Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23

The Delaware Peace Society held its
annual meeting last night week in the
Friends School Building, Fourth and
West streets. David Ferris presented
tho following resolution, Announcing
tho punch bowl presentation, which
resolution was, however, rejected:
1--WE feel it right to enter our protest,
and earnest disHpnroval of the dupicity,
tho useless waste and wild extravaganza
and intemperanGe that preceded and
accompanied the bringing OF the war
ship Wilmington to this city. Duplicity
is uaing money contributed for one pur-
pose for another purpUse; waste 10
spending many hundred dollars to buy
punch howl OF no use but to on
courage intemperance and debauGhery.
| IL seemed to BIO the devotion Of our
city on that day to the worship Of Mars
and Bacchus, tho heather gods of war
and wine. "
1t is explained that the reasons for
| the rejection OF the resolution were that
! complications would arise; that the
society was not temperance, hut
peace society. and being for peace, the
resolution, which would cause an.
| tagunism would be contrary to the
object OF the souiety.
ed. and will be sent to President Nc.
Kiney:
First. Our object is to discounte.
nance all resorts to deadly force; to en-.
courage moral efforts for the uncoEdi-
tional abolition of war, and the estab-
lishment Of permanent peace; to accom-
plish this we will employ popular con
rentions, appeals, petitions, lectures,
the press and the pulpit to convince
the people that war is crime and OPP.
| posed to the best interests of mankind.
Second. A system OF arbitration,
mediation and cancellation should exist
In business, in government aud in ma
tionH and international tribunals to
take the place of tho military system
and peace departments Huperrede war
departments. We believe the failure Of
the Unitetl States Senate In ratify by
twothirds vote the Anglo. American
arbitration treaty, after being adopted
by Great Britain, was great mistake,
but it received the endorsement OF
large majority of the Senate and the
American people, so We feel encouraged
to believe that a treaty OF the kind will
yet be contaminated not only between
this country and Great Britain, hut
between all enlightened nations
Thru. We congratulate President
Mckinley upon the noble stand in his
inaugural address, in favor OF the treaty
OF arbitration and for peace, and these
noble wor6a in that address: We want
no wara of conquest; we must avoid
the temptation of territorial aggression.
War should never be entered upun
until ov0ry agency OF peace has faiIerl, :
Peace is preferable to war 10 aain \
every contingency. Arbitration l., t..
true method of settlement OF interna-
tional as we'll as local or individal diff
ferenceD. We are gratified by the
general trend Of the late message, on
December 9Th, beginning with the as
surance that Peace and good will with
all the nations OF the earth continue
unbroken. lie also saya: Events have
only served to strengthen he general
views on this question tarbi,ration).
expressed in my last inaue rral address.
The best sentiment OF the civilized
world ia moving toward tho settlement
of differences between nntions without
resorting to the horrors of war.
The election Of officers resulted an fol
lows: President, Howell S. England;
Vice Presidents, the Rev. w. W. Camp.
bell, W. I'll. Saylor, George A. Rhoatls;
Secretary, Allan ID. Clement; Treasurer,
II. j.. Barnard; Executive Committee,
the Rev. w. W. Campbell, Ezra Fell,
Philena I'll. Fell, DAVID Ferris, Solomon
4. Barker Richard Barnard.