Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-04
SO DECLARES EDWIN D. MEAD.
10 an Address Delivered Before .hc
international Peace Con.
gross,
AMERICAN PEOPLE WAKING UP,
"NIIl Declare that All Playing With
The Fire Of NIilItlrism 10 the Re.
public Mist Cease Forever

Boston, oct t-Robert Treat PAM
OF Boston, vas today elected president
Of the international Peace congress
Benjamin r. Tuebood Of Boston WAS
chosen secretary
The first formal business meeting Of
the Thirteenth international Peace con.
grtss was held today Three delibera.
tive sessions nt which he delegates are
expected 10 enter into a free discus.
sion OF subjects looking toward the
general 1ttonmeut Of peace, will con-
truc through Friday
Edwin d. Mead OF Boston made the
opening address today
A special matter to be brought up
for consideration was the cablegnm
received las, night from Sir Thomas
Barclay. OF England by President Rob
ert r. Paine ST., Of the American Peace
society, refarreing to the deslrabity
Of treaty Of arbitration between
Great Britain and America,
Mr. Mead, 10 opening the meeting,
reviewed the connection OF fremont
Temple with the peace movement es-
pocHlly in 1899, when the principal
American meetings were held there TO
promote interest In The Hague oon-
ference,
Mr. Mead continued
we do not forget to be sure. none
remember 20 constantly. hat our own
republic from which 1t was indeed your
right not to expect 10, has Yielded ln
these days 10 the temptation TO make
herself also great naval power and
indulge the huury old ambitions OF
commanding respect by force instead Of
by IDEAS and the neighborly hand We
acknowledge the justice Of your warn-
lIgs and repOaches We do not resent
them we thank you for them. II In the
great temptations OF our OpulenCe and
power some of us are IN danger Of
fCrgetfulness and faithessness may the
presence OF so many Of you
here from nations whose bur
dens aud dangers are so much
greater than ours and who need the
support OF every influence Of ours upon
the right side and not the wrong side
help TO call us back TO our great ma
tional ideals and better selves. You
have right TO ask Us to check the
building Ola great navy We must say
to YOU that the real way 10 help us IL
by such organization at home as shall
check the increase of your own our
president has assured you that he shall
take steps for the calling OF second
Hague conference TO push the work
which the first could not fully achieve.
| believe that he viii do IL. Of this
be sure that the American peOple are
waking un. They Will declare that an
playing with the fire Of militarism IN
this republic must forever cease
FROM SIR THOMAS BARCLAY.
London oct 4.-Sir Thomas Barclay
asked the Associated Press 20 com.
the following message 10 the
Boston peace conference.
Il am very sorry / am unable 10 az.
tond the Boston conference. attach
immense importance TO that conference
because such a number OF dlBtin-
gushed, practical men have taken ga
interest In Il, The next great stem
taken IN the history Of international re-
a,ioas. viii, expect. be treaty of an.
between Great Britain and
America. wish the conference great
success en- their meeting"
Sir Thomas Barclay expects 10 visit
he United States at the end ~ his
year