New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
PRESIDENT AND PEACE.
Minute of Society of Friends Ap-
proUing His 4etioa.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / herewith inclose copy of a minute re-
Gently adopted by the Baltimore quarterly meeting
held at Sandy Spring. at which was present
handed the inclosej minute to the President on TIE
day following He seemed much pleased to receive
the communication from the meeting, and has
since acknowledged its receipt to the clerk OF mat
meeting. / simply send it to you, thinking that
some time it might be of interest If the question
ever came Up as to the relations existing between
the President and the Quakers. You, perhaps are
aware that last fall there considerable effore
made to ALLEVIATE the Republican ouakers from the
support of the President. WILLIAM w COCKS
Old Westbury, Long Island June 20
At Baltimore Quarterly Meeting Of the kesf5s S fbs
Twelfth of Sixth Month; 1905. member presentea t
the following paper, which was read, and. alteI F
adopted by the meeting. and the clerks were d.
reefed have copy made Of IT it. ID dnlg aHdRghu
AS our friend and brother has admirably ex.
mss and d. oreEn anGs or nS dne
voice of God was not given alone to Moses an tne
Prophets the founder of our faith' put II Can
still be heard even in our own day: o. ,ts+ori
This thought suggested an event OF s5ea' the last
cal Importance that occurred oniy wltn I,se dis
few days For sixteen months two R d@eT and re-
sources have been eontending g tor mas Far - have
awful arena of The results mus iaa IL hdb a. q
water The larger nation, still having great ARMIES eS
in the field would not hoDie ssIsr one Would not
take the first STEP and there seemed every PT0sso for
that the war would continue to drag along LVi
months perhaps years. with it's sure accompan-
ment of loss and misery. None of the european
nations would interfere, they were hanlIereu %
custom or feared their motives Wouid oe nliscoiI-
strued, but the President of our own country, m IN
an earnest appeal to both conending nations, Has
started a movement far grander than that "uICn t!
was started when he touched button snort i Thie
ago to set in motion the Portland EXposltlon ms
appeal 10 the better nature of the governments mas
been answered the offer has been accepted ana
are expecting a cessation of hostilities.
Does history-sacred or pTefane-show an lnsIalie @
of greater good resulting from the act OF one man
All over Russia the time of terror and alxiety IS
changed to one of relief and deliVerance, Whle IN
Japan the happiness is yet greater, ana she Iesls
that she can emerge from the costly cruelty OF d
destructive war and give opportunity Tor the oe-
yeIopment and progress she has shown such con-
spicuous evidence of desiring and deserving In
the air
We hear again the OF Christ. saying Peace
Peace, and longer from its prazen poI iais
The blast of Wars great organ shakes the shies'
But beautiful Of the immor'als
The holy melodies OF Love arise
This action of the President gives just cause for
iov and thankfulness TO all our people, put espe-
ciaIIy so society, for 1T is exactly IN me
with all its teachings, and Is tribute 10 @ ane
endeavors used speedily to end themF Whe can
universal peace was not influenced. 20 some sllshI
extent at least by the consistent attitude taken oy
this society from its foundation. two hundred ana
sixty years ago? c,,o-
CALEB ]. MOORE
LETITIA P. HULL