National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-05
An Address prcsrnteh 10 The rrosident.


lutions of thanks.
An Address Presented to the President.
About one hundred persons, members of the
Universal Peace Union and other persons inter-
cstcd in international arbitration, headed by
Mr.. Alfred IL. Love, president of the Union,
called upon President Hayes Saturday morn.
lug aud presented the following:
To RnthcJo'd b. Hoycs, Pr6sidcHg the United states
Of america:
RESPECTED FRIEND. As q part of the human fam.
lily, your iellow-countrymen aud friends we come
before you IN the Interest of all mankind and OF
all good government
Perhaps too seldom have we acted when thus
Impressed, ana We act now because we are con.
WINGED that the time is opportuno, the exgcncies
imperative aud that you and your Cabinet con.
grcNa ma Tue inhabitants Of the United states "
not OF the whole world, are open 10 ndopt pacific
measures that VIII render war al least Improbable
mus saving life and treasure, ccmenting the bonds
OF brothcrhood contributing to general proSpcritv
ana making practical our religious profession. In
being and in harmony With the expressed scnti-
ment of Congress, June IL, 1874, and also of your
inaugural address and of recent acts of the parla
mems OF Great Britain, Italy, Belgium Holland
| sweden, and other Powers, we appeal for The an.
polntment OF commission to establish an lnterna.
t0nal tribunal OF arbrution
The elements of organized poyornmonts o,o nil
IN consonanco with this proposition Your high
ONCE the Cabinet. the courts, Congress the repre-
seau,uNe system OF ministers and consuls the com.
neIce tnc man ana telegraph service the relation
shlps otthe people, the common humanity and the
unity OF true religion win render the work of a
concentration OF these peace making agencies com.
paratvely as easy as II is cmnently practical and
| important We cannot understand how any right
minded human being on the globe can desire war.
Tor gu are injured thereby, while every one is bcne-
| ited by peace. The immense gains in science
should have corresponding advance in morals
civilization should be Chrstinniznd This commits.
| SION need not he large or the expense heavy.
| Those appointed should be thoroughly in sympa-
Wy a No., III earnest They should be acquainted
win the general laws of nations, and some one at
| least of the number should be a ready llnvnist
Among Us earliest lObors should be to avail Of all
the facilities at hand for comforting with the repre-.
senlhlNes OF foreign nations in this country. They
In turn transmitting the peace message 10 the com
mission, would in due time wait upon them and
| more fully propose that an international tribunal
of arbitration be established for the consideration
| and settlement of all difficulties among and be-
tween nations without recourse to war. In order 10
tribunal be composed Of two representatives from
all orns governments agree thereto and that
ihelr votes be IN proportion to the number Of in
ha0itants OF the countries they represent This tri
bunal to assemble on the LIST of May of each year
perhaps first IN Washington, then in London, then
IN ParS, then in Berlin, and so on in the great CAM.
tails OF the nations agreeing thereto remaining IN
session three TO six months, the balance of the yeaI
10 be devoted TO the reception of such matters iol
adjudication as belong TO this department
| either from those nations uniting will
the international tribunal or from an,
nailon or government not therein represented, al
to have the equal right Of presenting witnesses ant
| evidence personally or in writing but always will
the implicit and irreyocable understanding tina
| tnegovernmcnt shall althiullyHwa the decisions
OF the tribunal ANA abide thereby without appeal.
Prepared as we are to aid you in our humbl,
capacity in every effort in this direction and trust
ing II VIII receive the prompt attention lis impor
lance demands, that this Government may be tho
pioneer for which, by It's Republican institutions,
Is peculiarly fitted we invoke the blessings of tn,
| Diyine power upon its contamination, as we CRATE
iuly feel 1t has been visited upon its inception.
The President said that of course they did
not expect him to make a formal answer n
present, as before doing so he wanted time /,
fully digest the matter. Individually he WA
thoroughly in sympathy with the cause.
Mrs. Lockwood observed that he could sum II
up in three words: Appoint the commission.