The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-06
AN APPEAL FOR PEACE
ENGLISH. IRISH AND AMERICAN CAR
DINALs ISSUE AN ADDRESS,
Calling on the English-Spealking
Nations to Form Permanent
Tribunal of Arbitration.

BALTIMORE, April 5.-Cardinal Gibbons
to-day gave out the following appeal for
arbitration instead of war, signed by him
self and Cardinal Vaughan, Of Westminster,
and Logue, of Ireland. The document is the
result of a correspondence upon the subject
between Cardinal Gibbons and his colleagues.
whose names are affixed to the appeal, and is
issued on Easter Sunday because Of the ap-
propriateness of the day. The appeal Is as
follows:
can appeal by the American, Irish and
English cardinals in behalf of permanent
tribunal of arbtration:
''We the undersigned cardinals, represent
atives 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 public opinion which
shall demand the establishment of perma-
nent tribunal of arbitration as rational
substitute among the Englisn-speaking races
for resort to the bloody arbtrament OF
war:
beset with practical difficulties. We believe
that they will not prove TO be insuperaDle
if the desire to overcome them be genuine
and general Such a court existed for CEN
turtles, when lthe. nations OF ChristendOmi
seen nations appeal to that same court for
its judgment in our own day?
nal. eomposed. maybe, Of trusted representa-
tves of each sovereign nation, with power
10 nominate judges and umpires according
to the nature of the differences that arise,
and common acceptance of general princi-
pies defining and limiting the jurisdiction and
subject matter Of such a tribunal. would Gre
ate pew guarantees for peace that could not
fail to influence the whole Christendom.
such an international court of arbtra-
ton would form a second line Of defense, TO
dinsry resources of diplomacy had been ex-
hausted. II would at least postpone the out
break of hostilities until reason and common
word. This is matter OF which the con-
stitution and procedure must be settled by
governments But as governments are be-
coming more and more Identified with the
aspirations and nodded by the desires Of
the people, an appeal in the first instance
must be addressed to the people.
We do not hesitate on our part TO lit
up our united voice and proclaim to all
who are accustomed to hearken to our
counsels that 1t is sign Of a divine infiu-
ence at work in their midst, when nation
neither shall they be exercised any more
in war isaiah H.. ~, for 1t was written OF
work of the Lord: what wonders He hath
done upon the earth, making wars to cease
even to the end OF the earth Psalms xiv, 81.
Others may base their appeal on mo-
tives which touch your worldly interests,
your prosperity, your Worldwide influence
and authority in the affairs OF men, The
force of such motives in the natural order
and besses whatever tends to the real prog
ress and elevation Of the race. But our main
ground of appeal rests on the known char
acter and will of the Prince Of Peace, the
living founder. the divine head of Christen-
DOM 1t was He who declared that love for
the brotherhood is a second commandment
like unto the first 1t was he that an
ward of those who seek after peace and
pursue It, 'Blessed,S said He, are the
peacemakers. for they shall be. called the
children of Cod Matt. v, 81. we therefore
earnestly invite ell to unite with us in
pressing their convictions and desires on
their respective governments by means of
constitutional.
JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS.
Archbishop of Baltimore
MICHAEL CARDINAL LOGUE,
Archbishop of Armagh. Primate Of Ire
land.
HERBERT CARDINAL VAUGHAN,
Archbishop of Westminster"
London, Easter Sunday, 1896.