The herald., 1896-04-06
THE Cardinal 5 APPEAL
Roman Catholic Dignata=
rieS Make a Plea
EASTER SUNDAY DULY HON0RED
By an Effort Looking to Uni.
versal Peace
ANGLO SAXON CARDINALS
ANGLO . SAXON CARDINALS
Favor the Fofmatioa Of Q permaueBt
Tribunal Of Arbitration
Practical Difficulties Are Many, but they
Are Not Insupera bic
All Men to Whom These Words Shall Come
Are Invited TO Cooperate In Forming a
Public Opinion Which Shall Demand In.
ternationaI Arbitration
Associated Press Special Wire

BALTIMORE (Md), April 5.-Car-
diral Gibbons today gave out the fol-
lowing appeal for arbitration instead Of
war. signed by himself. and Cardinals
Vaughn of Westminster and Logue Of
Ireland. The document is the result Of
a correspondence upon the subject be-
tween Cardinal Gibbons and his COL
leagues, whose names are affixed to the
appeal. and is issued on Easter Sunday
because of the appropriateness of the
day. The appeal is as follows:
AN appeal by the American, Irish
and English cardinals in favor of a
permanent tribunal of arbitration:
I'VE, the undersigned cardinals.
representatives of the Prince of Peace
and of the Catholic church in our re-
spective countries, invite all who hear
our voice to cooperate in the formation
of public opinion which shall demand
the establishment of permanent tri-
bunal of arbitration, as rational sub
stitute among the English speaking
races, for a resort to the bloody arb!tra-
ment of war. We are we'll aware that
such a project is beset with practical
difficulties. We believe they will not
prove to be insuperable If the desire to
overcome them be genuine and general
Such a court existed for centuries when
the nations of Christendom were united
in one faith, and have we not seen ma
tions appeal to that same court for judg
ment in our own day:
THE establishment of permanent
tribunal, composed mostly Of trusted
representatives of every foreign ma
ton, with power to nominate judges
and umpires according to the nature of
the differences that arise, and q COM
mon acceptance of general principles
defining and limiting the jurisdiction
and subject matter of such tribunal,
would create new guarantees for peace
that could not fail to influence the
whole of Christendom.
Such an International court of arbi-
tration would form second line of de-
fense to be called into requisition only
after the resources of diplomacy had
been exhausted. 1t would at least
postpone the outbreak of hostilities un-
til reason and common sense had for
mally pronounced their last word.
This Is matter of what legislation
and procedure must be settled by gov
ernments.
But as governments are becoming
more and more identified by the in
spirations and moulded by the desires
of the people, an appeal in the first in
stance must be addressed to the peo-
pie.
I'VE do not hesitate on our part to
lift up our united voice and proclaim
to all who are accustomed to hearken
to our counsels that it is a sign of a
divine influence at work in their midst
when nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they be
exercised any more in war.'-Isaiah
2;4) 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. FPS
4o:9)
"Others may base their appeal on
la Ia,
terests, your prosperity, your world
wide influence and authority in the af-
fairs of men. The Catholic church rec
ognizes the legitimate force of such mo-
tives in the natural order and blesses
whatever tends to real progres and ele-
walton of the race. But our main
ground of appeal rests upon the known
character and will OF the prince of peace
the living founder, the divine head OF
christendom. 1t was he who declared
love for the brotherhood 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 1t.
Blessed said he, are the peace
makers. for they shall be called the chill
dren of God" Matt. 5-9.) We there
fore earnestly invite all to unite with
us in pressing their convictions and de-
sires upon their respective governments
by means of arbitration and other
means as are constitutional"
(Signed)
JAMES CARDINAL. GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore.
MICHEAL CARDI NAL IOGUE,
Archbishop of Armagh, Prinlate of all
ireland.
HERBERT CARDINAL. VAUGHN,
Archbishop of London.
London. Easter Sunday, A. d. 1896.
LONDON, April 5.-The Daily News
and the Chronicle have editorials ap-
plauding Cardinals Gibbons, Vaughn
and Logue on their stand on the Ven
ezuela question by expressing regret
that the English church has made no
move in the same direction.
The Chronicle says that 1t under
stands that a solution of the question
favorable to all parties is anticipated
with great confidence.