Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-29
NEXT YACHT RACE MONDAY.
UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION.
Convictions That Were Given Out at
To-Day's Meeting.

Mystic, Aug 29.-At to-day's session
the following was given out; Convlc-
tions OF the Universal Peace unaon
With all the encouragement In the
demand for peace, by the most intelu-
gent and progressive minds OF the age
and the increased number of successrul
arbitratio We are still confronted
with obligations resting upon peace SO
cieties and all advocates OF peace 10
remove the causes and abolish the GUS
tom of war.
l. We are convinced that the duty
of the hour is to overcome the injustice,
oppression, cruelty, inhumanity, 'lg-
norance, the military spirit and all con-
ditions that make war possible, by edu-
cation and example and by presenting
substitute for war and the military
system; by teaching the principles OF
peace and arbitration in schools ana
universities, by pracbicing them I'm So
cial. commercial and political life ana
by multiplying courts of arbitration.
. 2. We are convinced that the more
the military is pampered and strength
ened the more the civil Is weakened,
and we view with alarm the increase
of the army and navy, the building OF
battleships for Turkey and other TOR
eign governments with aid the I'M
provements of American genius, the
farcial and expensive playing OF naval
battles on the coast of Maine and the
unrestricted sale of firearms, and the
best way to offset this is to render
them useless and thus lead to disarma-
ment, making law supreme, arbitration
the reserve force in all cases, and edu-
eating to higher plane of civilization
citizenship and morality.
8. That Iynching Is monstrous
peaee-breaker, an outgroWth or the
war system that takes law into its own
hand, ignoring that of God and man,
and we call upon state aud national
legislation to take early and united ac-
ton upon hs suppression. Let the in
dividuals composing the mobs set q
good example of purity themselves and
give their time to educating and up
lifting the ignorant and depraved. Let
the courts insure speedy, certain and
impartial trials, and pity and curative
treatment take the place of hate ana
vengeance and If there be uncontrolled
passions in tlle depraved victim Of
iynching there is a remedy which med
zeal skill may well be called upon to
heal ais III would any other diseased
condition; for the increase of sensual
criminality affecting present morality
and future generations forces the sug-
gestion that this remedy, administered
with wisdom and the best surgical aDil-
ity, would be a protection TO society
and q kindness and mercy to the or
fender.
4. That race hatred and prejudice is
an offense against the Creator, is in
tensifed selffshness and egotism and
menace to peace wnlch re-
fined and enlightened manhood will
not permit, and the negro ana
any other race by industry, morality,
education and character will by time
remove.
5. That there should be some unit
ed plan and action to prevent the petty
jealousies and disagreements In gov
ernments from growing into national
and international contentious and wars
and that newspapers should not be war
makers by their sensational and un-
warranted newsmongers.
g. That the facility Of intercom-
munication of one nation with anoth-
err makes one family. enlarges the
sphere and increases the duty of COM
mon humanity, and the province of
peace maker Is to know no state boun-
daries lor racial distinctions in freely
criticizing and correcting wrong and
relieving oppression and suffering
whether i'm Russia, Turkey or Armenia
or wherever it exists and be willing
to receive the same from others, If
found in our own country, thus Great
ing an united sentiment and action for
it's correction.
Z. We are convinced that a grave
mistake has been made by the drifting
of our ship buildings from merchant
men to battleships and accounts for the
steady decline in the tonnage Of the
merchant marine. Commercial inter
course being peace agency an en-
larged and perfected ocean marine is
demanded, giving greater facility for
trade; proper employment for seamen
and cementing the brotherhood OF the
world, whereas an immense war navy
does exactly the reverse.
8. That peace comprehends the love
lof country and countrymen, the
wide world over and to relieve quick
ly suffering and the loss from great
disasters and to bring out the charity
and humanity of mankind will make
for peace by havingsa a national and
internatioal relief fund to be drawn
upon at q moments notice.
g. That strikes and lockouts can be
avoided by more of cooperative
feeling and mutual interest and con-
cessions, the recognition of the rights
of each other and an observance of the
Golden Rule. The eleven cardinal
Y1raroarnay nv 11S x~as,o ~, ac-
septially effective wherever carried
out.
10. That the president of the Unit
ed States should be empowered to
call d conference of representatives
of all the civilized powers every four
years to consider questions of general
interest for the common welfare, look
ing to more pacific relations and the
prevention of war.
IL. That heavy responsibility
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