New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
YOUNG PEOPLE MEET.
Fire Thousand Boys and Girls Vote
to Form Peace League.

The young peoples peace meeting at Carnegie
Hall yesterday afternoon occasion which
will long be remembered by the FIVE thousand chill
dren OF the public and private schools OF the city
who attended IL. The assembly did not break up
until o'clock, and in the three hours that the
children spent in the hall they made history at
q great rate. First they voted 10 establish
Peace League of Children and to invite the chill
dren OF other nations 10 establish similar leagues.
Then. at the suggestion of Baron d'Estournelles
de Constant, they sent a message TO the chtdren
of President Roosevelt expression OF appre-
citation the laters services peace Finally they
listened TO an appeal from ". T. Stead, who came
10 them a last resort 10 ask for help in or
ganizng a peace pilgrimage. which shall go from
capital TO capital until il reaches The Hague. in
time for the peace conference there Mr.. Stead
talked beyond his time limit in outlining this
plan TO the young people, and when the chair. Dr.
Wm II. Maxwell. city Superintendent Of schools.
called his attention 10 this fact, he only said,
I'm going On
Mr. Stead appealed TO the house. Il want 10 finish
what I saying" he said but If you insist. I'll
''No, no., cried the children, ana Mr.. Stead went
till he had finished. outlining the plan which
he has already given publicity to-
I've talked TO eminent men, IN Europe and
America about it, he said, and they all say It's
thoroughly practical. splendid. magnificent, but
OH that damnable word, but! But me no butts.
They tell me that You couldn't get the right
are too coInfortahlt 10 90 though they have plenty
Of time 10 60 to Europe when they want 70. 1t
hut collars Tbey rsaIize ali that is worst In human
nature. They have no interest but TO add 10 their
plies. But these are not the true Americans, The
appeal ] summon you 70 crusade holy as
that If Peter the Hermit / want you 70 choose
twelve o. your best men ana women, ana let them
first 20 Washington know enough OF Presi-
they viii ba received there From there let them
10 London, whore they will De Joined by twelve
PreseSted to the sopereisn whose hear, is sound
and good Thus they will go through tho capitals
us e.
thing viii be dcne. And want YOU children not
eosf 0{ o 52 l6d the crusade but to pay lot It II VI"
When Mr. stead had taken his seat Dr. Maxwell
time for action came they would be ready.
BARON WINS HEARTS.
Baron &c Constant made the hit Of the after
with the youthful audience His message
was. Learn 10 speak foreign languages a means
Of preventing Observation-Disclosures with foreigners.
and he led up TO II by beginning to talk French
Suddenly he stopped: Est-ce que vons ne com
prenez pas he asked as II surprised ne children
continue IN 'Francais' or "Anglals they showed "a
cided 10 speak "Angiais,' and continued:
What would We do II couldn't speak English?
good feelings for and all enthusiasm for
peace there might be an enormous misunderstand-
slant speaks in French very bad things Of US
laaghing' but that is, the way wars begin. People
don't understand each other"
Another advantage of his knowing English Baron
de Constant found in the power It gave him to
know The children of the country IN general and
the children uf President Roosevelt In particular
He asked me TO come and see his children in
the nursery Baron de Constant said, "and
found them good and nice my own children
good the good children in the good country
They played tricks one gave me
sweets in empty box, and another put guinea
pig in my pocket They exactly Ike my chill
dren II made "A deep impression I knew
all the great service your President had done for
this country and the world. but thing did
not know. I had not seen him surrounded by his
family. Now, know the man. and tell you he
is one Of the best that lived"
Sehorita Caroline HuidebrO told about the Christ
Of the Andes-the statue cast out OF molten cannon
and set upon the highest accessible peak Of the
Andes to bear witness 10 the treaty OF perpetual
peace between Argentina and Chill DIR. Nathan c..
Schaeffer. State Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton for Pennsylvania, made plea for the teach
ing of peace ideals. and Professor Henry Turner
Bailey. agent Of the Massachusetts State Board Of
Education for the Promotion Of Industrial Draw
ing told how the path Of military heroes had been
marked by the destruction OF priceless works of
art Charles Sprague Smith. Rabbi Stephen s.
Wise and DIR. James J. Walsh also made ad-
dresses On the platform chorus OF three
hundred boys and girls. who sang songs of peace
under the direction Of DR.. Frank r. Rex.