New-York tribune., 1899-12-24
FORA COURTOFARBI7RAI1ON
nR II PERE1RA MENDEs THINKS THE
SWORD MAY BE SHEATHED WHEN
PALESTINE is AN INDE-
PENDENT STATE

PENDENi
Dr n Pereira Mendes at the shearitn lsraei
Synagogue No 100 Central Park West yeste'uaS
asnnSad ~ ..rbe Solution OF War: What the De-
,aot NJ England Would Mean for Angio-Ane'iOa"
civilization and Interests" He mace pea IUi M
an international supreme court OF arpitrauoH' He
said In part:
The Nation is mourning for brave c1mmandIe ON ha1fIe
and for brave men VINO hae ave isles that fringe the
lsnd Of far off Cathay And the Motneri%bmT ber
across the sea is nlied Win m staning the earth
ri,b Ife blood where "vedt or rand te or S t,9
nns ~ brave little Holland fighting as DraSerH
soS ohy ~ for what they deem their sacred rghis'
The God OF Battle decides either Ioi ,rre which
man cittzenship TO those who pay an unjust pro
nor:on OF the taxes, or for the BoeIs Wno gNSvs
that tnS gb, or these United States would not exist
Eo1day and we sons Of the MaGe@,9eeIS Knows
jnase jnh, waH Nations may not govern with inJusuce
or cuba free would stil be cream, u,,, he
beSieb Germany and Russia would see her aTe pgn
ished for greed that ge 9le5 Poand the land they
robbed of her independence the country ~ 10 For
Europe the world, civilization owe SO sotyard M II
Tolled TO engulf all with all that Oreniasil c
where Crescent waves tIanISF Iand Of shame that
earned Contempt of all who heard the w3T1 80 D ySsd
fus France, that has f2en ara FTonSe S whose vile
and obscene attacks on Brltains QHeel{{ sSnUId
nSo.ect her in the eyes Of manly men-frahce IT,
{oices AZ Britain's defeat. .rs nil, r
JoIIgge Eneland fights for land greed no word VII VIII
cav TO defend her But let France that 5oTDNo Or
ITSlv OF Nice and Germany OF AlsaGe a arS Suaeia
rairs. let Germany that robbed Austria OF
is. Austria which helped to ROB Denmark "a "a
schleswig- Holsten let Russia; & &wniCn mas Sroyince
turkey as Turkey has robbed many IdPfaO ia raid,
lei the United States whose page Ui ireacct and
ing is not righteous-let all say. say sand con-
Semned But America must not lose sght % 9i 'iiis t
fact: That Britain beaten means an e," America
nremacy OF the English speaking races, Jingle
pione cannot hope for successful expansion siisi &
banded against Frank, Teuton and Russ. tops IN,
most awkward for this country wouIu nav az birnan
I claim that the hope OF tHe t, WI -ooress de-
rights and human progress ma ERA Irh'eT smoking
pends upon the supremacy OF lhe EiS
reces repeat. this country must eAia iai MIA
NV Legitimate means-but without her aIiy, ye,rotmre
~ common language by descent oy H'er S.So,,t
pS ~, Iitertv and reverence for reIigion-WIInoL
ber natural ally the British Empire nor 1leH bnr
nor Teuton nor Russ, VIII hesl'aae 49, ~ Tbey are
agbtne for their independence Ihey me i,aS
nsTrow in their ideas Of government p"' ia"
roTnesS Ssn Is no we have brave foes each command
ing sympathy each touching me HeHI -. aeboca
every good man and woman; oecauSg pea res orphans'
OF tiss ,nrs +" the anguish Of wounded men ana the
sroans OF men stricken with disease
Dr Mendes suggested a supreme court OF ha
,,onal arbitration composed OF the three supreme
court Judges senior in each nation. ,o, T., sucb a
YOU might say he added' nSt arise and bias
court t99Sns True but IT would lead 10 the BlDle
sniu}ton OF war-the appointment OF SUPP eriIT iII
tribunal Of the only naon IN md a" vet have political
interests in none. mean our o"ii ''e
nation. p.,ast,ns "a once constituted a neutral
I'D independent State. with the armies OF e rIe
1d niedged 10 enforce the decisions OF us NVuIt
OF Arbitration. then VIII me swoid nn % Viii II rest
S1d snd h he PIii Pstill."