The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09

DETROIT, Mich, July 8.-A decidedly
Anglo-Saxon spirit was impaired to the
speeches at the Christian Endeavor
peace jubilee held on Beele Isle this
afternoon. All the speakers were rep
resentatives of English-speaking coun-
tries, American and British. and all SEN
timents favoring greater friendship and
closer relations between the United
States and British subjects were heartily
cheered.
Wet, raw weather through the day
caused considerable curtailment of the
attendance, but at O'Clock, after the
sun had at last shown forth several
thousand Endeavorers had grouped about
the speakers stand. erected in one of the
pretty groves of Detroit's island park.
President Clark. who presided, spied
Mayor .Maybury in the crowd and called
him to the platform. In a short speech
made later the mayor spoke of the ap-
propriateness of Belle Isle as the scene
of a peace meeting, since history had re-
corded that all Indians had always held
the island sacred to peace. and since no
blood of either savage. or civilized man
had ever been shed in violence there, al
though numerous battles had been fought
elsewhere throughout the same region.
PEACE MEMORIAL.
After singing patriotic songs and God
Save the Queen" the following memorial
was read, with announcement that Its
sentiments had already been indorsed by
Hon Andrew D. White, president of the
United States commissioners to the peace
conference:
To the senate and house Of representa-
tfves of the United States Of America:
We, whose names are affixed hereunto,
are members and friends Of the societies
of Christian Endeayor. numbering IN this
country over 10000 organizations, with
more than 2,500,000 members, and in for
eign lands over 1900 organizations with
of our worldwide fellowship that i'm
pels us to this memorial. Canada, Great
Britain and Australia, contain hundreds
of thousands whom we have come 10
honor and love as brethren. Among the
Hindoos and gPersians, the Chinese and
Japanese, the natives of Africa and
America, are large numbers who are thus
closely known to us. Our comrades IN
Christian Endeavor are found In France,
Italy, Germany, Russia sw1tzerlan9' f4n1
Turkey Greece, Norway, Sweden, .Hol-
land Denmark, Austria, Belgium. In
Spain, itself, our foe In the late war, Is
rapidly increasing number OF them, ana
Christian Endeavors were found in each
of the opposing armies.
In view of these facts we wish to ex-
Dress our adherence of war, and our
solemn conviction that 1t is the duty of
every civilized nation to do all In Its
power toward making was impossible.
We wish to record our desire for the
speedy establishment of an international
tribunal of arbitration. We wish to show
ference to discuss this matter, proposed
by the cZar of Russia, and to urge that
our country act promptly upon the pro-
posals of that conference. Especially we
desire our signatures to appeal for the
Immediate consideration of the question
of arbitration between this nation and
Great Britain that the Anglo-Saxon race
may become united in the interests of
peace and good will.
In presenting this memorial we are
emboldened by the assurance OF cordial
reception on the part OF large nunpers
of our legislators, and we are connoent
that the congress of the United States OF
America will in the future, as in the past,
prove true to the largest sentiments OF
humanity. May the divine blessing at
tend your deliberations.
PLEAS FOR ARBITRATION.
Rev. Dr. James L. HILL of Salem, Mass
first spoke for the United States. by as
much as we are Christian EndeaVorers'
said Dr. Hill, ''by so much shall we work
together for peace. We come to new
day since the morning stars sang to-
gether and the sons Of God shouted FOL
iov there never has been an hour such as
fhe one that is now coming and almost
here-the hour or universal peace.
For Great Britain, Rev. James Murrell
of London spoke briefly He said thai
the question of peace seemed, perhaps
more Immediately pressing upon the lives
of English people than Americans, be-
cause England lies too near the continent
of Europe to be ever detached from its
political entanglements.
For years." said he, Europe had been
waiting for the voice of Russia to speak
uncertain whether it would be for peace
or war Now Europe and the world is re-
assured, for it is already probable, If not
quite certain, that international arbitra-
ton will become an accomplished fact
and that is a great step in the right di.
rection'
DR.. Murrell referred to the Venezuelan
question, and ascribed it's peaceful senti-
ment partly to the good Offices of Chris
tian clergymen, British and American