Show HAGUE TEACE ME conference paper read by mr H E larsen before alie recent peace meeting before man came to the stage ol of of a few centuries ago aga peace ot or lack ot of war was looked upon with wilh contempt AT men eu gave their time to fi fighting biting and developing the brute nature within them and disregarded regarded d the man who would would not fight ile he was a coward looked down on while lie he who would fight whether with cause or note not was a hero here through f the latter stages ol jl barbari ill this began to change very slowly so that by the isih century centar v the inhabitants in what is sow now the united states spent only about 30 years or of that century in righting lighting artier after the prosperous times bollor bollo c ing thi th i 3 last war with great brittain vur our nation saw possibly more clearly than others the tf f peace to progression and aliey took the file leas in the great peace movement of today by organizing the first peace society in 1813 have undoubtedly done a great dal toward keeping international warfare var fare down but notwithstanding the efforts toward peace in the UT cited stites states the leader in the movement ini der the idea of human itys salve sake bo came engaged in a disastrous war and gave gare russia a country that has always been friendly to us a cliance to give us a kindly hint 1 as lo 10 what we were doing accordingly during our recent war with spain the world was surprised to hear from frog the czar a proposition to eliminate results of war by in making the world a unit in the he settlement or of international disputes this suggie suggestion stion coming coining as it did from the greatest bureaucracy in ahe presented an inconsistency which caused the proposal to bs be received with sonie eunic doubt as to its sincerity but was nevertheless considered favorably accordingly delegates appointed from these countries met in the palace of the woods in the etty of the hague holland in 1809 1899 the main or of the cofferen e was as stated in the czars azars proposal al to consider menus means of insuring the general peace ot of the world and to lo put a limit to the progressive in citruses of 0 weigh capon all nations the conference was presided Jed rover cover irr the dutch in minister inister of af kiers II al de who has been termed the father of the conference lie ile led the conference time after lime irne through what seemed to ati am impossible tangles between Uel gates filin nations that were entirely different in character and lie he says my voik has been to sit between everyone and take them hem by the ami and make inake them agree I 1 the most important result of the conference was the establishment of an international court of arbitration 0 the main subjects discussed besides those of arbitration methods were points re ganung the I 1 bodif codifying ing unwritten ional onal law and questions regarding I 1 the itself such us is countries i to be represented nuni bair r of delegates from each and the requirements of countries that were represented none kone of these were given a final Hec ision because of H of international ter and onal I 1 the congress has ho wetiE many good results As president ident da said the fart that it was beld was enough to ja justify its holding as it 1 marks an era em of great shrinkage in j 1 international antagonism ana jealousy 1 and indic aiss ai es the beginning of a world unit or state the more tact fact that a body of men from all the 1 great nations met luet in one nio discuss their we delaie laie conjointly cannot fall to end in great good another important result that may soon be felt is that the lay day tor for in crep creasing sing armies and navies is past this alone one delegate said he be believed would have a more 1 1 valuable effect on our civilization llian any resolution reso lulion adopted by the conference 4 the nations concerned have beni started on a new line of regarding their relations lations il to each ot hei und tind the people t it t large aro are beconi becom ing enthused with ar spirit opposed to io war 0 tho the next conference which wis was suggested by roosevelt will tib be held it at the hague on june this year at this meeting re solutions will be introduced to add to the euart of giving it greater powers to nealie the hague peace Cun conference ference a regular meeting and am institute and set in operation ratIon some definite form of international congress |