THE CAUSE OF PEACE

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 308, 22 September 1908, Page 7

THE CAUSE OF PEACE

BRITAIN AND GERMANY. THIRD HACUE CONFERENCE WANTED. CONTRABAND OP WAR. (BY TEU GKAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Rec. September 21, 10.26 p.m.) Berlin, September 21. Tho Inter-Parliamentary Union Congress, sitting at Borlin, and including representatives of twenty-one countries, recommends all States to adopt compulsory arbitration. Tho Congress also urges the conveniug of a third Hague Conference, to adopt the principle of an international agreement - to the effect that only arms and ammunition and other necessaries of war, but -not tho ship on which they are found, shall be regarded as contraband and destroyed; also, that private property should be immune, and that open harbours should never bo' blockaded. The Congross has accepted Sir Wilfrid Laurier's invitation to meet in Quebec in 1909. CERMAN OFFICIAL SENTIMENTS. PEACE AND PROGRESS. SPEECH BY THE CROWN PRINCE. (Reo. September 21, 10.26 p.m.) Berlin] September 21. . The Imperial Chancellor, Prince Bulow, gave a brilliant garden party in honour of tho Congross. Lord Weardale, President of the InterParliamentary Union, expressed thanks for tho hospitable reception which had been extended to the Conference in Berlin. Responding, Prince Bulow declared that the Kaiser, the German people, the, German Government,, and himself were arimated by the friendliest feelings towards Britain. The Crown Prince, Friedrich Wilhelm, in receiving the Council of tho Congross. on behalf of tho Kaiser, said ho had followed the Inter-Parliamentary Union's labours and aims with lively interest, and recognised its increasing importance. He added:— I hope that tho Congress will be followd by beneficont Tesnlts to tho cause- of peace, which is, and will remain, the basis of all true progress and civilisation. Its maintenance' has been, throughout his reign, my father's foremost caro.

BRITISH LABOUR DEPUTATION. CORDIAL RECEPTION. GOODWILL WITHOUT FEAR. (Rec. September 21,' 10.13 p.m.) - Berlin, September 21. Messrs. F. W. Maddison (Burnley), D. J. Shackleton (Clitheroo, Lancashire), W. Crooks (Woolwich), John Ward (Stoke-on-Trent), members of tho Houso of Commons and other members of tho British Labour deputation are visiting Germany on behalf of ail address signed by 48 members of the British Parliament, and by 3000 trade union and friendly society officials. On arrival at Berlin thoy were accorded an ovation by an orderly Anglo-German workers' peace and arbitration demonstration. British delegates addressed two gatherings —one numboring 20,000,. organised by the Social Democratic unions •; and a smaller one numbering a thousand, organised by tho Liberal trade unions. , Mr. Maddison emphasised the point that it was not a question of fear of Germany that had made tho deputation organise this visit. Fear was neither a British nor a German characteristic. The aim was Bimply concord and mutual goodwill.

The gatherings resolved to heartily cooperate in combating Chauvinism and in safeguarding peaoe.