The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-02
WOMEN'S EFFORTS FOR PEACE
MASS MEETINGS TO BE HELD EV-
ERYWHERE ON MAY 10.

Pastors Also Asked to Preach on
Peace and the Cars Conference
on May I4-ResOIutiOns VIII he
Adopted at All the Meetings, and
TeIeEramS Sent to Mrs. Sewcll.
Results VIII Also Be CabIed to
The Hague.
Indianapolis Ind, May Mrs May
Wright Sewell, chairman of the American
branch of the International Women's
Peace committee, which is organized to
promote the cause of peace by univer-
sal International demonstration of women
in favor of the aims for which the Cars
peace committee has been convened, has
determined upon the following programme,
which is in harmony with that adopted
by the other nations represented in the
international committee:
Women everywhere throughout the Unit
ed States are asked to arrange for holding
mass meetings of women in their respective
communities on May 10. To prepare the
public for this demonstration the women
taking the initiative are recommended to
invite the pastors of all churches 20
preach sermons on the Cars conference
on Sunday, May IA. They are also ad-
vised to avail themselves in every posi-
pie way of the aid OF the press
Programmes must be arranged by each
local committee to suit local conditions and
to correspond with the local resources.
The meetings. however, will be unified by
the presentation and passage of resolu-
tons, the complete text of which follows:
Resolved, That we, the women of the
United States, believing in the solidarity
of humanity, recognize that whatever pro-
notes the permanent interests of one ma
ton must ultimately secure the highest
welfare for ali; believing that the highest
interests of each nation are best governed
by It's own civil, political and social in
stitutions, that devotion to these inter
ests in all nations is measured by the
industrial progress of its peoples and finds
It's best expression in phi
lanthropy, letters, art and re-
Hgion; and realizing that these
expressions of a nations life langulsh IN
time of war and are abated by all the
influences, conditions and circumstances
accompanying war and resulting there
from, we deprecate the maintenance and
enlargement of the present standing armies
of the world as a menace to CIVILIZATION
to culture and to religious ideals.
Want the Abolition of War.
wherefore, resolved. That we CRATE
fully regard the conference convened by
his majesty the Car of Russia, as the
initiative of a tendency which We hope
will result In the abolition of war as
means of settling international disputes,
and the establishment of a permanent in
ternational court of arbitration.
I
extend to the commissioner appointed by
President Mckinley to represent the gov
eminent of the United States at the Cars
conference our congratulations on the OPP
portunity thus offered them to assist in The
inauguration of that better method which
shall characterize the new civilization, and
we respectfully beg to assure them that
their countryWomen confidently expect
them to tend their high influence and their
large abilities to the service of humanity
by their disinterested efforts to prornoLe
the objects set forth in this letter of his
ma iesty, the Car of Russia and tie SIN
higher objects which are in JolVed in
gradual disarmament, and which will
come TO be regar led as its natufal Sc
quence.
kilograms to Be Sent.
1t is also desired that telegram con-
tanning the information that the resolu-
lions have been passed and the number
of people present at the meeting shall be
sent from every meeting TO May Wright
Sewell, Indianapolis, Ind, and to Nrede-
scomite Hague, Holland.
The object of sending the cablegram is
to enable the central committee, which
will be in session at The Hague from May
Is to be able to make sum total for ev-
cry country of the number of women that
have convened in meetings TO express their
interest in gradual disarmament and in
international srbitation. tl:Hr
Arrangements have been made to have
this expression of the opinions. the sym
pathies and the hopes of women properly
presented to the commissioners of the re-
spectve countries represented in the
Cars conference.