The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-17
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National President Lore
Tells of the Evils Of
the War.

The Delaware Peace Society met in an.
naal session In Friends School last night.
The recent war and Its result was dis
cussed NJ length by Alfred Love, president
Of the National Peace Society and Rev. A.
7. Bowser. The creates; Interest conferred.
Of course, in the speech OF Mir. Love. He
scored the recent Philadelphia Peace jubi-
lee.
To his mind the war could have been
avoided.
The President was condemned for not
placing his ve:o on all war measures He
spoke Of the lawlsssness OF the soldiers and
said In all towns whore the soldiers had
been encampsd there were scenes Of law
lsssuess caused BY the disoIderly enlisted
men.
He referred to the peace which had been
declared and said 1t was peace by com pull
sion, Such peace was not wanted. The
peace jubilee in Philadelphia was not q
peace jubilee. 1t was war jubilee. He
would not go out and look at the display.
The idea, be said. Of people walking for
blocks to see those men whose hands
were red with blood. The idea Of q great
naval display on the Delaware river.
where the peaceful Welcome ones lay. The
whole affair was money. aking scheme.
Mr.. Love dsplored the persecution Of the
colored people In tho South.
1.-THE two yellow and madhouse journals
as they are called, stated three months be-
fore that there would be war. The peace
people were tdpped up BY tho types, mo-
nsy and Congress. The soldiers have in
some instances become drinking set.
Young girls have been ruined for life by
the charm Of soldiers. Harrisburg. Pa.
was guarded with soldiers during the 90.
cupation Of Camp Meade. They filed the
bars of the saloons. drunken soldiers
were taken from the streets and cutters ns
result OF tho war. Many soldiers came
home sick and emactated and inju ed In
health for Me.
Now Spain Is asking $40, 900 900 for the
Philippines, while Louis Phillip could
have bought themfor&300. COO, Cuba fortl5O,
600 and Porto Rico for $3.50. $780,
If we have right to the Philippines
we should make them neutral. Woe be.
tide this country If it should go in spirit
of conquest like Napoleon and Alexander.
War is said to be ended and we have jubi-
ices.
'In Chicago sham battle was even
held. Dingley says we were ten millions
Of dollars back last month and will be
thirteen millions back this month. We
are asked to take a savage people into this
their votes will upset yours.
Our soldiers 20 to bull fights in those
countries while in the service Of the
country. 1t is said that nearly the entire
next term Of Congress will be taken up in
the settlement Of questions growing out
of the war"
The addresses Of Mr.. Bowser and David
Ferris followed. Mr.. Ferris address was
In the form of an essay In which he said
the society had been organized on Noyem.
ber :, 1895 and discountenanced all resorts
10 deadly force either between nations or
individuals The society at Its first meet
Ing had sent q peace memorial to Pre,i.
dent Cleveland and Congress and he had
sent EN- bassadors to Spain and endsavored
to mediate between SPAN and Cuba.
The society sent resolution to Cleve-
land congratulating him on his course.
The society opposes military drill in
schools and brigades In churches.
The election of officers resulted as fol.
lows:
President George. Rhoads; Weep resi.
dents. $. E. Barker, A. X. Tatum, the
Rov. A. I. Bowser; secretary, David Fer
ris; treasurer, II. J. Bernard; executive
committee, Ezra Foil, Richard Maris,
Benjamin X. Smedley, Enos L. Deane A,
Il. arker.
Howell $. England and A. B. Clements,
retiring president and vico-president, re.
spectivoly were offered denominations but
declined Thanks by vote were extended
all the speakers. and retiring officers, and
the society adjonrned.