The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
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I purifying those who comprise the ma
| tons and have made their customs
and laws possible.
Rev. DR.. Albritton. the next speak
| er, said he had been given a theme
| of the greatest magnitude, THE Relig-
| iOus Significance of the Peace Propo-
SAL" The religious significance of this
peace proposal is that it is not a puny
sentimental policy that wars must not
be; that they must cease at once. 1t
is upon the principle set forth by the
Master, who came to heal the broken
hearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives and to set at liberty them
that are bruised" The peace that is
founded upon evil and the rule of ty-
rants is not a religious peace. War is
not an unmixed evil. II do not believe
that it is in opposition to the Masters
Will to use force when force is neces-
sary. Such a theory would ruin our
country, upset any community and de-
stroy family government. To me the
significance of this movement is the
righting of wrong as far as possible
without resorting to arms; the resort
! ing to force when the cause of right
cannot be sustained otherwise, and
when war does arise use no means
that are dishonorable against the foe.
| using the sword only as a means Of
gaining an honorable peace
J. H. Durston of Anaconda made the
closing speech of the evening. The
subject assigned him was "Arbitration
and a Permanent Tribunal" Mr.. Dur
ston's speech was one of facts ably
sustained by good reasoning. In the be-
ginning of his address Mr.. Durston
stated that because he believed the
better reason to view it that way he
should speak against the permanent
tribunal. He presented four PROPOSE
,tions; first, that the proposed tribunal
is not the right evolution-that is tor
say, it is not the goal toward which,
| mankind is moving; second. that it
does not promise to regard the inter-
ests Of those who ought chiefly to bs
regarded; third, that the permanent
tribunal is not practical; fourth. that if
it is practical, nevertheless. it is not %
good thing for mankind. The speaker
used some we'll known facts in ,Ameri-
| can history to sustain his point that ar
bitra ton is failure. He urged that
the forming of a permanent tribunal
takes into consideration only great
powers. and does not promise anything
for the people who live in colonies and
| under protectorates. He also said that
the progress of the world shows that
the time is coming when the reign OF
intellect shall be a reality and that
war does not put obstacles in the path
way of that progress. He believed
that there is no reason to suppose that
war will cease while the world endures.
and to contend that the time when war
shall be no more is but an illusion. To
make war less frequent it must be
made more horrible In closing. Mr..
Durston said: 1T is not best for the
world that we idealize peace unduly.
our wiser way is, paying due regard
to wars rightful place in the divine
plan, always to tdealize patriotism"
1t has been the custom at similar
meetings being held all over the United
states to present resolutions indorsing
the cars views on the disarmament of
armies and navies. In consequences of
the adverse sentiments expressed at
the Thursday meeting, it has been sug
gested that the club women send in
stead of the proposed resolution a COPY
or the Friday morning Standard con-
tanning complete account of the meet
ing and the speeches. Club women in
the state are urged to give public meet
lngs for the discussion of this important
subject. for, as we said before, if pub.
lie sentiment is against the movement
congress and the American commits
sloners at the Hague ought to know
it.
The Wednesday meeting of the wo-
man s club OF Butte was a bllsl-
ness meeting. Arrangements were
made for childrens' day to be given
IN the club rooms on Saturday. Nav
~ when the time will be devoted to
entertainment of the children and
friends of the club members
On May "a will take place the cleo
tlon OF officers. The attention of mem
bers is called to the articles in the con-
stltution and bylaws relating to cleo
tlohs and dues. If dues for last year
are not paid in full and the amount
due for coming year members will NOT
pe allowed TO participate in the cleo
tlon' A slip relating to proxy voting.
mas been sent to each member who, il
unable to be present, can empower
some member to vote for her if the slim
IS made out and returned to the secre-
tary.
The members of the Atlas Club were
very pleasantly entertained last Fri
day evening by the president Mrs
Slater, at her home on North Crystal
street The fortunate winners of prizes
We're Mrs. Knight, Mrs Cassidy, Mrs.
Daum Mrs. Hinkle, Mrs. Vrooman and
Mrs. Passmore.
The Atlas club members were enter
tanned Friday afternoon by the reading
OF paper on Keats Wordsworth and
Shelley by Mrs. Vision.
The annual meeting, May IS: Presi-
dents address and election of officers.
A full attendance requested Roll call
responded to by quotations from Eng
fish authors.
The Anaconda Woman's club held it's
regular weekly meeting yesterday The
papers of the afternoon We're written
~ Miss Mclaughlin. Miss Blackstone
ana MIS-. Richardson. Miss Whitley
presided over the department of cur
rent events.
diplomats, but in the simple fulfllment
no In l. I'D,