Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
THEY ADOPT CONVICTIONS

Tie UnIVersai Peace Union in Session
 at Mystic-fhe Convictions Adopted
 Yesterday Believing in Wise and
 Pacific Arbitration.
 NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 20.-The Uni versal Peace union assembled at Mystic adopted the following convictions to-day:
 Whereas Peace is the sum of all virtues, the command of the Supreme Being and the highest purpose of man, and
 Whereas, There are obstacles to be re- moved and conditions to be established that 1t may be realized therefore we are con vinced
 First, That we must individually and col | lectively follow after those things which make for peaoa and remove tf1e causes and 1 abolish the customs of war. That in wise | and pacific arbitration are to be found the
 elements of justice, equal rights and concila- 1 tion, and
 Secondly, That we should have in every | government peace department with an ar | bitration tribunal and never war depart | ment or a standing army.
 Thirdly. That each government should l be represented in an international court of | arbitration to meet annually congress of 1 nations, wherein all difficulties should be
 settled and until governments, any or all ] form courts of arbitration, the peace associa- | tiens of the world, should establish them
 and prove by judicious and vigilant action | their efficiency in promoting peace. Fourth, That Chambers of Commerce Knights of Labor and political parties will | serve their own interests and contribute to | the welfare of all by accepting arbitration as | one of their cardinal principles. Fifth, That as the success of arbitration | depends largely upon competent arbitratOrs | there should be instruction and practice I therein in schools and colleges and text
 books should be published, giving the history and success of the science and thus drill in the art of peace.
 Sixth, That the message of the President | of the United States and the many bills in troduced in the Forty-ninth Congress in favor of arbitration are marked evidences
 of the growth of the peace principles. But we view with alarm the steps taken by the satne Congress in imitation of des
 potie governments in providing for the construction of guns of large cali bre as being the commencement of a system of Notifications and war vessels which will involve an expenditure of public funds wholly inconsistent herewith and with the friendly relations between this and the other nations, and the Christian prec- edent set by previous administrations of re- ferring international disputes to disinterested arbitration, and while rejoice in the fail ure of the army fortifcation and militia bills, believing that disarmament must follow the pacific progress of the age, see in the in crease of the navy an entering wedge for making this an immense naval and military power with all the evils that attend such des- ecrations of the principles of republicanism; and we implore Congress to prevent the suc- cess of the fertilization bill and similar mea- sures in future.
 Seventh, That the Indian question should be solved by homes for the parents, schools for the children and equal rights for all.
 Eighth, We are convinced that Secretary Bayard should withdraw his demand for Cutting and then Mexico should release their prisoner and both countries submit the ques- tion at issue to joint conference upon the basis of law and the rights of man, standing inhexibly by the pledged treaty of the two countries of 1S4S, to wit: ''To exhaust every possible means ot efecting peaceable set- tlement of all political questions"
 Ninth, That man has no right over the life of his fellow being except to preserve and perfect it. Hence the manufacture, sale and use of deadly weapons for man killing is an offense against God, who gave the life and who owns it.
 Tenth, That our peace work is thoroughly religious, comprehending the truths of all sects so far as they represent the Supreme Being and the divine in man, and that the church or minister that upholds war or wars is doing violence thereto, and we appeal to the church to be faithful to the peace princi- ples as the sureest prevention of Belfast and other sectarian riots and of war generally.