The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-02
Boosting the Cars
Peace Congress.

Indianapolis. May Mrs. May wright
Scwan has dete.m m red upon tha follow
ing program which is IN harmony Win
that adopted oy 0th,r nations represent.
ei IN tic intsrnauoiia! committee.
Women everywhere throughout the
United States are asked TO arrange for
holding mass meetings on May TO- TO
prepare the public for this domonstra-
tion the women taking the iniauvo ure
recommended 10 invite the pastors OF all
churches TO preach sercons on tho czar
conference on Sunday May iith. They ase
aso advised TO avail themselves in every
way Of the press. Programs must be ar
ranged by local committees 10 suit local
conditions and TO correspond with the 10
cal resources. The meetings, howeve.,
VIII be unified by the presentation aud
passage of resolutions as follows;
Resolved that we, the women Of the
United States, believing in the solidiy
OF humanity. recognize that whatever
promotes tho pormeneut interest OF our
nation must ultimately secure tho high
est welfare for all; believing that mo
highest interests OF each nation are best
conservedly It's own civil, political ana
social institutions; that devotion TO these
interests IS measured by the Industrial
progress Of It's peoples. aud nnds It's best
expression in philanthropy, letters, AT
and reliHon and realizing that these eN.
TGcssions Of a nations life languisn IN
time OF war and are abaAed by the in.
nuences. conditions and circums tanCes,
accompanying war and resulting there
Il ON, we deprecate the maintenance ald
| enlargement OF the present standing
armies Of the world as n menace to civil
llzatiOn, 10 culture and to religious id-als.
Therefore. Resolved.
That we gratefully regard the confer
cnce convened by his majesty the Gar oi
| Russia as the initiative Of a tendency
which We hope will result in the abol!-
ton of war az means OF settling int9t
national Gsprt,g, and the establishment
Of the permanent international court Of
arbitration.
Further
ResolS ed, That We extend 90 the com
missloners appointed by President Nc
Klniey to represent tho government Of
the United States at th czars conference
our congratulations 0u the Opp0rtunil
thus afforded them % assist la the in
auguratiou OF That ctter method whlci
bshau characterize the new civilization
and we respectfully beg 90 assure then
that taelr couutrymen conndentially ex
pect them 90 lend their high inhuenc
and their large abilities Co the service
OF humanity by their dlslnterested n
forts 10 promote the objects set forth O
the letter OF hls majesty the car O
Russia and the sin higher objects wnIo
are involved in gradual disarmamou
and whien viii oome 10 Doe regarder a
| IT'S natural sequence.
II ls also desired uhat a telegram cor
: talning the Information that the resol'
tioua have been passed and the numb'
? ! OF people present al tbe meeting shla
, b sent fran every moeting 10 May Wrigl
sewall. indianapolis, Ind, and 20 Nre'
% escomite, The Hague, Holland.
' The object of sending the cablegraTp
b to enable the central c4mmIttya whis
= Wdll Zee Ia -esaieu al fne Hague fro
- May 10th 10 be able 10 make "a sum tot
= for every country Of the number OF "
men that have convened IN meetings
c xpress their iRteFess ia sradual dlsa
q mameht ana international arbitration.