The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-23
is FIRST In PEACE
LESSON O0UDERr DRAWS FROM
GEORGE WAsaINGT0H's LIFE

Disregardius the Fact That the Hero OF
| the Hatchet Said to Prepare for War in
| Times OF Peace, the New York Jurist
| Figures 1t Out That His Whole Life
| Observance OF the Birthday In Numer-
| Gus Cities of the Handsome of the
| Orators.
| Chicago, Feb. 2e-The annual celebra-
ton Of the anniversary of the birth OF
George Washington unde: tie auspices
| OF the Union League club was held in
| the Auditorium this afternoon. The
| great hall was filed 10 its fullest cspaci-
~. the stage being occupied by a large
| chorus OF children from the high schools
OF the city, which. in company with the
| great organ il the hall, furnished the
music for the occasion. The Grafton OF
the day was delivered by Frederick R.
Coudert OF New York, who spoke on
War and Arbitration" His address was
| received with great favor by the audi
! ence.
Mr.. Coudert devoted much OF his time
to the question of international arbitra-
ton. He declared that il Washington
could address the American people to-
| day he would warn them against anger
| and revenge. would teach them the hor-
| rors OF war and the beauties of peace.
Continuing. the speaker said:
WORLD LOOKING AT Us.
1 nj ~ ho
world are looking to US and following
with hesitating steps in the paths that
| We have trodden. Since we have, al the
| expense OF costly amputation, rid our
| selves Of the blight of slavery, we stand
| morally in the very vanguard OF civil
| lied mankind. While we have been great
enough 10 fear no army Of the world.
| we have shown our greatness still more
conspicuousiy by our admiration of and
devotion to peace. From the earliest
days OF our history we have condemned
| war as the enemy of the human race;
from the earliest days we have advo-
Gated arbitration as the only reasonable
method OF adjusting disputes.
To-day the United States and Great
Britain are striving 10 crown the glo-
res of this dying century with some
thing better and greater than the world
mas seen. 1t is proposed 20 abolish hon.
icidc as a test Of International right by
submitting causes OF dispute to the
calm judgment of wise men; a solution
so simple and so economical that il re-
quires great ingenuity TO assail it with
plausible reasons. All concede that in
theory the plan is admirable. and that in
practice on a limited scale 1t has proved
Of priceless value, that it is infinitely
more likely to produce rational results
than the only other alternative, viz
resort to war
OF WHAT HONOR CONSISTS.
Mr.. Coudert said those who opposed
the treaty urged that the nations hon.
or might become involved. He declared
that a nations honor was never COM
promised by temperance or injured by
firbearance, and that no nations honor
is served by rash counsels or violent i'm
pulses recklessly INDUCED in.
Mr.. Coudert added:
"A nations honor consists in fidelity
20 her engagements, in carrying out her
contracts in spirit as in letter, in pay
ing her Just debts, in respecting :he
rights of others, in promoting the vel
fare of her people, in the encouragement
of truth. in teaching obedience to the
laws. in cultivating honorable peace with
the world
How can our national honor be so
gricvously invaded that there can be no
room for remonstrance. no time for dis
oil he
gressor for amendment?'
BLUSTER DYING OUT.
Continuing. the speaker declared that
"bluster, with nations and individuals.
is dying out" II could not, as of old,
arouse nation into unthinking wrath.
The wisdom and the experience OF the
world was against II.
In conclusion, Mr. Coudert said:
Order has become the watchword Of
a growing civilization and order means
the law, the law which grows from a |
living sense of justice, which depends |
upon reason which invokes patience
The prejudices. caprices. errors, and |
passions of men may defer the hour OF |
triumph. but come it must. The con- !
slant tendency &. rnan = t1wards peace. |
TIE good fight Of peace and for peace |
IS fairly won. Honor to those who have |
achieved ii and shown themselves the /
friends OF the human race. The great |
may be deferred, but /
come it will. As Hamlet said OF death:
=" If it be now then II is not to come.
eff ii be not TO come II will be now.
IF it be not now. yet 4 viii come"
In the evening a banquet was held at
the Union League club on Jackson
street, az which the speakers were Mr..
Rev. Charles F. Jefferson. a
p. Cummins. James r Garfield. and
Colonel Henry T. Turner.