Download or read book The Second American Conference on International Arbitration written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Second American Conference on International Arbitration: Held in Washington, D. C., January 12, 1904 Harrison. President Harrison, in transmitting to Congress, September 3, 1890, the arbitration treaties of the American Conference, said: "The ratification of the treaties contemplated by these reports will constitute one of the happiest and most hopeful incidents in the history of the Western Hemisphere." Cleveland. President Cleveland, in transmitting the arbitration treaty of 1897 to the Senate, said: "Its success ought not to be doubtful, and the fact that its ultimate ensuing benefits are not likely to be limited to the two countries immediately concerned should cause it to be promoted all the more eagerly." McKinley. In his inaugural address. President McKinley referred to the treaty of 1897 as follows: "The importance and moral influence of the ratification of such a treaty can hardly be overestimated in the cause of advancing civilization. It may well engage the best thought of the statesmen and people of every country, and I cannot but consider it fortunate that it was reserved to the United States to have the leadership in so grand a work." Roosevelt. In his annual message of 1903, President Roosevelt made the following reference to the resort of the nations to The Hague Tribunal on the Venezuela question: "Such an imposing concourse of nations presenting their arguments to and invoking the decision of that high court of international justice and international peace can hardly fail to secure a like submission of many future controversies. The nations now appearing there will find it far easier to appear there a second time while no nation can imagine its just pride will be lessened by following the example now presented. This triumph of the principle of international arbitration is a subject of warm congratulation, and offers a happy augury for the peace of the world." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.