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Show EUROPE'S LAWMAKERS uUESTS OF NATIOH WEST POINT, Nj T, Sept T. The members of the Interparliamentary union, a body comprising delegates from England and from every legislative body In Europe, were guests of - the United Statea y eater-day, eater-day, when a tour of the country began under the auspices of this Government. Distinguished members of the various Parliaments of the old world to the sum- j ber of 188 were officially welcomed te I these shores at the military academy this afternoon after a trip on the Hudson slver from New Tork on- board the United States revenue cutters Mohawk and Ores-ham. Ores-ham. Escorting the little revenue flotilla was the cruiser Topeka. At the military academy the. distinguished guests disembarked disem-barked to the firing of the national salute of twenty-one guns., . Aslsstant Secretary of " "the Treasury Henry A. Taylor, who represented the President, welcomed the visitor on behalf of the Government. The rest of the alter-noon alter-noon was devoted to an examination cf the academy and a review of the cadets. An Interesting' development of the day was the disclosure of the tact that the Interparliamentary union at Its forthcoming forthcom-ing conference In Bt. Louts will undertake to adopt a resolution looking to the calling of another international arbitration- congress con-gress of the character of The Hague. It la possible that President Roosevelt will be asked by formal resolution to Issue the call. ' |