The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-06
ARBITRATION. NOT WAR.

An Appeal from Cardinals for GuarAn-
teed Peace Bstveen tho Engiiih-
Speaking Nations.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 5.-cardl-
nal Gibbons to-day gave out the fol-
lowing appeal for arbitration instead OF
war, signed BY himself and Cardinals
Vaughan, OF Westminster, and Logue,
Of Ireland. The document "a the result
OF a correspondence upon the subject
between Cardinal Gibbons and his COLI
leagues, whose names are aftxed to the
appeal, and,is issued on Easter Sunday
because Of the appropriateness OF the
day.
The appeal Is as follows;
IAN appeal by the American. 1rt8h
and English cardinals In behalf OF q
permanent tribunal Of arbitration;
1--WE. the undersigned cardinals, rep
resentatives 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 q pub
lie opinion, which shall demand the es-
tabllshment Of q permanent tribunal OF
arbitration, as rational substitute
among the English-speald races Tor
a resort to the bloody arbltrament OF
war.
eve are well aware that such a pro-
ject Is beset with practical difficulties.
We believe that they Will not prove to
be insuperable II the desire to overcome
them be general. Such court existed
for centuries, when the nations OF
christendom were united in one faith,
And have we not seen nations appeal
TO that same court for Its Judgment IN
our own day?
''The establishment Of a permanent
tribunal, composed, may be, Of trusted
representatives OF each sovereign ma
ton, with power to nominate judges
and umplres according to the nature OF
the differences that arise, and q COM
mon acceptance OF general principles
deiningand limiting the juTisdic ction and
subject matter OF such q tribunal, would
create new guarantees for peace that
could not fail to infiueESe the whole OF
christendom.
"Such an international court OF arbi-
tration would form second line OF de-
fense, to be called Into requisitlon only
after the ordinary resources OF dlplom-
acy had been exhausted. 1t would at
least postpone the outbreak of hostillt-
les until reason and common sense had
formally pronounced their last word.
This Is a matter of which the consti-
tuition and procedure must be settled
by governments.
"But as governments are becoming
more and more identified with the as
pIrations, and moulded by the desires
Of the people, an appeal in the first In
stance must be addressed to the people.
1--WE do not hesitate on our part to
lift up our united voices and proclaim
to aIl who are accustomed to hearKen
to our voice that that IS q sign OF d.
l.. aHF In tEhNW4
when nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they be
exercised any more In war" Qsaiah ?,
a, For It was written OF a future
time Come We and behold the work OF
the Lord, what wonders He hath done
upon the earth, making wars to cease
even to the end OF the earth (Psalms
45, 81
"others may base their appeal upon
motives which touch your worldly In
terests, your prosperity, your world
wide influence and authority In the az
fairs OF men. The Catholic church rSc-
ognizes the legitimate force OF such mo-
tives in the natural order and blesses
whatever tends to the real progress and
elevation OF the race. But our main
ground OF appeal rest upon the known
character and will Of the Prince Of
Peace, the living Founder, the Divine
head OF Chrlstendom. IT was He who
declared that love for the brotherhood
Is a second commandment like unto the
first It was He who announced to the
people the praise and reward OF those
who seek after peace and pursue i.
Blessed, said He, are the peacemak-
kers, for they shall be called the chill
dren Of God (Matt. 5, 81.
1--WE therefore earnestly invite all
to unite with US in pressing their con-
victIons and distress upon their re-
spective governments by means OF peti-
tIons and such other measures as are
constitutional.
(Signed.)
JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS,
Archbishop Of Baltimore.
''MICHAEL CARDINAL LoGUE,
Archbishop Of Armagh, Primate
OF all Ireland.
"HERBERT CARDINAL VAUGHAN,
Archbishop OF Westminster"
London, Easter Sunday, 1896.