Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-11
oFFICIAL GAIL.

women:
OFFICIAL CALL.
To All officers Of the Womans Re
lief Society & Y. L. NJ l. s. -- Wishing
TO comply with the request made Of the
women OF Utah by Mrs May Wright
Sewall, representing the United States
on the international Peace Committee
of Women, we have decided to ask you
to unite IN taking the Initiative to
call a meeting In each ward through
out the State In the interest Of peace
and arbitration, TO be held simultane-
ously with the international Conference
OF Peace Commissioners convened at
The Hague on Saturday May IS, 1901.
Appoint the meeting at such place and
hour as best suits your circum-
stances,
Let suitable program be prepared
on the subjects mentioned, including
music and ask all of every creed ana
denomination who viii, to join in the
movement. The accompanying adj
dress should be read and voted upon
at all the meetings.
Our officers outside Of Utah are
asked to Join with the people Of their
own states IN whatever peace demon
strati0n may be made there.
VIII you kindly report, at an early
date, the number Of people In attend
ance at all such meetings as we'll as
any other item Of importance, Ad-
dress all such communication to Mrs.
T., b. Wells. Salt Lake city
Yours In the interest of Universal
Peace,
ZINA y. II. YOUNG, President.
EMMELINE b, WELLS,
Secretary n, w r, S.
ELMINA S. TAYLOR,
ANN NJ, CANNON,
Secretary Y, j. NJ, |. A.
THE ADDRESS.
one result Of the Peace Conference,
held at The Hague In May, 1899, was
the organization Of court Of interna-
tional arbitration. Although the pow
ers with which this court Is clothed are
limited. in comparison with what many
ardent advocates Of It's establishment
desired. IT'S existence Is the occasion
for profound gratitude, This court VIII
convene I'm its first session on May is,
1891
In the development Of the sentiment
OF international peace and Of its appll-
cation 10 International relations, for
nal. organized activity must inevitably
follow upon public opinion. To give OPP
pormnity for such friendly public
opinion as already exists to express
itself, and 10 stimulate wider public
interest In this court, In Its develop
ment and In the extension OF It's pow
err this meeting Is convened.
The men and women here assembled
have met because Of their common con-
vlctlon that the recent growth OF mill
tarlsm Is a menace to the further de-
velopment Of civilizations that the FREE
quent evidences OF national irritabllity,
greed and so-called imperialism,
Is a menace to the further development
OF civilization. that the frequent evil
dcnces Of national irritabllity. greed
and s0-called imperialism, which
have recently been given, attest to the
dangers which heset existing clvili2a-
ton. The further evolution Of human
ity Is retarded by the war spirit. The
wars that have been going forward ~
cuba. the Philippines, the Transvaal
and I'm China arrest the serious atten-
tention Of mankind. They compel all
thoughtful men and women everywhere
10 question whether the finest express
sion and civilization Is TO be found in
improved methods Of warfare; whether
the superiority Of modern over mediae-
val times consists I'm the greater NUM-
Der. variety and effectiveness OF the
weapons by whose use men slay one
another
Assembled TO consider these questions
and 10 discuss the antagonstic princi-
ples OF war and peace I'm the light OF
history. philosophy and Christian as
piration, we unite In the expression or
our conviction that nations which are
but aggregatIons Of individuals, should
be held 20 a morality at least as eX-
allied as that which is demanded Of in
diyiduals under the highest existing
forms Of civilization. The court Of jus
tice in,which differences are arbltrated
by law and reason has succeeded 70 the
duel as the approved method Of set
Ting individual controversies. We be-
lieye this fact 60 be a pledge that ma
lions also may be brought To settle,
under corresponding laws Of Justice ana
reason, sectional and international con-
trOVersles.
we hold this meeting to enllghten
public intelligence to stimulate the pub
lice conscience. 10 quicken International
gympathy. We pledge ourselves to give
support 10 the principles enunCiatel In
the conventions passed by the confer
ence at The Hague; TO sustain the court
OF International arbitration 70 endeav-
or TO augment public respect for II; and
10 aid IN so modifying conditions that
the range Of its influence and the appli-
cation OF the principles In behalf OF
which IL convenes may be extended.
In Issuing this address. we, American
women. extend Ia the women Of all ojh-
or countries a sympathetic and cordial
greeting. To us the universal demon
strntlon Of women In behalf Of peace.
glrdling the globe with o chain Of meet
ings where in. In different tongues, the
same sentiment win be expressed, Is Il
self a pledge ~ that ultimate interna-
tional fraternity under whose influence
wars and rumors OF wars shall cease
and the peace Of God be established on
the earth.
MAY WRIGHT sEwALL.
(Slgned)
on behalf Of American women repre-
sentlng the United States Of America In
"a. Iyoturpc international committee