Show I DECLARE i WAR kARfiS' kARfiS ISI IS- IS I DOOMED II I I International Peace to TaKe TaRe Place of Rival Navies and Armies BUSINESS MEN WONT WON T ENDURE IT LONGER SpeaKers SpeaKers- at Peace Conference Conference Conference Confer Confer- ence Object to Malting MaKing CocKpit of the Sea CHICAGO May 4 The The The world surely will see during this this century an international police but rival na navies es and nd armies are doomed These monstrous mono mon anachronisms of civilization must be turned into beneficent messengers of commerce I This was the declaration of Mrs rs Lu Lucia ia Arnet ADle Meade eade of Boston in an address address address ad ad- dress of the womans woman's session of the national peace congress here today She on Five Dan Dangerous erous Fallacies and continued Human nature is changing but whether it changes chantes or or not the business of the world will not much longer tolerate tolerate toler toler- ate two nations a a. cockpit of the peoples people's peoples people's peo pee ples pies highways and dra dragging ing neutral nations into commercial loss oI- oI A comparatively few inz in in- in- in 4 44 4 z- z persons in a few 44 oi 4 4 J countries can ean and will wiIl 4 01 4 end international war It is is iss' iss or s' s 4 chiefly a qU question stion of statesman statesman- 4 t. 41 I 1 5 ship Discussion of the commercial an and industrial industrial industrial in in- aspects of universal and permanent permanent per per- manent peace was the f feature of today's today's to days day's session Special sessions were wera set apart for consideration of womans woman's ans an's work in the interests of peace and aud for forthe forthe the part which universities and colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges have in played played- UM n lem hem Merchants Arc Are for Peace In explaining the attitude of business busi business ness men nen en Marcus M. M f. f Marks president of f the National Association of Clothiers Clothiers Cloth Cloth- of Ney York said said said- The merchants merchants' of the world WorM have done much indirectly to bring about the improved relations between the tho various nations Let them now help finance the peace leaCe movements and add adil unselfish personal operation co-operation in a great cause I The terrible power of destruction now possible through modern war agencies agen agen- cies des and the still undeveloped air warships war war- ships hips force upon all aU men mn the absurdity of settling international b by mutual annihilation Will Join Idealists The The idealists may at last be he joined by hard headed men Inca of affairs whose whoso daily cry is for results Business men inca all want peace Prof William I. I Hull HuH of Swarthmore Swarthmore more spoke a aner by James Brown Scott solicitor of the state department de de- de Washington tou D. D C. C was read OUTLINES PROGRAM OF NEXT HAGUE CONFERENCE CHICAGO CI May Ia 4 A 4 A paper important because of ot its author authorship though not delivered de de- livered livened by the author was read by one of ot the officers s of the It congress was prepared prepared pre pre- pared b by James Brown Scott solicitor of ot the department of ot state and attracted much attention because it dealt with the subjects to be bo considered by the ne next net t in int international in- in t peace conference at The Hague Mr 1 Scott recalled the ta fact t that each eloh of or the preceding Hague ue conferences had contemplated the calling of further conferences conferences con con- and th then n proceeded to sum up the subjects h he said undoubtedly would be foremost in the deliberations of the third conference For example said Mr 1 Scott compulsory com corn arbitration d defeated at the Uio first conference recognized In principle at at the second conference and Incorporated In the convention for the limitation of ot force In the collection of ot onh e contract ct debts deb will in all ill probability make its appearance and lIk likely I triumph at the third conference I He said Raid that Germany German which led the opposition r I in to ISO 1899 the treaty confessed of d Cf compulsory its mistake a ar arbitration ar- ar at i the second conference o e c by accepting the I principle and n it was to o bo be expected l t that the experience of the tue Interval at between the second and third conferences would cause that enlightened country countr not only to lo confess con con- fess but also to accept if lt it did not actually actually ac- ac propose a project of ot compulsory arbitration at the third thira conference Should Germany do that he maintained I tho the faithful allies Austro Hungary aud ana Ital Italy would declare themselves in n favor fa off of compulsory I arbitration I because U Austro Austro- f pg rt's f t Hungary is not unmindful ch of the e desires of 01 Germany and Italy is an outspoken partisan of compulsory arbitration ai even en without I the thai reservation of Independent vital interests and honor The rhe triple al al- al liance hiance Is Is however how still in existence and Germany Is the time triple alliance Mr Scott held to the tho view that an sit International in In In- court for tor the determination of It disputes arising out of various International interns interns- lIonal instruments was almost a a. nieces nieces- sl sity t It is Is therefore lie he said neither Utopian nor improbable that an International international interns interns- court of Justice will be bo established b by the third conference e if It indeed It benot benot be bo bonot not constituted constitute by bv the powers pos during the Interval between the second and third con ferenee It was nut not unlikely hi he asserted that with Ith the establishment of the international interns interns- court ourt of prize and an International court ourt of ot justice the two would 1 be e combined com corn into an international judiciary competent corn com to decide civil as well a aa as prize cases The Tho codification of ot the tho laws las and arid customs customs cus cus- toms of ot naval war Mr Scott said also l o would be likely to be considered by The Hague conference a as would the question of It thc he rights and duties ditis of neutral s powel and p persons an jn oas case of war on land hand and anti specially affecting th the flip possession a as a. regards charges I of foreigners residing WIt within h other oIlier tl e i n lS l'S In the h opinion of Mr i. i Scott th the third conference will recommend nd or provide for the tho holding of conferences at stated Inter Inter- Continued on ou page pace 4 4 1 DECLARE WAR from from Ta page e 1 raising the international and conference r nc nce to the dignity of an Institution T 1 be- be believed would b ha a II crowning nent eDt ant of diplomacy for tor an W 17 would rould be bo created and in op opera opera- ra- ra the worlds world's Interest might kM r l. l promoted and safeguarded bS international assembly ambly capable of tIon atlon and referendum for lor the na- na composed because of oC nta- nta k f f the U. nations |