The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-10
Largely Attended Meeting Is
Held at the Public Library
Building.
BISHOP SPALDING MAKES
HIT OF THE EVENING
Judge King and J. P. Meakln
Also Deliver Pleasing
Addresses.

.J understand that there are Il !cw Re-
nubIicans ia Utah. and they want to re-
iolce IN the fact that the former secretary
OF he'll is TO be the next president Of inc
United States
Such was the statement made by the
Rt. Rev. f. s. Spaldlns last evening 81
the lrst meeting OF the Fratornal Peace
society held Ia the public. library The
meeting which was presided over by GOV:
]. c. Cutler, was attended by upward OF
500 and considerable enthusiasm was
Bishop spaldtng was the first speaker
OF the evening, and during his remorkS'
in which he reviewed the seyenteenIn
don, which he attended as delegate. ne
told OF the address of an Austrian baron
ess, who, in speaking Of war, said that q
new name should ee applied TO II. ana
Sherman when he said, WAR Is bell:
That word Bishop Spaldlng believed to
best. ht it. and he said that When We We
when war is waged "hell is waged. lie
then made the statement quoted above,
which was received with laughter and ap-
pIsuse, The bishop explained That ne
meant nothing oil disrespect 10 President,
elect Taft in saying 1t. but that the word
expressed something of great truth.
No Need of War.
The speaker declared that there was no
need OF the war between the United
States and Spain. He said that what We
should have done was to have studied the
Spanish temperament little more close,
ly, and had we done so the war would
never have taken place. He asked tina
his bearers do all in their power not TO
allow public sentiment to so shape Itself
that war would be brought about between
this country and Japan: lie said th5
when Hobson was IN this CITY he sac Sa,d
battleship the war, With Spain would
never have happened: but" the bishop
said. had we had one less warship-the
Maine-the war would never have taken
| place" He was for peace first, last and
] all the time.
! Gov. Cutler. as the presiding officer,
said that be believed peace should exist
the world over. and ne felt that It was the
| duty OF every governor OF Utah to ally
| himself with every peace organiza tion
He said he was firm believer In settling
! our troubles by arbitration. and not by
| the sword. He spoke of the difficulties
! existing in this city, and said he believed
J the time was near at hand when the citi-
zens would set together and settle the
troubles by arbitration. He added that
he knew Of people who had come To this
state and left it again on account of these
forced TO participate in any such proceed
! ings, He wanted the matter settled once
and for all by the citizens OF the state
without t'our difficulties becoming aired
| In the other states Of the union.
Judge King Talks.
! Judge Nl!uam u lNl0S spoke IeenllE y
on the subject OF peace. and he laDdet
! President Roosevelt for his efforts II
bringing about peace between Japan 40!
| Russia He urged that peace, Instead
| Of war, be taught in the schoolroom, or
| the lecture platform. In the churches, ant
! added that every political organization
should embody In It's platform plank de-
! claring for peace. He said he was agains
partisanship after the election, and urged
| that everybody do all In their power tc
make the Republican administration ii
the state and nation grand success.
The Judge declared against the build
ing up OF great navy. the Strengthening
Of the army and the taxing Of the people
for their further maintenance. He saiC
| that II states can submit their troubles
and differences 10 court Of law. so al
ne nations OF the earth could submit
their difficulties to court. and that on
great treaty OF peace should be put II
force binding all the nations to arbitra
tion and TO an agreement 10 abide by TIN
final finding OF the arbitration court II
added that he did not believe peace coul,
hc insured by the building OF great navie
and armies. any more than 1--WE can hav
prohibition by increasing the number o
saloons In this community
John T. Meakin followed and told of tn
organization OF the society and Its en-
deavors,