The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-28

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i, 5l@y l.c Held in T,t5o L'aI. -'' Z
III foSp-h-C 20 the Inv itat Ons II
odL rA o~.uJu-y ID lars3 numJer 0.
cit--,-i3 " tae office s o. the Norm
CatCAha Ildca oOCie.y 10 attend q
put EecLl-G 10 be ne.Q at The loun y
coG.l house yesterday q te.uoon e
49, . OcIo1k, tI-r- were lath + d e e
at mat t-Hc arse a-d epr- sen d
I'VE -uGiGLC2 l( Ia4IcS anI gent en- II,
near.y every seat III tie cOIrt o.
HAYS been occupied.
TIE occasion proved on Of great
HtCI@5t ana Il |Ga.I seem o id -
cate tat the movement is Iop4ILr II
this c.yy.
Displayed to fine advantage VS. the
beautiful peace flag presented 10 h
North Carolina society at It's organiz-
alton III thiS city last year.
The meeting was presided Over by
Dir. J. Allen Taylor, pre- .ent O the
chamber OF commerce and seated with
IN the bar with him were the of GERS
OF the society, several officers in tie
united States army from hCit CasHe4
and R6V. h. w. HOgue, rec,Or of s..
James Episcopal church is This City.
After all speeches had been con
CludeI resolutions were adopted ex-
pressing the appreciation of the So
ciety to the chamber Of CONNER, e tlr
the support it had given ana orde lag
THAT thlS body be put on the list OF
chaitef members.
A resolution was also adopted au-
tho I"!ng the president of the SOC
10 eALchd lINlta4Ona to A4mlra
George Dewey and Mr.. Andrew CIR
ncE'e to attend the first annivel sary
OF tMe society to De Id IN NO tn
carolina during thG mOnih O. Ny
and the president WIS directed to ap
point committees TO ia e what o,blr
action Is necessary to PIE ale ior tha'
gathering
builnG addre>S OF MIR. II yne DaV-
is, p'etio OF the Socll ne re ~ N
the IuhOWln& reSOlot oAS Whic) ne
thought expressed The p~rroS,s an
aim Of the organization and after h
had conclu3ad the resolutions we
ad""'ed Dy unanimous 70 c aS cures
ing what the society stands for. TIE
resolutions follows:
The North Carolina Peace SOcle'y
hereby endorses the naval program
submitted to the present cong e-s by |
the president Of the United States.
the society advocates adesuat2 !
armament and effective arbit. a on as
c0relative agencies for national secIri- |
ty and international justice.
adequate armament nGcassi'ates an |
unQuestionably superior nayai pow !
in the waters adjacent to or 20 se5- !
siOns, in both tie Atlantic and Pa f. |
ic oceans. So as to protect cur | nj =,
and commerce. Effective arbitrAt on |
oecessitates treaties between our co n
try and all other governments b. |
which the contracting powers mutually |
agree.
.'ro respect another's territory and |
in said territory, and to
arbitrate all questions of law or act. !
ssTbe officers are herby instructed |
to communicate comics OF this res lu-
tior to the North Carolina members
of CONGRESS-. and to take such other
Sto->~ . -,av seem to them de ir BILE /
srd x,;.h,n tho resources of the soc e.
=.
M. ro,,,o, in calling the meeting to
ordar avnrnssed his appreciation of
wing hnen called on to preside and
rofarred to rho annropriateness of hold
i'm, tho mootino in 2 court of Justice
.zbora fin.Uv tho aim of the society
's to bave oil internotional disagree
nants settled The neace question he
,aid is sound commercially. and it
,b0u1d hn oiven universal sunnort
Va DESTROYS ha said more lanital
han neace can create in MANY wears
TaDan NOT heino able to racovar from |,
ts share of the loss of tho Rnsso-Jan-
,nese war in less than two decades
He explained the pIans and purposes
If the movement which If snccascful