Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-18
r,lr DAY or PEACE.

Al1N IL, EueAil wv NtN.''r'F'
in this statc, to the cause OF peace w
response to the appeals made TO pfeSi7
tents of Relief societies ana h"Ni'S
Ladies Mutual Improvement assoc'',
tions. by Mrs Emily S Richards ana
Mrs, Minnie J, Snow, and to the s'heto'
public by the Governor of the S'a'e'
The people of Utah who are members
of the church, are Interested IN the
cause of peace They have been taught
to "renounte war and proclaim peace,
and seek diligently to turn the hearts
of the children 20 their fathers anu
the hearts OF the fathers 10 the chu7
tlren." Cpoc. and Gov. IS 49, ne
proclamation of peace is their Spec'"'
mission. But 1t is not theirs alone
F,vervone Is interested in the estabIlsh-
ment OF good win. Here Is q platform
,pon which all can come together ana
stand together. and the result would
necessarily be enlarged opportunities
for usefulness.
brIef review Of the history of the
peace movement may be Of interest IN
1915 the first peace society In America
was formed BY David Low Dodge inc
Same year the Massachusetts Peace So
cietv was organized In Dr, Channinss
study in Boston. In 1916 the LONDON
Peace society was organized. The first
Peace congress was held In London IN
1913. In that assembly Great Britain
was represented by s37 delegates; the
tinted States by 81, and the rest OF the
world by C. On this occasion propo-
sition was considered, on the motion OK
Judge william Jay of New York, that
an arbitration clause should be ems
bodied In all future commercial treaties
between the great powers. A number
of congresses followed the London gain"
ering. Some OF them were held IN
rapid succession. The Brussels congress-
took place In 1Sis, and 1t was followed
by the memorable congresses of Paris,
Frankfort. and London In 1Sig, 1850,
and 1851, respectively. Victor Hugo
presided over the Paris congress. This
peace wave, however, broke against
the Crimean war and other great COM
flicts, and the peace cause appeared
almost lost for time.
However, another series OF interna~
tional peace congresses opened with the
gathering at Paris in 1889. SUISSE
auent conferences OF an international
character have been held In London.
Rome, Berne, Chicago, Antwerp, Buda-
Pest, Hamburg, Paris. Glasgow, Mona
co, Rouen, Boston. Lucerne and Milan.
The international assembly Of peace
friends this year will take place at Mu
mich in August.
The influence OF all these demonstra-
lions for peace cannot be doubted. But
still moro potent factor is the
American system of government under
which supreme Court, by mutual
agreement of the several Independent
states ends all controversies that may
arise between them. This Is a practice
all demonstration to all the world OF
the folly of submitting TO the arbitrn-
ment OF the sword, disputes that may
Just as well be settled by a better
method. But the influence Of both
peace congresses and the example OF
tho United states government was
al one timo lost upon Europe. The
policy OF Bismarck that led 20 tho
humiliation OF one ueghbor after an
other. converted all Europe into
military camp. and the activity OF the
nations VAS directed so tho building
up OF armies and nayies. First when
Bismarck had been retired to private
life ana new Emperor had assembled
the Russian throne did the cause OF
peace again claim attention. The
death pf Blgmurplg yn 1S4R d.prfva1