Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
many DELEGATES
From America Will At
tend London Conference.
Big Demonstration For Uni
versaI Peace Is Planned.
Inaugural Meeting Will Be Held To.
day..-A Weeks Session.

London, July 26.--Definite adhesions
representing III societies in 16 different
countries for the 18th Universal Peace
Conference to be held in London from
July p to Aug. ]. This number, it is
expected Will be largely increased be-
fore the opening meeting, particularly
from America Thus far AZ delegates
from America have signif1ed their in
tention of attending. The Massachu-
sntts State Board of Trade will be
represented by Lloyd Chamberlain of
Brockton; Charles E. Adams of Low
ell; Wa1Stein f. Chester of Brookline
and Richard L. Gay, secretary, Bos-
ton. Other representatives will include
the following: National Association
for tie Promotion of Peace. Washing
ton. Miss Belva Lockwood and Mrs F..
S. Boynton.
Worlds Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, Miss Mary R. Phillips. an
American resident Of London.
Peace Society of New York. Carl C.
Lorentzen and Miss Gertrude Hirst.
American Peace Society of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin D. Mead. Rev F.
l.. Goodspead Mrs. George F. Lowell.
Miss Mary r. Seabury. Miss Helen
Seab'lry. Prof. Benjamin $. Hibbard
Rev. Philips Nixon. Miss Anna B.
Eckstein. Mrs. Edward NJ Pummer
Rev. Frank II. and Mrs Rowley. Mrs.
Le'lan. Mrs. Lucy S. Patrick Rev
Charles 2. AMI Mrs Reals. Miss Alice
RoWley, Rev. James L. Tyron. Benia-
min F. Trueblood, Mrs Sophia Otman
Pratt and Miss Marian Pratt Rev Ed
ward F. Sanderson. Rev. A. G. Sewall
Miss Hanna s. Wingate A. 3. Far
quehar, Miss Florence f. Trucblood.
Judge Robert F. and Mrs Raymond
Stanley r. Yarnell and the Rev. Will
liam ANA Mrs. Barton
The organizers of the congress be-
lieve tho time opportune to make q
great demonstration in favor Of uni
versal peace and they promise some
thing unique in this resrcct.
The inaugural meeting Of the con-
sress will be held on July 2S This
will include the appointment Of vice
presidents and committees. There will
also be held on this day the annual
meeting Of the International Bureau
In the evening another meeting will
be held at which David Lloyd George.
liver the principal speech. followed by
addresses by other cabinet ministers
Edwin d. Mead Of Boston will speak
for the American delegates
The meetings Of the congress will
continue morning and afternoon dur
ing the week, with public meetings in
the evening. The chief feature of the
evening meetings will be a Young peo-
pies demonstration at which Mrs
Mead will tell Of the peace education
in America. There will also be a con-
ference of teachers on the afternoon of
July 81.
Ihe greatest demonstration how
ever is reserved for the afternoon of
Saturday. Aug. l. This has been or
ganized by the labor unions Of Great
Britain. The members Of the unions
will march to Trafalgar square and
speeches will be delivered by promi-
nent labor leaders The fundamental
principles of the congress are:
The rights Of nations and the moral
law applicable to nations resemble
those which are recognized for individ-
uals .
Every case of disagreement between
nations ought to be decided by judicial
means.
The principles of International ar
bitration should be Incorporated in the
constitution Of every state