The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07

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 Remember the days of old; consider : the years of many generation; ask thy father and he will show thee; thy Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."-Solomon.
 state Directory.
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 Vice e-Regent--Mrs Rhett Goode. Mo- Secretary-Mrs. William Harvey. New Treasurer-Mrs. J. c. Street, opelika. Historian-Miss Anne Marks Will ChspiaineMrs. Charles A. stakely. Oniciai Reader--Mrs. L. '. Haley. Agent American Monthly-Mrs. J. M Poet Laureate. Miss Meta Thompson.
 Chapter Directory
 General Sumter-Birmingham Re- gent, Mrs. A. G. Smith.
 Peter For3ey--Montgomery; Regent, Andrew Jackson-Talladega Regent. Mrs. A. c. s.orey.
 Light Horse Harry Lee-Auburn; Re- gent. Mrs George Duncan.
 Martha Wayies Jefferson--opelika; Regent, Mrs. A. l.. Dowdell 1
 John Wade Keyes--Athens; Regent. &4TS- h0Wena Sneau.
 Tuscaloosa--Tusca Regent. Mrs Ellen Peter Bryce.
 Lewis-Eufaula; Regent. Miss Mary Mobiie-Mobile; Regent. Mrs. Joseph stephensLNew Decatur; Regent, Mrs osceola Kyle.
 Frederick William Gray-Anniston; Regent, Mrs Hiram Donald Barr.
 Francis Marion-Montgomery; Re- gent, Mrs Halls Janney;
 Bienville-Anniston; Regent. Mrs
 Katherine Steel - Oxford; Regent, Mrs. James R Draper.
 The Peace Conference.
 Since the Peoce Conference, which has lately met at The Hague, has been of worldwide note. 1t will be of in- terest to the Alabama D. A. R., to read some of the sentiments on that subject, from one of our own sons. We give extracts from the Address of Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, delivered at the Sixteenth concinanal Congress of the National Society of the Daughters Of the American Revolution"
 Madam President General and Daugh- ters of the American Revolutions:
 come as a messenger from the Peace Congress now assembled in New York The senior messenger, Admiral Dewey, is detained. and 1t therefore devolves upon me to bring to this great convention the hearty greetings and 'Good-speed" orf the National Arbitra- tion and Peace Conference. (Applause). I am instructed to say 6 word on be- half of the great work which the con- gress is undertaking.
 The first association oS individuals on . basis of peace was the. family; the next was the combination of kin dred families into the clans the next was the combination of clans more or less akin. into tribes: then came the association of tribes with mutual in- eerests Into nations. The time has now ' come for the combination of all the nations in the world into a great world-repubIic, founded on the basis of justice. (Applause).
 My countrymen and countrywomen, watch the march of history! The na- tions of the world today that insist upon isolation that insist upon using their power and might to exploit weak and helpless peoples, such nations are progressively losing their own colon les, and are losing the commerce and the markets of the worlS. The birds and beasts of prey are going to the wall. and the men and nations that prey are also going to the wall. (Ap- plause).
 The fitness to survive and inherit the earth is not to be won my might and brute force and the capacity to destroy. It is going to be won by the capacity and willingness to serve, and the forecast of the Master is go- ing to come to pass-the greatest among men shall be servant of us all, and the peacemaker shall inherit the earth. (Applause),
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 My countrymen and countrywomen, war is doomedi its death knell is now tolling. (Applause). We find 1t, therefore. perfectly natural that great peace societies-individua peace socie- ties-are sprinGing up in every land.
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 And we are not surprised that al- ready there has been one convention, or conference, at The Hague, from which The Hague Tribunal, the embryo of a national judicial body, came forth and that now we are on the eve of a second Hague conference, from which doubtless will come forth. the begin ming of an international congress.
 The thought that I am instructed to bring to you Is this: The congress iu New York believes that at this juno ture, when the time has come for ac- tion. America ought to take the leader ship in the noble work. (Great and continuous applause). It believes that as our flag has stood as the guardian of liberty. it shall now stand as the sponsor of peace. (Great applause).
 Why. briefly should America take this noble leadership? It Is clear that any organization, practically suited tc preserve the peace of the world, must have a system that will guarantee tc each nation It's liberty, so that 1t may be allowed to attend to its own local national affairs, at the same time guaranteeing to it just voice in set ting the great common affairs Of the world.
 My countrymen and countrywomen, what nation has worked out such system? Search the earth, and where do you find this local self-goVernment combined with a just voice in the management of the general govern ment? You find 1t nowhere except in America Here we have this great continent of ours. far-stretching from ocean to ocean. and from almost Arc tic to tropical climes; some sections of it manufacturing, others agricultu- ral, and others mining. And yet these forty-six States of ours live together in peace on this permanent basis, each State guaranteed the local manage ment of it's own affairs, and also l. lowed a just voice in the nations af- fairs They all transact that businass