Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-24
COLBY COLLEGE,.
Mrs. Mead's Address on 1.-THE Fedora
ton OF the World" Much Enjoyed.

MIS- LUCIA Ames Mead of Boston, chair.
man Oh the peace department Of the Ma.
tiofial council of Women, addressed tho
st"dehts OF Colby College Tuesday morn.
ing, taxing as her subject THE FEEDER
alton OF the World This question, the
speaker said, is the most imnortant on,
that faces civilization today. Nothing
can DC zone along lines of real advance
ment until there is a change in the atti-
tude OF nations toward one another We
pelieve mat We must fight to settle ong
natlOnal differences because we have al
ways fought The speaker strongly con
defnned war for its complete dissertation
from justice. and declared that justice
has no part in the outcome of war. The
North won In the War of the Rebellion
not on account Of the justice of its cause
but because it had more money, more
arms, more men.
A police officer who makes an arrest
must use. not a maximum but a minimum
OF force. and so should it be with the mi
litia; they should use n minimum of
force. Should they arrogate to them
selves the exercise of a maximum fore.
they should suffer the same penalties "a
the police officer suffers under the same
circumstances. And what would apply
to the militia would also apply to stand
ing armies.
The speaker quoted General Grant
opinion of the injustice of the Mexican
war. She urged the young men and wO-
men before her to take q stand for peace
for it is only by the educated, thinking
men and women of the world taking the
right stand that the final triumph of
peace and justice can be assured.
The speaker declared that we ere lv-
ing at a most critical period of world
history. She cited Russia, China and
other countries whose disturbances of
far-reaching consequence have been and
are going on. The responsibility for the
future res,s upon the people of the world.
for, China ard Russia excepted, all the
nations of the world have popular gov
ernmentS
The speaker then outlined the work OF
the worlds peace conference at The
Hague, where in 1899 delegates of &c ma
tons signed conventions relating to wa:
and arbitration In 1901 the permanent
international court of arbitration was
there established. Twenty-one of the
most important of the &c nations have
ratified the conventions and appointed ii
judges of this court, from which five We're
in 1902 selected to try the first case--onc
between the United Suites and Mexico
In 1902 at the Pan-American Congress in
Mexico, all the states in Central and
South America asked for admittance to
The Hague court. Ten of them went fur
Their and signed 4 treaty to settle their
mutual differences by arbitration. Spain
followed with similar treaties with nine
Spanisn-speaking nations on this CONT
nent. Chill and Argentina. long hostile
to each other, have led the movement to
gradual disarmament. Forty nations OF
two hemisphercs have no longer excuse
for war with each other. whatever may
still Justify civil war or war with ma
tons who are outside The Hague cour!
The Goth century will add to the inter
national court an international congress
Gradual disarmament will accompany
this.
The speaker prophesied that May Il
would soon be observed by every school
and church in the land.
Mrs Mead presented to the college Ii
brary copy of Truebloods Federation
of the World"
Ralph PenifOld of South Paris is visiting
Donald c. Briggs O9 on the campus.
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