New-York tribune., 1904-10-04
Hay TO PEACE DELEGATES
BOSTON CONGRESS OPENS.
Secretary Praises President-Bishop
Of Hereford Responds.


here for the first formal meeting Of the thir-
,aa-rb annual convention. President George r
To,es of the Massachusetts Senate extended the
--.a+fnn OF the Commonwealth OF Massachu-
.e.ts ana Mayor Patrick A. Collins that q
T0ston.
Secretary Hay traced briefly the war history
re ,i,is country and pointed out that Americas
,--es-ast men had been warm advocates OF Teace-
He agreed with Tolstoi, that religion wss the
remedy for war. He promised the ad-nh'stTa-
,iou's support SO far as practicable, II tie prin-
ciple Of the arbitration Of such questions as mag
not he settled through diplomatic Negotiations
and expressed confidence that at no Distant day
she attention Of the nations might be brought
70 a project looking toward the return OF peace
IN the Far East.
PRESIDENT JONES REPRESENTS BATES.
speaking for the Governor, President Jones
yaid that il vas strange and ht1ng coincldence
.bs- at the very moment the Gnal eulogy was
baing pronounced over the body of senator Hoar
she congress should be opening because. as
.svvsrr of Massachusetts ana Of the nation as
,,su his voice was ever fo- peace and honor.
7Ia also expressed the wish that the influence
NJ the action of this congress may be universal
and worldwide"
The meeting was held in fremont Temple.
y3.fore , O'Clock. the hour appointed tor the
meeting. the spacious auditorium vas crowded.
and streams Of people were turning away from
,b. entrances Within the hall a large portrait
~ Senator Hoar has been placed AZ the centre
OF ire platform
las. besore . o'clock Edwin q Mead. chair
-,s, ~ ,he corlr.ttee on organization of the
0.,ea congress srresred on the stairs leading
- ,be nlzrtornl. escortilg Secretary Hay. The
.,aiarce broke into applause Mayor Collins
go president Jones os the Senate. the Bishop
~ Hereford Dean George Hodges OF Harvard
sn5 Robert Treat Paine. president Of the Ameri-
csD Peaos Society, followed Mr.. Mead and Sec
7sga-y Fay.
SECRETARY HAYS ADDRESS.
A chorus Of women in the choir gallery sang,
ana Mr. Mead introduced Secretary Hay. who
spoks a. follows:
esteem & a great honor and privilege 10 be
s7i,--SS - exreiSa 10 YOU the welcome Of the
government and the people Of the United states
- Arne-scs On -his memorable and auspicious
occasion. No time could be more fitting for this
gathering OF a parliament Ot peace than TO-DAY,
when at the other end Oe the world the thunder
0f 3 destructive and sangulnary war IS oeale.l-
3ng the nations while mere y are prepStlls 70 20
settle the question OF a vast transfer OF power
by an appeal 10 reason and orderly procedure
under the sanction OF law implicitly accepted
fy eighty millions Of people, and, as II heaven
had decided 70 give sign OF deepest significance
Ro che hour OF your meeting IL comedies with
che commitment to eternal peace OF al that was
mortal of our dear and hcnored co-laborer IN
rhAs sacred cause. George FTisbie HOar had
sTsay titles 20 glory and honor. Not the least OF
them was the firm and constant courage with
which through ali his illustrious life he pleaded
sor humanity and universal good will No place
Couid he more suita he than this high hearted
city which has been for nearly three hundred
scErs the birthplace ard the home - every idea OF
progress and enlightenment which has gerTni-
mated n the Western World. To bid YOU welcome
% The home OF Vaue. Of Winthrop. and Of Adams
81 Claiming and Emerson is 70 give YOU the
freedom OF no mean city, TO make you uartakers
~ a spiritual Inheritance without which with
Ell our opulence. we should be poor indeed Il
IS irue that this great commonwealth has
sought with the sword, peace under liberty.
We confess that many wars have left their
traces IN the pages Of its history and its lit
erature; ar has adorned the public places Of
1his stately town with the statues Of its heroic
sons But the dominant note % sts highest cult
IRE its most persistent spirit. has been that
Righteousness which eXaIteth a nation that obe-
oience 10 the inner light which leads along the
Paths OF peace.
NATIONS POLICY OF PEACE
And che policy OF the nation Al large. which
oR IS 50 much oS its civic spirit 10 the founders
Of New-Ensland. has been ir the main d policy
OF peace During the hundred and twenty years
of our independent existence we have had but
three wars with the outside world though we
have had & most grieyoUs ana dolorous struG-
&c WIN our own people We have had. think.
greater relative immunity from war than suv
- or nelshbors. All our greatest men have
Detl- earnest advocates OF pe1ce- The very men
Wne founded our liberties VITA the mailed hand
defested and ahhorred war as tha Ynos+ flltfla
ana ferocious Of human folIss Franklin and
JEFFERSON repeatedly deuouncei 1.-THE one with
al the energy Of his rhetOrse. the other with
The lamDenL lre " his wit. But not our phi
tosopheTs alone-ou- fighting nen have seen at
close quarters how hideous is the face Of war
" washington said. My first wish is 10 see this
plague 10 mankind banished from the earth.
and again he said we have experienced enough
o. lis evils in this country t. krDw that IL should
1ot ~ wantonly or unnecessary entered upon -
there IS no oiScOrdanr note in ne utterances OF
our most eminent soldiers on this subject. The
most famous utterauce OF General Crant-the
che which VIII inger longest in tho memories OF
neA--Aas Lhe prayer Os his aar weary heart
Let Us nave peace" Shernsn reached the
SAD War is hell" And Abraham Lincoln.
Gi1er the four terrible years in which ne had di-
recteo our vast armies and nages uttered on
ne tnreshold o. eternity the ferIent and touch
irg aspiration that the mighty scolIrRe Of war
might speedily pass away
PRESIDENTS FOR ARBITRATION.
There has been no solution OF continuity I'm the
selliiIn@Uts OF our Presidents on nis subject M
20 ms Gay Mckinley deplored with every pulse
~ ms nonest and kindly heart the advent of the
war which he had hoped might not come in his
dsy. and gladly hailed the eariies moment for
making peace; and President Roo,evelt has the
sane treless energy ia the work OF concord that
ne displayed when he sought peace and ensued
y o. the field Of battle. No Presidents I'm our
history have been SO faithful and 50 efficient as
ne i2st TWO In the cause or arbitration and Of
ever peaceful settlement Of differences men
lon them together because their work has been
karnlOnious and consistent We hailed with joy
ne generous initiative Of the Russian Emperor.
-nd sent TO the conference AT The Hague the
Best had in civic and military life.
when the Hague Court lay apparently wrecked
- the beginning Of its voyage. threatened with
death before n had fairly begun TO live il was
the American government which gave II the
breath OF life by inviting the Republic Of Mex