The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-06
FOR ARBITRATION.
An Appeal signed by Cardinals Gibbons,
Vaughan and Logue.

Vaughan and Logue.
Baltimore, April 5.-Cardinal Gibbons
to-day gave out the following appeal for
arbitration, instead of war. signed by
himself and Cardinals Vaughan of West
minister and Logue of ireland. The doc
ument is the result of a correspondence
upon the subject between Cardinal Glib
bons and his colleagues. whose names are
affixed to the appeal, and is issued on
Easter Sunday because of the appro-
priateness of the day. The appeal is as
follows:
IAN appeal by the American. Irish and
English cardinals in behalf of a perma-
nent tribunal of arbitration. p.
I'VE, the undersigned cardinals, repre-
sentatives of the Prince of Peace and of
the Catholic church in our respective
countries. invite all who hear our voice
to cooperate in the formation of a public
opinion which shall demand the estab-
lishment of a permanent tribunal of arbi-
tration. as a national substitute among
the English speaking races for a resort
to the bloody arbitrament of war. We
are aware that such a project is beset
with practical difficulties. We believe
they will not prove to be inseparable IL
the desire to overcome them be genuine
and general. Such a court existed for
centHries when the nations of Christen-
dom were united in one faith, and have
we not seen nations appeal to that same
court for its judgment in our own days?
THE esta Enlistment of a permanent trib-
unal. composed mostly of trusted repre-
sentatives of each sovereign nation, with
power TO nominate judges and umpires,
according to the nature of the differences
that arise, and a common acceptance of
general principles defining and limiting
the Jurisdiction and subject matter of
such tribunal, would create new guaran-
tees for peace that could not fail to in
fiuence the whole of Christendom. Such
an international court of arbitration
would form a second line of Defense to
be called into requisition only after the
ordinary resources of diplomacy had been
exhausted. 1t would at least postpone the
outbreak of hostilities until reason and
common sense had formally pronounced
their last word. This is a matter of which
the constitution and procedure must be
settled by governments. But as govern
ments are becoming more and more iden-
titled with the aspirations and nodded
by the desires of the people. an appeal in
the first instance must be addressed to
the people.
I'VE do not hesitate on our part to
lift up our voices and proclaim to all
who are accustomed to harken to our
counsels that II is a sign of a divine in
f1uence at work in their midst when ma
ton shall not life up sword against ma
ton, neither shall they be exercised any
more on the war Osiah 2:D. for IL was
written of future time, come we and
behold the work of the Lord, what won
ders He hath done upon the earth, maxi
ing wars to cease even to the end of the
earth Cps. 45:9.
Others may base their appeal upon
motives which touch your worldly inter-
ests, your prosperity. your worldwide in
fiuence and authority i'm the affairs of
men. The Catholic church recognizes the
legitimate force of such motives in the
natural order and blesses whatever tends
to the real progress and elevation of the
rests upon the known character and will
of the Prince of Peace. the living founder,
the Divine head of Christendom. He 1t
was who declared love for the brother
hood is a second command like unto the
first. 1t was He who announced to the
people the praise and reward of those
who seek after peace and pursue Il.
Blessed said he. are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called the children of
God Matt. 500. We. therefore. earnest
ly invite all to unite with us in pressing
their convictions and desires upon their
respective governments by means of petit
constitutional.
"(SigneO James. Cardinal Gibbons
archbishop of Baltimore; Michael. Cardi-
nal Logue. archbishop of Armagh, pri-
mate of all Ireland: Herbert. Cardinal
Vaughan. archbishop OF Westminster.
London, Easter Sunday, A. D., 1896"