The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-03-19
AN EFFORT To PRO-
MOTE WORLDS PEACE
Approval Of the Principle That Ade-
quate Armament DispeIs BeIIiq-
erenCY.

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There is no frmer friend of arbi-
tration and universal peace than
Mr.. Hayne Davis, lawyer, former
! ly Of North Carolina, now of New
York. Mr.. Davis attended the
second Hague Peace conference
and reported that important gather
ing for the Hearst News Service.
He keeps thoroughly posted on
the progress Of the peace move
ment, the world over, and always
may be depended upon to say
something interesting. I met
Mr.. Davis the other day and he
was vastly pleased with the peace
movement in his old State.
He said. The Wilmington,
N. c., Chamber of Commerce, ap-
pointed delegates to the approach
ing annual meeting Of the North
Carolina Peace society, approved
strong resolutions in favor of ade-
quate armament and effective arbi
tration as corrective agencies for
national security and international
justice and at the same time made
on appropriation lin aid Of the
Peace societies work.
"A special meeting of the Peace
society, called to take action upon
holding an arbitration and peace
congress on the approaching ami
versary of the society, authorized
the president to appoint the neces-
sary committee and to invite Sena-
tor McCreary, Representative Bart
holdt and Andrew Carnegie as the
guests of honor at the congress.
Major Chumm, of the United
States army, in command of Fort
Caswell, Captain Robertson, of the
Wilmington Light Infantry. as
sisted at the meeting, the latter
being one of the vice presidents of
the society. J. Allen Tayloe,
president of the Chamber of Com
merCe, presided and declared that
chambers Of commerce ought to
assist peace societies when they
advocate peace through power on
the right side, instead Of peace at
any cost.
The society placed on the pro-
gram of its approaching congress,
the relations of arbitration and ar
mament, declaring itself in princi-
pie for adequate armament and eff
fectiye arbitration and instructed
the president to give due place on
the program of speakers to repre-
sentatives of the army and navy,
an especial invitation being eX-
tended to Admiral Dewey and
Captain. Hobson. This action by
the North Carolina Peace society
and by the Wilmington Cha mber
| OF Commerce, makes a new deDar-
ture in peace propaganda and is
heartily endorsed by leaders in the
business, political and patriotic
circles here.
Mrs. Mclean, of New York,
president general Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and
Mrs. Henderson, of Mississippi,
formerly president general of the
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, will address the North Car
olina congress. \ representative
of the Confederate Veterans and
of the G. a. r. will also be invit-
ed.
1t is wonderful what a vast
amount of political misinlormation
there is about Washington. Nat
urally every man one meets here
is deeply interested in politics,
most Of them owe their bread and
butter to the game. 1t seems to
be popularity Of American poll
tics that those interested know it
all, or think they do anyway.
They are especially we'll posted on
the way things are going at home,
to hear them tell it. As a matter
of fact, outside the big men, Wash
ington.knows about as little of the
trend of politics in the country as
any city Of half its size, and the
man who depends on the general