Show THE HAGUE TREATIES Course of Peace Greatly Advanced by Their Ratification Amer The conspicuous contributions of ican statesmanship to the great cause of International peace so signally advanced In The Hague conferences are nn occasion occa-sion for Just pride and gratification At the last session of the senate of the 11 Hague conventions were United States I conventons ratified establishing the rights of neutrals neu-trals laws of war on land restriction of contractual debts governing the opening open-ing of hostilities extending the application applica-tion of Geneva principles and In mnny ways lessening the evils of war and promoting pro-moting the peaceful settlement of international Inter-national controversies At the same session ses-sion 12 arbitration conventions with great nations were confirmed and extradition boundary and neutralization treaties of supreme Importance were ratified We Indorse such achievements ns the highest high-est duty n people can perform alI pro Ist claim the obligation of further strengthening strength-ening the bonds of friendship and goodwill good-will with nil the nations of the world |