The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-15
PRELUDE 10 PEACE MEETING
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And I think the means would not be the least of the three"
 Mgr. Lavelle then read Archbishop Farley's address.
 The other speakers were Rabbi Emil C. Hirsch, D. D., of Chicago, and Bish- op Potter. The former spoke from tile words "The Advent of the Plough" Bishop Potter spoke briefly.
 Throughout the speechmaking the sympathies of the audience were ire quently expressed in vigorous applause. 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 at Carnegie hall the Majes- tic theater, Christian Science church and Broadway Tabernacle. The speak CTS included Rabbi Hirsch, Alexander Irvine, w. T. Stead and Baron D'Es- tournelles De Contsant.
 To-morow at o'clock the first deli herative session of the peace congress will be held and from that hour on a score of foreign visitors and hun dreds of officials, legislators profess sional men and men and women who have devoted their energies to the cause of international peace will labor to agree on certain vital points that concern all nations. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mayor Mcclellan and letter from President Roosevelt will be read. The days speakers will include Secretary of State Il1iIti IoO+ Cnvn,snor LJupbpc Sanrn- tary Oscar s. Straus, and w. T. Stead.
 Rabbi Hirsh Speaks.
 The first formal address tonight was made by Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, D. D., of Sinai Congregation, Chicago. Rabbi Hirsch whose topic was, "The Advent of the Plough said in part
 Battle cradled, Judah's early poetry is like the youthful strains of the awakening national consciousness among other peoples, running in melo- dies siging of Cory victories, and sounding the crash of clashing swords, the whir and stir of flying arrows.
 "But in the noon-tide, the fullness of the nations maturity, Judah's use and ecstacy gives a version of purer and
 
 peace.
 "Our hope is founded on the advent of the plough. By a very costly and circuitous route the sword has been turned into a plough share even as it is now. Gun metal had to be returned into industry for in many eases and in experience ever repeated, when em- ployed for war purpose, it was, scarce ly nodded before 1t was detected to be insufficient, for rival avross the from tier had discovered a more powerful en- zine which the day after again had to be abandoned because another had hit upon a still quicker process.
 ''We would come to the plough by a more direct and less wasteful road, Yea, the plough has arrived. If it Is true that every war in the last analy- sis inspired by fear of hunger and not by dynastio ambition or national anti pathies then the larger the number of ploughs the less the need of war. h. tensify the productive methods which coax from earth the blessings stored therein and hungers dominion cores pondingly shrinks. None needs to starve if all wor Altogether to prevent famines capricious and iniquitions in- truson.
 we hail the advent of the plough It is the sign of triumphan democracy The toilers have always had to pay the price of war, Theirs was chiefly the tool in blood and tears and treas ure, upon them the recoil inevitable ol brutality. But the men of the plough have come to understand the fallacies wherein they have hitherto been mis- led and duped. There is no clash be- tween thr interests of the toilers ir one country and thos1 in another. Ma tions are historic organizations devised to heighten the efficiency of humanity's diversified duties and achievements Cooperation, not competition, is tht ultimate solvent With it as with tho polar star, friction will be minimized And what of friction remains can bt adjusted by applying to nations tht principals established in all civilized lands to the relations of individuals If the courts are competent to main tain the social equilibrium between diff ferent contestants and litigants in ont country shall we despair of interna tional tribunals efficiency in making for equilibrium among the nations? all nations were united would one sin gle nation dare reject the decree?
 "The vision of the prophet speaks O industrial conditions combining econo mic independence with social co-opera tion. The freedom of every individua through ani in cooperation, will in deed lend to the establishing of God throne among men and above the ma tions. A dream this? No, a forevis ion. Vision is a forerunner, always, O achievement Let nations dream O peace and peace will be sure of con summation. The hands that guide tn plough carry credentials of nobilit and strength less doubtful than do tn fingers that pull the trigger. Not 0 insane possibilities have they rave who foretold the coming of the da when nations shall no longer learn tn are of war. Seated each one under hi own vine and figtree in independenc and freedom, none will covet the other possessions, but all will bow to the de cisions of the Highest j u1ge who's throne is pillared on justice and who's sceptre is tipped with righteousness" Archbishop Farley on Universal Peace Archbishop Farley writing on "Un versal Peace" said that he was not pre- pared to say that war could ever be rt moved from society but that muc might be done to mitigate it's horror and lessen it's frequency. Efforts ft universal peace, he declared, would aC complish only imperfect results unt