret to have haye to direct your attention to an another other phase of the coming worlds con congress congress gress which is not so 80 t encouraging The main object of the first Hue hague confer enc was expressly set forth in the pro gramme to be the limitation of the rma arma armaments ments of the nations The first can call for forthe forthe the second Hague conference was Issued during the progress s of the war b by President Roosevelt but after its close ciON the emperor of Russia ASked and was Accorded the privilege of sending out the th formal convocation The discouraging feature of it to which I 1 have alluded is that in the of subjects to be considered rfd the limits tion of armaments has hag not teen jeen included It is of equal importance with the gen genral fral ral a acceptance of the principle of ar arbitration that oine measure shall be adopted to put a stop to this ing competition of the great powers in inthe inI the I he enlargement of their standing armies and naVies It Is a mockery of sincerity and CORa consistency to solemnly enter into t treaty compacts for the settlement of in international disputes by peaceful 1 lion ion while the high PArties to strain to their utmost their taxing capacity and their credit in prep z rations for war warI r I re that the limitation Imitation of ar armaments armaments is encompassed with many dU dif difficulties but it is no more Impossible of than a en ral arbitration treaty seemed med a t few w years a ago o Spirit of Militarism I earnestly hope our governments deI delegates tes to The Igue ue will 1111 take the lead leadin in bri about art ar agreement among the great powers for tor a limitation and aad if a reduction in But ButI I 1 do not lose sight of the fACt that even evenin evenin in our own co the proposition does not hot meet unive universal 31 favor faor that there Is brOAd abroad in this land a tic spirit of It militarism m and a to belittle the efforts of the friends of peace The war and navy departments are constant h l app 3 ng to congress for increased ap n to put them II Jr proper con for war The lately retired corn com commanding manding general of the army ban lias an announced in a public address that we must prepare ourselves for the next war Why this constant constaDt harping on the next war when there Is no human probability of having one If we attend to our own busIness and allow other nations nation to at attend attend tend to theirs there thero will in be no occasion 4 for armed conflicts on our part parL I 1 Would not have YOU understand that I am advocating pe peace oe at any price I believe 1 with President dent Roosevelt Roosevel as s ex expressed pres pressed ed in his message alread quoted that there have been and may be in the future ri righteous wars wara and I would as aslie ashe lie he expressed ed it follow the path which l leads ads towards ri righteousness even though that path leads to war But I 1 also be believe lieve that In the present stage of the worlds progress most wars JDa may be avoid avoided ed and If th powerful nations will unite in compulsory arbitration all ag aggressive res wars rs may be prevented I al also o believe e that the measure next to If not equal in importance with compulsory arbitration arbitration tion to secure the worlds peace is the and of t the arms anna meats ments of the great eat powers I 1 Officers Elected The fo following officers were c chosen o en President John W Footer Washington D C Secretary Clinton R Rogers ers Woodruff Philadelphia Permanent corresponding secretary P PH PH H Phillips Lake Mohonk N Y Treasurer Alexander C Wood Cam Cain Camden den N J Chairman business committee John ohn SUne Providence R L Chairman publication Dr Benjamin Chairman press pessa Albert E B Hoyt Albany Chairman finance committee Warner Van Norden New Kew York Dr Benjamin BenIn F of Boston gave a review of oC the past years work of the conference This WAS followed by bya a d of the cars recent tion to the second peace e conference led by Judge J Stines of Provide e R I in which the omission Ion from the ed of the limitation of and reduction I lion tion of was criticised by soy ev evral oral ral s speakers ers |