Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-15
PROGRAM OF THE
PEACE CONGRESS
Includes Address of Welcome by
Mayor Mcclellan and Letter
From President for Today.
GREAT INTEREST IN MEETING.
Choral Service Held In Carnegie Mall
~ Prelude Ia the Opening
or the Conference

New YORK, April l5.-The national
arbitration and peace congress Of
America which meets thEee days this
week and which has attracted 10 it's
sessions many prominent men both
from thus country and Europe Will hold
it's flrst deliherative meeting at Car
nesle hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon
Andrew Carhegtee, who has taken an
active part in promoting the confer
enee will preside.
The program includes an address of
welcome by Mayor Mcclellan, the read
ing OF a letter from President Roose-
vet. who cannot be present. and adj
dresses by Spcy. OF STATE Elhu Root.
GOV, Hughes and Mi Carnegie The
subject of Secy, Roots address is THE
American Sentiment OF Humanity
A reception and luncheon at the city
club will precede this opening meeting.
In the evening second session VIII
be held and will be devoted TO Inter
national Views OF the Peace Move
ment."
Addresses will be made by Baron
d EstourneIlea de Constant of France,
OSCAR sSIThuh, w lIlAdlt j, 0Atstl VI
London; Col. Sir Robert Cranst0n and
Sir Robert 5. Ball
Delegates Ia the congress include rep
resentatIves OF the United States TO The
Hague conference, federal and stats
judges, United States senators and rep
resentatIves; governors, members OF
state legislatures mayors OF many
large cities. representative OF leading
religious, Satrlottc and phtlanthropic
tgtfa
and la Dor leaders. Besides these, Great
Britain, France. Germany, Holland and
Belgium have sent men promiRen tlv
identified with the pTopa ganda OF lia-
terna-ional arbitration.
The Intense interest in the peace
meetings was demonstrated Sunday
evening when thousands OF peopl" VS.
tied Carnegie hall TO participate in the
Introductory meeting of The congress-
The hal was speedily filed and over
Flow meetings had 10 be held In nearby
churches for lat comcrs
Sermons ON Peace and Good VIII
were preached from the pulpiss OF
many churches and addresses on the
subject were made III several public
halls, Notable addresses were made ny
Rev. DE- Nor gan Dix, Rev. Dr. Charles
Parkhurst, Congressman Richard Bar
tholdt Baron Estourneles de Con-
pers and others.
A CHORAL SERVICE
New York. April ia choral service
a fitting prelude 20 the first national
arbitration and peace congress, which Is
TO be opened tomorrow, was held AZ
Carnegie hall tonight. Probably S,OCO
persons found Ambulance. while thou
sands were unable to get within the
hall.
Andrew Carnegie was to have pre-
sided at the Meeting. but returning
from Pittsburg on delayed train ne
failed TO reach the hall under the meet
ing was we'll under way, and when once
ip side the place he was unable to make
his way through the throns 10 the plat
form In his absence Bishop Henry c.
Potter presided.
il has been expected that peace
from President Roosevelt
would be read. but no mention OF the
message was made.
Archbishop John NJ. Farley. who was
10 have been one of tho speakers was
detained in Washington and his pre-
pared address was read by Mons j. NJ
j. I.avelle of ST Patrtck's cathedral
The other speakers we're Rabbi Emil
G.. Hirsch OF Chicago and Bishop Pot
ter.
DR. Hirscll, speaking on "The Advent
Intensity che productive methods
which coax from earth the blessings
stored therein and hungers dominion
CORES pondingly shrinks. None need
starye IL all work together 10 preyen1
famine's caprIcIous and ubiquitous ih-
tTuslon-
1--WE hail The advent OF the pillow. 1t Is
the sign of triumphant democracy.
With cooperation as with the polar star,
friction Will be mInLnized. II the courts
are competent 10 maintain the socinl |
equilibrium between different contest
ants and litlgants In one country, shall |
We despair OF international tribunals
efficiency In making for equilibrium
among the natIens2 u all nations were |
united. would one single nation dare re-
jet the decree?
LET nations dream 81 peace and
peace VIII be sure OF eonsummatl0n- i
The hands that guide the pillow carry
credentials OF nobility and strength less
doubtful than do the fingers hat pun
he trigger
IN conclusion, Bishop Potter said:
"Let US thank God Tor The Hague
ION gress and that an American has
lullt the building in which 1t Is to
meet. and may IL hasten the triumph
II universal peace
Archbishop Farley. writing on UNI.
,ersal Peace" said he was not prepares
o say Nlul WAL NuNlW uNtI nc IetllOFei
rom society," but that much might bo
lon to mitigate It's horrors and lesson
Is frequency. Efforts for universal
,eace, he declared, would accomplish
.nIy imperfect results until the moral
,ower and authority OF organized re-
IgIon were openly recognized.
The archbishop said NO horror, moral
r material WAS lacking 10 war and
dded:
'Its benefits. IL any. are indirect and
ncertain; it's evils arc immediate, In
yltahle and universal vltiaton OF hu-
lan character, waste OF lfa and gain.
Trcst Of human progress, Injustice to
no helpless and innocent; popular ana
ornament legacies of hate ana an the
eTceHt and most rlnons passions Of
10 human breast