Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
PEACE CONGRESS-
At New York Has RouS-
ing Preliminary Meeting.
Thousands Turned Away and
Overflow Meeting Is Held.
Boston Mass Meeting Pledges
Support to the Movement.


| Il fitting prelude to the first national
| arbitration ana peace congress. which
| is to be opened in The same building
| tomorrow. was held at Carnegie hall
| tonight ana ii numbers ana enthusi-
| assn count for anything. The promoters
| Of the movement must have been graf
flied
The public had been invited and
came in such numbers that it was
| necessary To call upon the police re-
serve TO hold in line the thousands
that blocked the nearby streets. Proba-
| bly, 5000 persons gained admittance
while thousands were turned away for
lax Of room. OF these latter the more
fortunate secured seats at an overflow
meeting in the Broadway tabernacle.
Andrew Carnegie was expected to
preside at the Carnegie hall meeting,
but returning from Pittsburg on de
layed train he failed 70 reach the bail
until the meeting was We'll under way
and then once inside the place IL was
unable TO make his way through the
throng to the platform. and cont"nted
himself with Il place in Il box. In ms
absence Bishop Henry c. Potter pre-
sided
Around the back and sides Of the
stage on which the speakers ana the
800 singers of the OratOrio Society was
irapcd u great White curtain dotttd
with golden stars. Around it were
grouped American banners, flags ana
emblemS with white banners At Inc
center bearing the legend Of the peace
fraternity Peace for All Nations.
over this the WORD Peace" tiared i'll
bright electric bulbs.
After several selections by the Orato-
rio Society accompanied by the full or
chestra led by Frank DanroSch, the
great audience rose and sang the hymn
written by ID. {. Roberts, God or Our
Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand, Leads
Forth in Beauty all the Starry Band.
1t had been expected that peace mes
sage from President Roosevelt would
he read tonight. but no mention OF the
message was made.
Archbishop John NJ. Farley, who was
TO have been one Of the speakers. was
detained in Washington and his pre-
Dared address was read by Mgr. j. NJ.
]. I.avelle of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
.Ihe archbishop has neither been lost
nor has he forgotten, SAID MSr. La
velle. but business in connection with
he ntpptll% OIL TIE AllltI lNetI dlNl'''i''iANp''
in Washington has detained him and he
has sent his address OH to me To READ 70
Won as his vicar and representative his
greetings, compliments and regfe'S' WIN
his hearty hope and prayer for the shc-
cess of this and all similar efforts o
ward peace. So / ann here y rattie
around in his shoes as bes't | may, IN tell
ing how lie trusts that this gathering
may have the effect of Strengthening thr
arms and usefulness OF The Hdgu" lrl-
bunal and assuring tho peace OF IN"
world"
Mr. I.avelc went on to say ior nm
self that he could hope for p"ac" ana ~
would mention an incident ne had 1hsl
been discussing with Bl1lop Potter II
wa, Of q war device invented by
I1rcnchman which the inventor deciar"d
would wipe out 10000 men in II minutes
The inventor sold the device to IN" 'i'-
man government after the frrhcn GOV
crnrlrnt had declined Il.
II ma, rS;ard," said til" rector ~ =
PatrickS that The inV"Stion WAS lail-
urc. But perhaps it might not nave pe'h
so bad for the cause OF peace had IL sue
ccctlcd. For Their" are, as see IT, three
WAYS to peace. one of them is ny III
bitrati6n. wherein men give themselves
No i competent tribunal lik" tn" liaGu"
tribunal another is thar set iorth ny
T4nrvson in I.ockslcy Hall. wherein he
describes the federation oil In" Wotlh
with war drums mutf'"i.
- ..'Fhnrc Is Il third means and thlnk II
roiobt he the surest With il might come
the day when war wou,d become an apso-
lrte ir,pngsibility. That would ~ Whch
noch nation would have a weapon such
as the Frenchman devised. Then the
weakest nation would he strong as
tn strongest and the rcbher nations
world be cowed before the weak though
strong nations-strong through thelr
wonderful power And ! think u" means
would rot be the least Of tho three.
Mgr. I,avelle then read Archbishop Far
ley's address.
The other speakers were Rabbi Emil CT
I1irscb u. D.. of Chicago. and Bishop
Potter. The former spoke from the words
"Thc Advent of the Plough" Bishop
Potter spoke briefly.
During the day there were several
peace gatherings and many clergymen
made the theme the topic of their morn
ing sermons.
There were afternoon gatherings al
Carnegie hall. the Majestic theatre.
Christian Science church and Broadway
tabernacle The speakers included Rabbi
Hirsch, Alexander Irvine, w. I. STEAD
and Baron 'Estournelles de Constant.
Tomorrow at 3 o'clock the first deliDer-
alive session of the peace congress proper
will be held. and from that hour on
score Of foreign visitors and hundreds OF
officials, legislators, professional men,
and men and women who have devoted
their energies to the cause of intcrna-
tionlI peace will labor to agree on GER
tain vital points that concern all ma
tions. The address of welcome will be de-
Iivered by Mayor Mcclellan and Letter
from President Roosevelt will BE- read
The days speakers will include Secretary
Of State Root, GOV. Hughes, Secretary
Ascar s. Straus and w. T. Stead
Archbishop Farley. writing on '-Cniver-
sal Peace" said that he was not prepared
tossay that war could ever be removed
from society, but that much might be
done to mitigate its horrors and lessen It's
frequency. Efforts for universal peace.
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