New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
THE COMING PEACE CONFERENCE.
RARRI MENDEs PROPOSES AN lNTERNA-
TIONAL COURT OF HEBREW JNRlsr''
PROVIDED THAT PALESTINE lS
RESTORED To THE RACE

The Car OF Russia's peace cohVehuo" ""S ,'e
subject Of tn sermon preached YESTERDAY "o' ''''
~. Rabbi + de Sofa Mendcs In the synagogue 80
%o 90 central Park West MIR. Mendes has maze
a special study Of plans for Worldwide peace an"
81 le,ter of his urging the plan set forth by MN
Yesterday has been published in THE London SAT
urdov Eeview" and a,so reprinted in fun III ~
Petersburg newspaper. He said in part
Inasmuch AS We Hebrews are the apostles OF nm, tne
abolition Of war 1t would III become % us scroconcerted
action. prea hing support 10 ,nr dr,eyrnatonal
car Of Russia who has conyenea a" This Confer
ence to be held In May; ana wnie rroner rv" sym
nafbv me ministers OF sister congregattdVnhs th
or. rather. the congregations OF our """s'''
u do not expe,t any immediate result from ms
conference other than softening % % ,%he % chanCes
Of var do not expect the abolition OF Wal no, 10,
the world is not ripe enough for IL as sa naton
I'M ibe further results OF the conference WI, WI,
undoubtedly be & gHGikeni",s ",sre%endous S & gain il
NAV IL vii leaG TO a careful consideration OF b dht
neI - ,bai # is now universally acknowledge
that an International court OF arpl,rHi,Iiom
An ,niernationaI court Of jursts would be a srrP
forward but it is open 10 objection as prn,rn mem
hers must out of patriotism be open 10 tnt
OF being biassed in favor Of their own M M ,,
tbronsh colonies disputed boundaries ana dv no
claims and since. Therefore ~. U. and therefore
~ var 70 carry disputes to court Wnere SIN T Hr
the Judges will interested pai az 'renresen-
tatiyes the interest Of the home goNerhin,a' ~
,"u ", tbn idea Of an international court OF ar
h,ra,ion g. th, only logical solution II nluS ,ossd
fore he COMPOSED Of those who cahhot " 49,. aione
a. r,ornafional court Of Hebrew lGrlsls d a",re e
snivne tho probonl provided that the Heore~Ns Nn az
srst constituted a nation IN their hno no
coiona enanrlcments It would eaye eay ,ns,aation mo
cl inns due 10 conquest after us nrS, ''S no,,ree
Hebrews not living IN Palestine woulos 81 % rosided
b ctzens Of the countries in which theH IeSe re-
"a 80 ,ben, they would owe such aileelHnV' 'r' r
,bev cou'd not serve an unhlasseu cou,,,S ~ QUE
ti.rotion Rut the Jews OF faleSilhe No,iJ u,e
political allegiance 10 no on ,hie would moi bias
spiritual allegiance ohiN' an" '''''
them politically -, .ho us,ol WAYS OF God
tf an ener,v Of the Jews should be mace 10 ~
~ ~ 81, r-bcre is no Government which treats N
Jews as badly unjusty as snarrI ,S "RE;Hn,anian
Russian Government unlt%[S rrco !, w sbau he the in
.,,,,,ion ~ the only court OF arbitration WnGn
ho airavs unsupported Of bias. conI. ol ',oo,na
iursts meeting in their own ahu; ;;hInusbfe in such
eban he only turning Of mens tnoutnIS "s so,rce
SSinnld,to, No car will be the UNCONSCIOUS tu"'
t bioeens Tor the Jews and for all hnmaniity ~
vii be a turning Of the hearts OF ~ w ovnd peace
III III va ap, Who taught Let there be- pta! ill., tIc'
~ strife between us: Isaac: who moNeu ni 10 va
strife and Jacob who condrud condr,'tbb ,bonght YOU viii
ea av YES il is But is in keeping VIZ Il,,ah
,"6cbing that we see in the name U in
who according TO our Tex 70 their children
lnls ~ b5ren 10 their fathers. The words oI nl!an
Tho Lord is my Cod are an el3qusm. vol
Of the conditions for our anh nraitgous revolu-
s nC,'N viii he coneummated when a. people VII
mite in the declaration y. I.Gau ora ' ~ the
ff;;llan,b bad the faith in God which Is the pr
reo- ~ human regeneration IT is pre'H i"'"'
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