The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-05-05
PEACE FOR ALL.
An Arrangement for Sim
ultaneous Meetings.
Plan ~ the Amsslesp Member ~ N,
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INDIANAPOLIS, April 2j.-- A. the
lAm.ncan memD.r OF tne Information.
al Peace and Arbitration COmml4s.on,
MTs. May wugnl o,wdil 40 stnu.ng od,
the following plan Tor holdtas Amui,a-
neOus meetings throughout the world
on May Is:
a universal and international dempn-
stration Is to take place ia iayJr OF
the aims for when the peace confer
ence, which will open on May IS ~ the
Hague, has been called together
by the invitation OF the Car. This
demonstration Will consist In simulta-
neous meetings OF women, held as
much as possible On the same day (for
which the 18th Of May has been fixed)
in most Of the more important towns
all over the civilized world. In these
simultaneous meetings the women will
proclaim their universal AMI unani-
nous idea of peace and the promotion
Of the principle of justice (instead of
force) in the International relations of
peoples. Besides, they will interchange
addresses of sympathy with all the
other women gathered for The same
cause and the same hour in other cUGu-
tries.
These meetings must be held, AS
much as possible, in all the owns of
each country. Their Organization and
execution ought to be centered N one
hand, which also would take the charge
Of sending and Of receiving the ad-
dresses Of sympathy which would be
Exchanged between countries and
which will have to be distributed to all
places in the country where meetings
will be arranged In time so that they
may all be read aloud during these
meetings. These addresses have to be
sent beforehand until the Sth OF Mas,
| by means of the central committee Of
one country to that df all the other
countries, which will probably amount
to fifteen or sixteen, and will have to
be forwarded to the different meetings
in copies.
These meetings will indorse short
resolutions addressed to the govern.
mants to the peace conference. and the
passage Of these resolutions has to b'
communicated before May II, 20 he FOL
lowing address:
| "vrades comite, Hague"
, NEW YORK, April Pa Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Be
cause OF Sir Julian Pauncefote's stront
effort TO negotiate an arbitration treaty
with the United States his selection
by the British Government Is regarded
in we'll informed circles as an indica-
ton OF the purpose of Lord Salisbury
in favor OF the adoption of plan Of in
ternational arbitration. In diplomatic
and administration circles 1t Is general
Ily admitted there is little prospect OF an
agreement being reached by European
IGovernmants respecting disarmament
and especial attention will undoubted-
ly be paid by the several governments
to the question Of International arbitra-
ton and the amendment of the treaty
OF Paris OF 1856.
Under the instructions to the Ameri-
can delegates they will favor the adop-
ton OF a plan Of general arbitration
which has been carefully drawn up by
the State Department and considered
by the President and his Cabinet. Thi'
plan contemplates the formation OF an
arbitration tribunal, permanent In
character and comprising representa-
tives OF several powers agreeing to its
organization.
The agreement will not require the
several powers to refer their disputes
to this tribunal, but they will be at lib
erty to submit them II any OF them
deem 1t proper to do so.