The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14

ton reached the Woman's club of Butte
from the club women of Massachusetts
earnestly requesting cooperation in a
| campaign of education throughout the
country during the next year, which
shall aim directly to affect the action
Of congress at its next session to the
end that it shall establish some kind
of arbitration treaties with all friendly
powers. 1t was Furthermore requested
that the club women urge the clergy
| and press to take more active interest
in the peace conference called by the
car at the Hague to the end that the
commissioners sent by our government
may be reinforced by strong public
opinion
| Since its organization, a little more
! than two years ago the Woman's club
of Butte has been actively interested in
all current affairs, and it has been a
well understood principle of the club
| to welcome all opinions upon all sub
| jects. No true education can be OBJ
| tanned by hearing one side only.
1t was fully realized by the Butte
club women that while Massachusetts,
had Julia Ward Howe, Mary A. Liver
more and Alice Freeman Palmer,
| women of natural fame and ability, to
! address an audience on the important
! subject of the cars peace conference.
| there was not one among the Butte
| club women competent to discuss the
| question publicly from either stand
| point. With the object in view of ac-
| curing knowledge from those of ripper
| judgment. the club women invited rep
resentatives of the press, the church
| and the schools to participate in a pub
| 60, TT
| ing the meeting, pledged itself to no
policy and Endorsed nothing. It was
| purely an educational movement and
| one which aimed to bring forth the
trend of public opinion in this commu-
nifty, therefore. in being assigned their
| particular subjects, the speakers were
given perfect freedom in the point of
| the large and appreciative audience at
the Auditorium Thursday evening,
May II.
If it is of any Importance that the
| deliberations of the American peace
| commissioners at the Hague be rein
forced by strong public opinion, it is
| equally necessary that the reinforce
ment of strong public opinion be given
| them even though it be against the
purpose for which the conference at
| the Hague is called. If we judge by
| Thursdays meeting at the Auditorium.
it is plain to be seen that while Massa-
chusetts welcomes with open arms all
the peace terms as outlined IN the
cars manifesto, Montana is still in the
fighting line.
The meeting was called TO order by
Mrs. F. P. Holbrook vice president of
the Woman's club, who stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting and introduced the
speakers. Rev. DR.. Groeneveld spoke
on the SUBJECT ne Gar Manifest.
Inc speaker SAID that the MANIFESTO
OF Nicholas is the most important IN
the history OF RUSSIA since Alexander
IL. freed the sef1s or that country ana
the question deserves the attenuon Oh
all the nations or the world. Ihere
have been and probably always VIII
be wars that are Just ana rlsht, loi
when arbltratlon mas Done lts pest
there VIII stun be questions that can De
settled only upon the feld OF battie
II Is the business OF d 'nl,stlah gov
eminent to uphoid the right anu de-
tend the weak 1t IS rlSnl 70 MAKE
war Tor defense ana TO uphoid primer
pies
Kew. Mr. Blacklston. the next speak
er' on the whole spoke IN favor OF the
coming OF universal peace = 1t VIII be
a step forward on the llne or progress
that leads to the much talked OF goal
the universal brotherhood OF man.
w oeiieHe ma wy nav. ehi'ieu uf'ii
the DAY IN when II shall come 10 pass
that nation shall NOT iift up the SWORD
against nation, nelthef snail they learn
war any more rms may be consld-
cred by some to be but an lrldescent
dream, but that Is not our opinion, Tor
1t mas been conceded for many long
day that they VINO rule the world are
they VINO rock the cradles. If that con-
cession is based on fact. what shall we
say but that peace Is at hand, since