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Show 188 189 the countries-viz" lingland. Canada and the l'nited Sigiit‘e‘ have had the benefits of such a treaty so fully demonstrated in the past ninety-two years that their example would probably assure the other four nations of the advisability of such an arrangement for the North Atlantic. In addition. there is the compact entered into by the countries bordering the North Sea, also the l'laltic Sea, to respect one another's territorial rights forever. This compact has been solemnly ratified by all the countries bordering on these two seas. Such a compact should lead other nations to avail themselves of its beneficent provisions. So far as l am aware there is not a piratical vessel atloat on the Atlantic and probably no prospect of one. So far as I am aware there is no nation that now presumes to act Contrary to its treaty rights. so there should be little or no work for the proposed fleet of police vessels. 1 suggest that this congress request its crunmittee. which will undoubtedly be appointed to bring: the recommendations of this congress to the attention of the Hague Conference of 19157 that said Committee be instructed to embody among its reconr mendations the feasibility and desirability of the nations border in;r the North Atlantic Ocean to enter into an arrangement whereby a portion of their naval vessels be turned into merchant ships, and that said nations limit the number of vessels of war they will keep in commission in the future. Said "arrangement," or treaty. as it may be designated, to be terminated by any nation a party to the treaty. It might have been terminated at any time by either nation by giving a notice to the other nation to that effect. and yet it has existed for ninety-two years, and neither nation has indicated its desire to have it abrogated, If it proved fairly satisfactory to the nations makingr the trial, other nations would probably try something of the same kind on other means. ls not the suggestion worthy of your consideration as altordine' relief from the present mad race of the nations to build and maintain at enormous cost hier uavies? I think bit: navies and armies are leading rapidly toward national bankruptcy and that they art- not the guarantees of the peace which they claim to be. Indeed. l think they are provingr themselves to be disturhers of the peace. stcurity and comfort of neighboring nations, and are leadingr the nations 1oz: mad rivalry in armaments. it is high time that the voices of commerce and industry should be raised and that they make a plea for an arrest of the armaments. Let commerce and industry urge an increase in the number of treaties of arbitration and a decrcaw in the number of engines of destruction. Let commerce and industry point to the Hague (Tourt, but not point Dreadnoughts and big guns for the settlement of differences. Let commerce and industry point to the reasonable way. the legal way, the modern and manly way of adjustingr differences before the Court of the Nations which may be convened at The llague when ( .ied by the natiou~. The nations must have relief from the pre~cut ineticctive. expensive, barbarous method of "settlement by battle." \\‘e are rapidly growing out of that antiquated. cruel method. and l most respectfully urge that the membership of the llauue conference which we expect to see convene in 1915 shall be Ciillllltv‘t'tl of a largelv reduced number or military men and sub~tituted therefor shall be a larger number of diplomats. jurists. l ‘ lators and able representatiy . of Commerce and industry. When arbitration and other peaceful methods of adjusting; differences are multiplying so rapidly, when the attitudes of nations are becomingr more and more friendly. when the people of various nations are traveling through each other‘s countries more and more, when jf)11Y]](‘)\ around the world are ln'i'oltlinf; everyday affairs, where is the justifiable reason for spending such rad sums, where is the good and sufficient reawn for so rapidly increadug the engines of destruction? Where is the good and \ut'ticient reason for feeding the dogs of war on lJltNHlitllil'tllttlltlt‘t' rumors of the sinister intentions of ncie'lihorii 4' na ions? \\llt'l'c is the good and sufficient reason for plunging nations into the vortex of fear and driving them to useless expen~e which leads to suspicion. hate, and finally to war. to bankruptcy? Instead, let comnterce and industry proclaim the faith and trust in tellow'aueii on which its vast achievements are based and which are the toundations on which their wcalth-prtiducine'. beneticent hie and work rest. (Applauseft ‘ ‘ . ‘ . V . t \ A _ l‘iolltnvinq Mr, Mahoncvs address, (hanman ltobt .1 an nounced that Belton (iilreath and 1. ll. .\lolton. ot lultlllttg‘lldtpl. I'.. |-.H.‘Z . Alabama, who were on the program to Iletntt .ttltat t it tlc |