Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

men recognize the fact that an under
standing or alliance with America is
highly desirable, but to pretend, as
many of the newspapers now do, that
this is based on kinship Is absurd in
any one in a position to hear daily COM
ments, both private and public, of the
people of England.
Stead on Universal Peace.
Mr.. William T. Stead, writing to the
press, says:
IT have seen the car. ] have heard
from his own lips the earnest desire of
his heart that something practical
should be done, and that quickly, to
divert to the service of humanity some
of the many millions now devoted to
preparations for war. He has taken the
initiative in summoning the conference.
He is prepared to give earnest of his
sincerity by arresting the future in
crease of Russian ornaments, but I'M
less he is supported by the peoples
who detest militarism as well as by
those who groan under it's burdens his
we'll meant endeavor will fail.
THE American people can, if they
will, prevent so fatal catastrophe.
AS the greatest and latest born of the
world powers they can, if they choose,
save this supreme opportunity of the
century from being sacrificed by the
skeptical apathy of the governments,
but to do this it will be necessary to act
and to act at once.
What is hoped of those friends OF
peace and enemies Of mlitarism who
turn their eager eyes to the great re-
public of the new world is that between
now and the end of January the citi-
zens of the United States will by public
demonstrations, formal resolutions and
by every other method whereby DEM
ocratic people gives expression to its
convictions and its aspirations have
manifested to the world their determi-
nation to help the car to put this thing
through. A national committee to pro-
mote the success of the peace confer
ence, with local committees in every
city in the Union, would do much 10
achieve this end.
I'm England, where the difficulties are
much greater, owing to the senseless
prejudice against Russia, which has
been the baleful legacy of the Crimean
war, such a national committee is al
ready in course Of formation. BY the
end of next month 1t is expected there
will not be any considerable center Of
population which will not have had its
public meeting demanding that ener-
getic support should be given to the
Russian proposals.
"These proposals are: First, that
there should be declared truce of
God for five years; second, that during
that period the governments should not
increase their expenditure on arma-
ments beyond the figure stated by them
at the conference as the maximum Of
their needs; third, that some interna-
tional agreement should, if disputes
should arise between the signatories of
this pact, bind them always to invite
the mediation of neutral powers before
appealing to the sword.
From the old country to the United
States there will then ring forth the cry
of the man of Macedonia, Come over
and help us!' What the friends Of peace
in England confidently calculate upon is
that this appeal in the cause of human
ity will find the American people ready
and able to respond. If so, the grand
est demonstration ever made of the
peace loving passion of the English
speaking race will be within our reach.
A joint Anglo American deputation OF.
say, Is men and five women, chosen
from the foremost of our race, charged
with the mandate to proceed through
Europe on a pilgrimage Of peace TO
present an address of thanks to the
car, would rouse the continent. 1t
would affirm the unity Of the English
speaking race and demonstrate that 1t
had both the capacity and the will to
act as a unit in the cause of peace.
Round the Anglo American deputation
would group themselves in the first
place the representatives of the seven
small states-Sweden, Norway, Den
mark, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland
and Portugal-with an aggregate pop
ulation of nearly 100000, and with
these re-enforcements the great inter-
national delegation would begin its cru
SADIE through Europe. In four weeks 1t
would have shaken the continent from
center to circumference"
other News.
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