The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-23
CARS PROPOSAL OF PEACE
William +. Stead on the
Sincerity Of It.
OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICANS
Movement In England in Favorsof an
Ihternat.onal nemonstration-ouee
in sympAthyswith It.

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London, Dec 20.-William T. Stead,
writing to the Associated Press. says:
f"I have seen the ezai. I 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 hum manity some
of the many millions now. devoted to
prepafa foT iwar. He has taken
the Initiative in summoning the confer
ence. He is prepared to give an earn
est Of his sincerity by arresting the
future increase of Russian armament.
But unless he is supported by the peo-
Piles who detest militarism as we'll as
by those who groan under it's burdens,
his weil-meant endeavor will fail.
The American people can, if they
will, prevent so fatal a catastrophe.
Az the greatest and latest born of the
wurld,s powers, they can, if they
choose, save this supreme opportunity
of the century from being sacrificed by
the skeptical apathy OF the govern
ments. But to do this, it will be nee
essary to act. and to act at once. What
is hoped of those friends of peace and
eI emies of militarism who turn their
eager eyes to the great republic of the
New World, is that between now and
the end of January, the citizens of the
United States will, by public demon
strations. formal resolutions and by
other methods by which democratic
people gives expression to its convic-
tipns and its aspirations, have manifest
ed to the world their determination to
help the czar to put this thing through.
"InEngland, where the difficulties
ars1mnch greater owing to the sense
lel . prejudice against Russia, which has
been the baleful legacy of the Crimean
war, such national ommittee is al
ready in course of formation. By the
end Of next month, it is expected there
will not be any considerable center of
population which will not have had
its public meeting demanding that en-
efgetic support should be given to the
Russian proposals.
What the friends of peace In Eng
land confidently calculate upon is that
tae appeal in the cause of humanity
will find the American people ready
and able to respond. Ii So, the great
Gst Observation-Disclosures 0SOT udu0 VI tU0
peacs- loving pa ssion of the English
1speeking race will be within our reach.
A. joint Anglo american representation
of say, 10 men and women, chosen
from the foremost of our race,- charged
h the mandate to proceed through.
Europe on a pilgrimage Of peace to pre-
sent an address of thanks to the czar,
would rouse the continent.
"Round the Anglo-Ameriean deputa-
tion would group themselves, in the
first place, the representatives of the
seven small states-Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Switzer-
land' and Portugal, with an aggregate
population of nearly 10000, 900, ard
with these reinforcements the great in
transitional delegation would begin its
crusade through Europe. In four
weeks, it would have shaken the conti-
nent from center to circumference"
The movement in favor Of an inter-
national demonstration in support Of
the czar's peace conference is taking
practical shape in Great Britain, and is
attracting much. sympathy from the
queen and other members of the royal
family, A7ho are said to be aware of the
entire sincerity of the czar.