Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-14
THE WORLDS
CRISIS NOW.
Lucia Arnes Meade Before Wom-
an Suffrage Congress Our
Part to Lead.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-THE Worlds
present Crisis" vas the subject of an
address by Lucia Ames Meade before
the National American Woman Suf-
rage association congress here. She
said:
When We consider the 100000 600
Russians n Siberians who are emery
ing from political bondage to compare
tive freedom and the awakening of that
one-quarter of the human race which
lives in China-when we consider the
possibilities of new relations with
South America and what may come
from the second Hague conference. we
perceive that never since history began
have so many forces been at work to
bring rapid changes in the lives of so
many millions of human beings.
ITO ignore these momentous move
ments and to feel no responsibility for
them would be objectionable in any
one, but most of all in an American
today. Under the oppression and ag-
grcssion of so called Christian nations
China Is turning from a peaceful ma
ton which honors scholarship supreme
ly to a military nation that is hanging
a heavy milestone of debt about the
necks of millions of poor artisans and
farmers. For this burdensome and
dangerous and wholly unnecessary ad-
dition to the militarism of the world
Christian nations are responsible.
1.-THE United States, protected by two
nanpnc with nnt a nation on the pm
isphere that dares to attack her, with
not a nation in the world that is her
enemy. a rich nation with endless re-
sources and ~undeveloped markets with
in her own borders. feeding Europe
ninety days in a year, this most fortu-
nate nation is the one of all others to
lead the world out of the increasingly
intolerable bondage of ornaments.
IF the United States will take a
strong position on gradual. proportional
disarmament, the first step may be
made toward it at the second Hague
conference soon to be held.
"If they will agree to neutralize the
Philippines. as Belgium and Switzer-
land are neutralized. a large fraction
of our navy will be rendered needless,
now kept on the plea of protecting
them. If they will agree to protect all
private property at sea it will enable
England to reduce her navy. If they
will agree to call n world assembly at
regular intervals to consider not only
the disputed questions which unsettled
lead to war. but TO create Il worlds
common coinage and agree upon he
settlement of other matters of mutual
interest, they will build UP gradually
that code of international law which
alone can make The Hague court ade-
uuate and efficient for every case.
''yvhat we need today is less crave
fear. less trembling at the %bugaboos of
outside enemies. The nations w1"st
enemies have never been red coats or
gray coats or McXicans or Malays.
They are the boodlers and grafters-
the traitors in time of peace, the shirk-
ers and deserters at the polls. We need
a new courage. a courage that shall be
willing to take a reasonable risk. that
shall dare to lead in the new war
against war. Let us women help to in
spire our men with that courage: let
our teachers instruct Il youth on the
meaning of the new internationalism;
let our editors and preachers and con-
gressmen do their part, and our below
ed country shall open to the toiling suf-
fering millions of this war cursed
world the way-the only way-toward
justice, prosperity and peace"