The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-18

 national honor by spilling human blood" After President Eliot had concluded, there were read number of messages of greeting and congratulation. Among these were greetings from the King or Italy, King of Norway, the King of Sweden, former President Grover Cleve- land and Vice President Fairbanks.
 Bryan Speaks.
 The last speaker of the evening was William J. Brayn, who had already spoken at length at the Waldorf-Astoria dinner. MT Bryan said:
 ''I want to leave with you thought in closing this congress- On a hearth stone in England the word others is inscribed. I have thought much of that word lately and it grows upon me. It is not until one begins to learn that there are others that he has been lifted out of himself and brought into contact with society. We may measure mans ad- vancement by his conception of the mean ing of the word others To me my friends, one of the noblest principles of humanity is found in the undylng com mandment
 '' Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'
 ''If we as a nation should spend each year 10 per cent of what is annually appropriated for our army and navy in
  sities to which the youth of all nations might be invited and educated at our expense; if after a term of years we could send these young people back to their homes impressed with American ideals and imbued with love for our country, we would do more to protect the United States from attack than by all the Dreadnoughts we could put upon the water. America is altruistic and is doing more for mankind than any other nation on the globe.
 The banquet closed with the singing of America
 At the Wa!dorf-Astoria.
 Peace among all peoples, a peace that would be lasting if not indeed eternal that was the ideal raised aloft to be fol- lowed by all nations by the speakers to- night at the dinner at the Waldorf-As- toria hotel, arranged to close the delib- erations of the peace congress.
 The American flag hung from the wall at the head of the dining apartment and around it were suspended the flags of the other nations that will take part in the next The Hague conference and that have taken an active part through the citizens in the present congress. The floral decorations on the tables were roses and carnations.
 Spectators occupied the boxes in the
 
 began every convenience for listening to the addresses had Veen taxed
 Former Mayor Seth Low of New York. the presiding officer at the dinner, was attended by those who had been request ed to speak.
 Messages From Kings.
 Archbishop Ireland said grace
 The reading of cablegrams from for eign rulers opened the exercises
 From the King of Norway:
 T beg you to bring my best greet ing to the national arbitration and peace congress whose work I hope may pro- mote the great purpose of advocating the peaceful settlement of international misunderstanding, a purpose in which the Norwegian people take such lively interest"
 The King of Italy:
 Cordial thanks for the courtesy of your invitation. The good things which the Arbitration and Peace Congress prom iseS, the illustrious benefactors of hu- manity in it, should be able to bring to pass notably and speedily"
 The President of Switzerland:
 II am very happy for this opportunity to assure you of the interest l have in the work in which the congress is en- gagged, and to express to you my most sincere wishes for the success of your work"
 The Nobel committee of the Norwegian parliament:
 ..rhe Nobel committee of the Nor wegian parliament greets the American peace conference assured that the United States continues to glory in the traditions of advocating peace principles
 Still other messages came from the international bureau of peace in Berne. former President Grover Cleveland and the minister of The Netherlands.
 Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. the first speaker, provoked great applause