National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-03
UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION.
Folks Who Want the Dogs Of War
Muzzled Forever.
Thirteenth Annual Meeting OF the Union
Mrs. BcIva Lockwood Calls to Order
The Organization OF subordinate
Unions Urgcd-The President
to be Interviewed To-
Day The Indians.
The Meeting in Il Street Church.

The Meeting In Il street Church.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Uni
voisal Peace Union was convened yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock in the Street Bap-
list Church, with about sovcnty.fyo persons
present, among whom were Mrs. BOLIVIA A.
Lockwood, J. Ellwood Longshorc, of Philadel-
phia; Rev. H. s. Club, of Philadelphia; Ja-
cob NJ. Troth, of Mount Vernon, Va. Chalk
ley Dillingham;, of Mount Vernon, Va; Anne
liza +. Petit, of Gorham, n. Y; DIR. Daniel
Breed of Washington, u. c.; Thomas ]. Whit.
noy and wife, of Philadelphia; John Connard
and wife, Of Philadelphia; Dr. Bland, of
Washington, d. c.; Elizabeth Connard, and
Rcv. Charles w. Dcuison.
Rev. A. f. Mason opened with prayer, and
Mrs Lockwood called the meeting to order
and stated that tho object of the meeting was
in behalf OF the interests Of humanity, Chris.
tianity, aud the economy, justice, fraternity,
and perfection of government. Its motto was,
To remove the causes and abolish tho Gus
toms of war" and 1t is especially concerned Mt
this time in the appointment of a commission
to carry out the act Of Congress of June IL
| 1874 as follows: THE President Of the United
States is hereby authorized aud requested to
| negotiate with all civilized powers who may
| he willing to enter into such negotiations for
| the establishment of an international system
whereby matters in dispute between govern.
ments agreeing thereto may be adjusted by
| arbitration, and if possible, without recourse
| TO war" In the absence of the president Mr.
| Alfred II. Love, of Philadelphia, Mr. J. NJ.
Troth. of Virginia, was called to the chair
| Mr. II. S. Clubb acted as secretary. Letters
| from the different branch societies through
| out the United States, expressing sympathy
with the meeting, and stating that interest in
| the peace movement was increasingwerc read.
| Miss Amelia V. Petit, of New York. delivered
an address on the horrors and results of war.
| She regarded the army as national police, and
| expressed tho desire TO have parents school
their offspring to regard war as barbarous and
soldiery as disgraceful. She advocated the
prohibition Oft the manufacture of toy soldery
in all its branches Mrs. Lockwood read the
thirteenth annual report of the executive com.
| mttee ortho Universal Peace Union American
branch aud the report of the Pennsylvania
Peace Society to the thirteenth annual meet.
| ing of the Universal Peace Union. The re-
| ports were adopted. DIR. Daniel Breed, Henry
Janney, Thomas J. Whitney Il. L. Longshore,
Belva A. Lockwood, J. II. X. Wilcox aud
ChRlkloy Dillingham; were appointed as the
nominating committee, with power TO select
a committee Of fifteen on arbitration. Bcva
A. Lockwood, Eliza A. Chambers and Miss
Amelia V. Petit wcro appointed as tho COM
mittce on finance. DIR. Longshorc, A. ii. Love,
DR.. d. Breed, Bclva A. Lockwood, Chalkley
| Gilingham, III. 5. Club, Sarah Rogers ii. Jan
ney and DIR. Bland were appointed a commit
tee on resolutions and business. An enCour-
aging report of the Mount Vernon Peace
Union was read and adopted. The meeting
was then adjourned until 1:3O o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting was called TO order by Mr.
Alfred II. Love, the president Of the Union,
who stated that the special motive of the
inn, i,,tg irn.
ton. There were about 200 persons in attend.
ance. The chair presented II memorial to the
ladies of Philadelphia sent by tho ladies Of
Exeter, England. The memorial which was
signed by many names, and made lengthy
document of about fifteen feet, was read by
Mrs. Lockwood, rs was the reply sent back by
the ladies of Philadelphia.
An interesting letter from Mr.. NJ. c. Richard
son, of the Daily and Weekly Journal, Of
Lockport, n. Y, was read The chair eXLib
tied a photograph of the pillow made o.
swords, donated by soldiers of the Mexican
war and the late civil war. 1t was sent to thC
} Paris Exposition, where it attracted universe
attention. 1t has now found a resting place il
the hall of the Hotel dc Vile, at Geneva
Switzerland, where the immortal Tribunal o
Arbitration met, and which had just befor,
been occupied by the society for the suCcOr o
, the wounded. 1t was thought that that would
be fitting place for the permanent deposit o
~ |
in it an influence for righteousness that would
extend throughout the world.
He also stated that photograph of tn
plow would be presented to President Haye
to-day. He read an address that had been pre-
pared to be presented to President Hayes to
day, during the visit Of select committee o
u fifteen appointed for that purpose.
Eliza Davis of Falls Church, Va, read
4 paper bearing on the subject under cOnsidera
q ton
Rev. II. S. Cubb, of Philadelphia Sewar
Mitchell, of Maine; DR.. Daniel Breed and ia
. cob NJ. Troth, Of Virginia, and Dr. james Saul
of Philadelphia, made short addresses upon tn
question of international arbitration.
c DIR. Breed offered the following resolution
y, which was adopted:
Whereas permanent system ofinternational al
s bitraion n the first grand step toward practice
n peace, REFORM and the disarmament Of nations b
n mutual consent: Therefore
u ReSOlutd That one session Of every peace mcetin
c sho-ld be given exclusively TO tho discussion
practical plans of arbitration and of the OTgNn2f
}. lion of the masses of the people into arbitration Sc
4 cieties to secure channel for the expressio
Of the existing sentiment in favor OF peace an
international treaties therefor
The following resolution, offered by Mr. i
Janncy, was unanimously adopted:
That we approve of the organization in ever
State Of peace societies in favor Of intematOni
arbitration, without regard 10 creed or party
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
Inc lOllOWlnE RESOLUTIONS, OucIeu o.
p Father" Beeson, We're also adopted;
t That we have cause to rejoice in knowing tha
by M act of Congress, President Hayes is authO
:, Ted and requested to send commissioners to N
. gotiate with foreign nations for the substitution
rs arbitration instead Of war, and by the san
&c authority hC has issued proclamation fOrthe y
IL noyal Of lawlcss aggrcssors from the Indian re
~ ritory, thus preventing q fruitful cause of wa
. Another fact OF great importance is the release
10 the POuca Indians from prison by hGJ1ds corpus,
a test whether the Government has legal right
remove Indians anywhere in violation Of the
II treaties; and
Whereas, in consequence Of the starvation an
massacre of the BHnnocEs aud ChGyennes and n
forced removal Of others the Indians have 10
confidence in the justice of the Government
:. Therefore
l. Resolved, That we recommend that commSglo
u composed of women and men such as can col
T. m0nd the confidence of both races, be sent TO co
l. fer with various tribes relative TO the terms for
4 adjustment Of existing difficulties, 50 as to nsu
" conditions for an abiding peace.
The meeting was then adjourned until olevC
q. m. to-day.
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