Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

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week will be the first National Arbi-
tration and Peace Congress OF America,
which will hold its sessions in New
York City on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. The main sessions will
take place at Carnegie hall, but there
Will also be meetings at the Hotel AS
tor and Cooper Union. Delegates to
the congress include representatives
of the United States to- The Hague
conference, federal and state judges,
United States senators and represen-
tativeS, governors, members of state
legislatures, mayors of many large
cities, representatives of leading re-
lisious, patriotic and philanthropic Or
CARNATIONS, editors, business men and
labor leaders. Besides these, Great
Britain, France, Germany, Holland and
Belgium have sent men prominently
identified with the propanda of inter-
national arbitration, to take part in
the proceedings. Andrew Carnegie,
president of the congress, will pre-
side.
The opening session will be held
Monday afternoon in Carnegie hall,
when addresses will be delivered by
secretary vi Sldltf Tlllll INcOt. SoN.
Hughes and Mayor Mcclellan. Inter-
national views of the peace movement
will be expressed at the Monday even
ing session. when addresses will be de-
livered by Baron D'Estournelles De
Constant, Of France; Baron Dcs
Camps, Of Belgium; Prof. Hugo Nuns
torburg, Of Germany; Sir Robert
Cranston ana W. r. Stead Of Great
Britain and Secretary Of Commerce
ana Labor Oscar :, Straus.
"Woman's Relations to the Peace
Movement" will be discussed at Tues
day mornings session when Mrs. Anna
G. Spencer will preside and there Will
be speeches by Jane Adams, Mary =.
Woolley, Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotn, Mrs.
Lucia A. Mead, Mrs. Frederick Nathan,
Rev. r. S. Roberts. and Sir Edward
Elgar. Young Peoples meeting Will
be held Tuesday afternoon, when
Baron DEstournelles, and others Will
speak.
THE Commercial, Industrial and
Agricultural Aspects of the Peace
Movement" will be considered at a
meeting in the Hotel Aston Tuesday
afternoon, at which there will be ad-
dresses by Secretary. Stratus. Former
Governor n. J. Bachelor. of New
Hampshire. James w. Van Cleavc. of
st. Louis and others.
President Butler of Columbia Uni
ycreitv will preside over the university
session in Carnegie han Tuesday even
ing. when there will be addresses by
President Eliot Of Harvard; President
James of the University of Illinois;
Miss Jane Adams and others. on
Tuesday evening also there will be q
session in Cooper Union at which the
relation Of organized labor to the peace
movement will be considered. James
Duncan. vice president Of the Am"ri-
can Federation of Labor. VIII preside
and it will be addressed by we'll known
labor leaders.
on Wednesday afternoon THE Leg
islatiyc ana Judicial Aspects of the
Peace Movement will be considered
ana addresses will be delivered by
William j. Bryan, John Sharp VIII
liams. Congressman Samuel w. Nc
call. John f. Foster and others.
Public banquets at the Hotel Aston
and the Waldorf-AStoria Will conclude
the sessions on Wednesday evening.
Earl Grey, governor general q CaIla-
da. ana many others are scheduled to
speak at these banquets. About 100
delegates have accepted invitations to
attend the various sessions.
The horse race season at the New
York track will be opened Monday at
Aqueduct track The Carter $4,000
handicap will be the feature OF the
first day.
About 800 representatives Of differ
ent sections OF this country are eX-
rected to attend the meeting of the
National Publicity Bill organization at
the Victoria hotel, New York, Tues
day. William J. Bryan. Samuel Comp
ers and others are expected to speak.
The Brooklyn Democratic Club Will
hold a jefferson day dinner in Brook
lvn Tuesday evening. William j. Bry-
an will be the guest of honor
| The new building which is to be the
home of three national engineering So
| cieties in New York City will be dedi-
Gated Tuesday and Wednesday. An
drew Carnegie, President Hadley o.