Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-03
Delegates Assemble TO Dis.
CuSS Progress and Fu-
ture OF World
Movement.
SOME STRONG NATION
MUST TAKE ACTION
President of the Congress Declares
That a Power the World Will
Heed Must Begin the
Fight For
Peace.

Chicago, May 3.-"Some power
which the world will heed must take
the initiative in proposing peace to
the world" said Robert Treat Payne.
of Boston, in his opening address to
the peace congress today
1--WE meet here in Chicago in line
hope that Chicago will make the
United states to take this initiative,
for which the whole world waits.
"Action of this character has in
it noble audacity, When the world
was weary of the bloody fight be-
tween Russia and Japan. America at
last made bold to intervene. Do you
remember how cordially this inter-
vention was sustained?
For a long time the world has
condemned the policy of war. Rare
outbreaks of actual war occur. yet
all people are coming to condemn the
folly of constant preparation. The
cost of the annual burden is bank
rupting the nations and the wealth
of the world refuses to be longer
wasted. Some nation, some power.
must take the initiative in proposing
a scheme which may Danish war"
A world petition having for its pur
port the abolition of war and substi-
tuition of pacific means for the set
tlement of international difficulties,
which will be presented to the Third
Hague conference, was discussed by
Miss Anna b. Eckstein of Boston,
one of the speakers at today's session
of the Second National Peace con-
ference. The petition already has
~ a.. II.
lures, declared Miss Eckstein, who
urged that IT be made to represent a
majority world-vote when it is sub
mitted to the Third Hague confer
ence by a delegation of peace work
ors from all over the world. Miss
Eckstein, in her address, said:
"The world-petiton is the outcome
of a pressing need. a democratic duty.
a practical experiment and an idea
concerning national integrity and
honor. The pressing need is the alb
clifton of war and substitution of pa
cific means for the settlement OF in
ternational difficulties. 1t is the most
pressing need of today for two rea-
sons: First because preparations for |
war has grown so expensive that 1t
is driving the na' ion's with alarming |
rapIdity toward the abyss of bank |
ruptcy and second, because war itself
has become ineffective as a means of
deciding international controversies, |
since a war between two of the lead |
ing powers today would mean mu-
tual economic ruin before a decisive |
victory and defeat could be reached |
This is the sense and purport of |
the world-petition. 1t asks the gov
ernments of the Third Hague confer |
ence to sign conventions pledging |
agreement TO the three points just |
described:
81. Removal of the causes of war |
by speedily regulating all lnterra-
tional interests by conventions and |
treaties, each with clause insuring
pacific settlement Of any difficulty |
that may arise from said arrange
ments,.
"2. Settlement by pacific means OF
an difficulties arising from interna-
tional interests not yet covered by
or treaty with pacific
clause.
"3 Universal law that decisions by
pacific means Of any international
shall. I'm no case. endanger
|
ment, I. e.. the vital interests and
honor Of any nation.
I'VE have met in this second ma
ional peace congress In the interests
not of an unrealizable dream, but of
q great already tFiumphing reform"
said DR.. Benjamin F. Trueblood, sec
'etary Of the American Peace society.
"rhe peace movement has passed its
theoretical period. 1t Is far along
toward the completion Of its prac-
.ical stage" continued the speaker.
"The men and women. now a great
host, who believe that the day is past
when blind brute force should di-
ect the policies of nations and pre-
side at the settlement Of their diff
'erences, are now thoroughly organ
zed. A hundred years ago there was
not a society in existence organized
10 promote appeal to the forum of
.eason and right in the adjustment
)f International controversies. To-
lay there are more than 500, nearly ,
every important nation having its
group OF peace organizations" DR..
rrueblood mentioned some OF these
md told of the work they were do
ng. u