The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-13
PEACE LITERATURE IN LEWIS
ACADEMY.

The Kansas State Peace Society. anx-
ious to create sentiment in behalf of ma
tional peace, has purchased forty books,
booklets and pamphlets, showering the
| blessings of peace and the horrors ard
costs of war. The titles of some of these
books are as follows:
The Voice and Peace; The United States
! Topics of Discussion in schools and
| Colleges; International Arbitration; Court
| of Arbitration and The Hague; War In
necessary and Unchristian; The War Sys-
| TEN; Plan for the Peace of Europe; The
| American Friends Peace Conference; Lay
Down Your Arms; Dymond on War; The
| Future OF War, Jaen De Bloch; Capt
| jerks Hero; The True Grandeur Ma
tions, Charles Sumner; Discources on
War, William Ellery Claiming; The Fed
Grafton of the World, DR.. Trueblood; The
Peace Conference at The Hague, a his
tory of its proceedings and the results.
This last is of inestimabIe value to any
wishing TO know something of the lofty
ideals of the conference and the labors
in unfolding and harnonizing the views
of the same till unity was reached and
articles creating the world-renowned In
terantionaI Court of Arbitration" located
at The Hague were adopted.
This book of over 500 pages, stat
ings and calculating principles, is a
true magma charta of peace and re-
minds one of that famous book, THE
Federalst.'' of hundred years ago, ana
Lying. explaining and defending the Con-
stitution of the new Republic. As states
men, jurists, and publicists drew their
argument from that rich mine of politi-
cal wisdom for decades after it's publ
cation, so will the friends of peace draw
from this respondent treasury of d.
plomacy, some of their strongest argu-
ment in behalf of the International Court
of Arbitration and Ultimate Disarma-
ment.
Space does not permit presentation of
the scope of three or four others of these
admirable books, but may summarize by
saying any who reads with care, any one
or two of the larger volumes and fails
to become an ardent advocate of peace.
may be safely turned over to the Philis-
tines as infidels. Here are thoughts that
breathe, and words that burn for peace
and against war. They will lead you to
feel, at least, to hope we are getting out
of the age of iron and blood and getting
into an age of reason and justice.
These books as intimated above, will be
placed in the library of Lewis Academy,
Wichita, and will be under the care and
management of the Society's secretary.
Prof. j. NJ Naylor.
The committe has prescribed the fol- |
lowing rules:
ThaCn SnPnlnllN
members of the society, but as it is de-
sirable TO disseminate peace knowledge, !
their use will, at least for a period, be /
open to all lovers of peace.
.. The library room will be open during |
all school hours, five days in the week. /
3. In case parties wish to take books
out for home readings, they will deposit |
the cost of the book with the librarian.
1t is hoped that all will see the neces-
sity of this as a guaranty against loss
arising from forgetfulness or inattention.
4. Opportunity will be given for taking
out and returning same at p. m. on
Wednesdays and Fridays. Lastly, it is the
purpose of the committee to add other
books as funds shall come in from fees.
AS there are no million dollar salaries
for officers. we hope 10 spend all monies
from fees for books, save a mere modi-
cum for printing. The initiation fee is
very small. SOC. Yet out of these fees.
with several yet unpaid, we have been
able to purchase the books named above.
AS encouragement to members and to
friends of peace, We gladly state that
his society. only little over two months
Did. already numbers fifty members. rep
-esenting eight towns and cities. Arkan-
'as City is in honor. all her ministers,
save one, with several laymen, are mem
)erS
All lovers of peace are cordially invited
o join, thus contributing their influence
oward forming a public sentiment that
hall make for national peace and ulti-
nately disarmament.
The next meeting of the society, Sept.
in Lewis Academy, Wichita.
GEO. W. HOSS, President.