The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

BALTIMORE, April 5.-Cardinal
Gibbons today gave out the following
appeal for arbitration instead of war.
signed by himself and Cardinals
Vaughan Of Westminster and Logue
of ireland. The document is the re-
suit of a correspondence upon the sub
ject between Cardinal Gibbons and
his colleagues, whose names are affixed
to the appeal, and is issued on Easter
Sunday, because of the appropriate
ness of the day. The appeal is as
follows:
IAN appea! by the American, Irish
and English cardinals in behalf of a
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 public opinion which shall demand
the establishment of a permanent tri-
bunal of arbitration, as a rational sub
stitute among the English-speaking
races for a resort to the bloody ar
bitrament of war. We are aware that
such a project is beset with practical
difficulties We believe they will not
to overcome them be genuine and gen.
eral. Such a court existed for centu-
ries 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
days?
''The establishment OF a permanent
tribunal, composed mostly of trusted
representatives of each sovereign ma
wit 1n6ReS
and umpires according to the nature
of the differences that arise, and a
common acceptance of general princi-
plies defining and limiting the jurisdic-
ton and subject matter of such trl-
bunal would create new guarantees
for peace that could not fail to infiu-
ence the whole of Christendom.
such an international court of ar
bitration would form a second line OF
defense, to be called into requisition
only after the ordinary resources OF
diplomacy had been exhausted. II
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 governments are becoming
more and more identified with the as
pirations and moulded by the desires
of the people, an appeal in the first
instance must be addressed TO the peo-
pie.
lift UP our united voice and proclaim
to all who are accustomed to harken
to our ccunsels. that it is a sign of
divine influence at work in their midst
VIII n nation shall not lift up sword
against nation. neither shall they be
exercised any more on the war
Qsaiah, 2, A. for it was written OF
future time, Come We and behold the
work of the Lord, what wonders ne
hath done upon the earth, making
wars to cease even to the end of the
earth Cps. 40, 80
"Others may base their appeal upon
motives which touch your worldly IN
terests, your prosperity, your world
wide influence and authority IN the
affairs of men. The Catholic church
recognizes the legitimate force oil sucn
motives in the natural order and
blesses whatever tends to the real pro-
gress and elevation of the race. But
our main ground Of appeal rests upon
the known character and viii of the
prince of peace. the living founder, the
divine head of Christendom. He IL
was who declared love for the brother
hood is a second command IKE unto
the first 1t was he who announced
TO the people the praise and reward
of those who seek after peace and
pursue it. Blessed said he, are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called
The children of Cod Matt. 5, 80 We
therefore earnestly invite all to unite
with us in pressing their convictions
and desires upon tN.ir respective gov
eruments by means Of petitions and
such other measures as are constltu-
tional
JAMES. CARDINAL GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore.
-NICHAEL. CARDINAL LOGUE,
"Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of
all Ireland.
HERBERT, CARDINAL VAUGHAN,
Archbishop of Westminster.
London. Easter Sunday, A. D., 1885,