New-York tribune., 1904-09-27
MAYOR RECEIYES THEM.
Peace Delegates -4re Greeted by
Many at the City Ciub.

Over one hundred of the peace delegates who are
visiting this city attended a reception given for
them az the CITY Club last night Flags ~ the
eleven countries represented M the congress we're
hung about the rooms. each flag being a centre
about which delegates from that country conEre-
gated With each group a consul from that
nation. Mayor Mcclellan welcomed the delegates
on behalf u the CITY. lie and Wheeler r. Peck
ham. president of the club stood IN ne large re-
ception room Among tho large committee Of the
club 20 receive the delegates guests with them
we're Nicholas Murray Butler. r r BoVker Rob
efr Z. Ely. Homer Folks Joseph Larocque. George
Haven Putnam. james 2. REYNOLDS. Herman Rid
der. Carl Schurz. oswald . Willard William
Corwine, F. r L Gould. Herbert Parsons ana T.
y Sellgnnn
The gaveI used by Mr Pe-kha-n vas that used
AZ the sS9th anniversary Of the signing % Magma
Charta ay the presiding officer ~ the Joint meet
inE ~ the senate and House Of Representatives.
which invited this meeting of the Inter
parl!amentar" Congress 20 America on the nun
fredth anniversary OF the Freedom - The press in
Hungary. on the nundredt1 anniversary or the
birth OF the French Republic and the fan ~ the
Bastiie. and Al number of other imuartant meet
lnEs and anniversaries
Mr.. Peckham told rhe delegates that the city
Club approved the high purpose which the dele
gates we're advocating and that all nations should
be brought 70 have their differences settled by dis
cusston and by the brains % mon
Mayor Mcclellan said:
This plan you are trying to put into effect is
grand one. Scarcely war has been fought that
might not have been 8vered II the TWO belllgerents
years ago that young soldier travelling I'm Europe
met Il certain archduke. and IN conversation with
MIN the srchduke expressed his surprise that the
Sohier spoke English 80 well for SAID m" arch
duke, II have always understood that IN America
nothing but Spanish was spoken
Ihis story is no fable, for II was told 10 my
father
We laugh at the mistakes OF yesterday ana
cay that now understand each other better, but
DO We In my experience in the House OF Repre-
sentaiives and among mer in general ] have come
To the conclusion that the statesmen OF a nation
know very little Of what goes on outside the
borders Of their land. doubt II there Is one
dent Of the Swiss Republic Is
ANY movement that tends 10 bring statesmen OF
will surely tend 10 bring about international good
feeling and international peace.
Mr.. Bartholdt i'm the OF brief address,
said he felt he must express his appreciation Of
the fact that New York city did things differently
from Chicago and did them better. In my opn-
ion, he said the visit OF over two hundred mem
bers Of this union is the most novel that has ever
been recorded IN the annals OF our country
W Randall -Cremer tod OF the efforts to get a
treaty Of arbitration between the United States
and Great Britain. He said.
glorious opportunity was lost 10 your country
by three votes in the Senate Since then have
been able 10 get treaties Of arbitration between
different countries. thanks 10 the monarch who
now sits on the English throne, and have come
TO the United States to what do
We have from the lips or your President prom
ise from which he cannot withdraw and I do not
believe that he would II he could call second
conference at The hague 10 SSve the United states
a chance 10 complete the work that has been ne
gun. II our own King should have the honor 70
work with your President IN completing the work
for the peace OF the world at the conference that
has been called am sure that he would gladly
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