The evening times., 1898-05-28
PEACE UNION IN TROUBLE.
Letter to the Queen Of
Spain 1. Denounced.

Apologetic Letter to the Queen Of
Spain Ir Denotnced.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 2S.-The Uni
trouble on account Of its letter to the
Queen Regent of Spain, in which it
apologies for the position of the Unit
ed States. For year or SO the Union
! has, by the grace of the city councils,
occupied rooms in Independence Hall
Its headquarters in this historic struc-
ture has given the organization a GER
| that the letter to the Queen Regent was
sent. Now the city councils is deter
mined that the Society of Universal
Love" shall move.
AT the next meeting of the councils,
| which occurs on June 8, a resolution VIII
be introduced compelling the society to
pack up and get. The resolution, as
prepared. speaks of the Spanish letter
as "a questionable scheme"
Now that the subject has been
brought up, numerous petty violations
of the law, such as publishing vege-
tartan newspaper in the building, is be-
ing raked up.
Alfred H. Love, the president of the
society. and the man whose name is
appended to the famous letter, is one Ct
the most eccentric persons in the city.
Elderly, mild-mannered and an enthu-
siast on the subject of international
amity. he is none the less a man capa-
BILE of taking care of an extended busi-
ness. He is head Of the firm of Alfred
II. Love & Co., which does wholesale
dry goods business, and is a member
of the Society Of Friends, and his peace
sentiments are in a large measure due
to his training.
1t is said that during the civil war
Mr.. Love was an earnest peace man.
and got into innumerable wrangles with
the Government. 1t is said that his
name was among those included in one
of the drafts, but sooner than go to the
front he allowed himself to suffer in a
military prison until released by the
kindness of President Lincoln.
1t was not through cowardice that
Mr.. Love refused to bear arms, but be-
cause he believed war was wrong and
had the courage to suffer for his con-
victions.
The Peace Union has been in exist
ence thirty years, and claims Bern,
Switzerland, as its headquarters. 1t has
branches in all parts Of the world. Dur
ing this time il has carried on CAM
paigns of letter writing, and has delug-
ed all the leading governments of the
world with letters on the subject of in
ternational arbitration.
Mr.. Love is also a vegetarian and q
worker in the cause of prison reform.
He defends his action in writing to the
Queen Regent by saying that the world
is his country. Mr.. Love was burned in
effigy in Chester last night.
New YOrk's Union supports War.
New York, May 2s.-The New York
Universal Peace Union met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Miss Irene |
corresponding secretary, No. !
20 West Fifteenth Street. to formulate
plans for active cooperation with the |
Red Cross work. The letter which AL |
fred Love. national president of the |
union, wrote to the Queen Regent of |
Spain, in the interest of peace, was |
read. After considerable discussion this |
resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the New York Universal Peace
Union does not indorse the stand taken by Pres-
dent Love, of the national organization, in his
letter TO the queen regent of SPAIN, and that
peace must not be purchased with dishonor, but
must come only with guarantee of protection
and freedom for the defenseless nome combatants.
women and children Spain has ruthlessy
starved and tortured, in total disregard of all |
laws of nations and humanity.
Resolved, That the New York Universal Peace |
Union hereby offers its services to its country, |
Red Gross Society, in its work for the service of
humanity.
Resolved, That the organization at once take |
steps to raise money for the Red Gross work.