Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-22

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bian exposition, will mset in the United
States congress that will have most
important bearing on the dcstinics Of
tho worlds republics. It will be the
realization Of a splendid dream that hoy,
ercl IN the patriotic brain Of Henry
Clay. the result Of plans as old as this
republic It will be the meeting Of FRA.
tornal delegates from all the republics
Of the world That "a II primarily. Do.
mdes these delegates all the nations Of
the Garth, all great societies and organ.
ifatious friendly to the cause Of human
freedom and advancement, will be IN.
yited to send delegates.
The representatives from the worlds
republics will constitute the senate, or
upper house Of tho congress- Tho other
delegates. who win perhaps be tho
larger body, will constitute tho lower
house OF this unique aud august Assem-.
bly,. The outcome Of the congress will
be the bursting forth in fall, shining
armor Of the Pan.Republio league, de.
signed to protect and forward the inter
ost Of all tho republics Of tho earth
Il will bc sort Of mutual protection
league against influences adverse TO tho
republics. Such determination o. ma.
tons rs this only the sect, tho prophet
aud the poet hayo dreamed Of.
Tho American preparations for the
meeting Of the delegates arc In tho
hands Of committee Of 200 citizens Of
tho United States. Tho committee IT.
sclf, like tho league, ia unique. Prob
ably never before were gathered to.
gethcr in broiherly sympathy and with
ono object In Wow such men as Cardinal
Gibbons, Of Baltimore; Robert O. In.
gcrsoll. agnostic, aud DR.. Gustav Colt.
he'll. Jewish rabbi Of tho Temple Eman.
uel, New York city. Protestant bishops
and doctors OF divinity, John Clark Rid.
path, the historian, and Ben.Hur Wal.
lace arc others u this remarkably con.
siitutcd committee,
The aims Of the congress arc the mos,
cheerful. hopeful aud progressive Of ANY
congress u nations that has ever met
heretofore They will DO tho bettoring
o. tho human race by the Intelligent
consideration Ct questions like these
Measures for the establishment among
civilized states Of the principle OF arbi
tustlon instead OF tho barbarous code OF
war, tho disarmament Of nations, the
dissolution Of standing armies and the
substitution therefor Of the rule OF intel.
ligencc. morality aud justice among tho
nations Of the earth.
There win also DO considered such
matters ~ perfect international inter.
course on terms Of equality aud justice.
mutual advantage among the nations In
trade and commerce. the diffusion Of In.
iernational intelligence. tho education Of
the clifton. tho diffusion Of knowledge
and the freedom Of the press II Russia.
n even Germany sends us delegates 10
this romarkablo congress Of nations. how
will II seem to them TO see In one Of the
leading papers Of the country caricnt
ure OF a very high official parsonage rep
rescniing him ~ an infnl,csimal dog.
with a second high official parsonage
depicted rs his towering tail. and un.
dcrneath tho question, "Docs the tail
wag the dogf" In Russia tho author Of
that cartoon would tramp TO Siberia, in
Germany no would DO imprisoned, bu,
in the United States neither high official
pays any attention 10 the matter, there.
by showing both wisdom and good TEN.
per.
The physical well being Of tho nations
will likewise DO discussed at this con.
grcsa. We have come to that stage Of
civilization where the health Of ono ma.
ton means tho health OF all.
\ little time before his death General
Sherman wrote to the general committee
Of tho n.Republic congress-
America "a only on tho threshold Of hor hls.
tory, aud the American government Ia 10 play
The part u protector 10 tho human family.
The whole world turns 10 Us 10 soo tho result
on our experiment In government We don't
bpluyu In the divine right " kings, but We do
bolie'o that the Almighty rules, and ~ law,
almost too Infinite foF Us 10 undorsiAud. We
are tho frst people who have as a people tried
70 understand those laws. We have passed
ihruugh tho measles aud whoonlng coarh Of
history, and We arv now at the bcginnlngof our
national manhood.
"Tho question OF point and condcnsa-