Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-03
IT WILL LAST THREE DAYS.
Robert Treat Payne, Chairman,
Hopes United States Will be
First in Movement.
In Letter TO Secretary of Gathering,
Prest. Taft Says All His Efforts
VIII be for Universal Peace.

S1hiCtts,u 4ns y ilt; ssGt'il,l H. tletISHt
peace congress was opened formal MA;
here today. Orchestra Hail was VII
filed with delegates. Robert Treat
Payne OF Boston, president of the
American Peace society, was in tn,
chair.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Governor Charles S. Deneen, Mayor
Fred A. Busse and by the Rev. A. t.u:
gene Bartlett, chairman OF the recsp-
ton committee
Aletter from President Taft was raaa
by secy. of the Interior Richard A. f$al-
linger. who had been delegated to reyre-i5
sent the administration. Miss AM
Beckstein of Boston announced ~
world petition to the third Hague coz
ference DR.. Benjamin It. TrueDlo3l
secretary of the American Peace So
ciety, told of the present position or III
peace movement and Dean w. p ROY
9ers of the Cincinnati law school, spok
of the Dawn of Universal Peace. $50
In his address of welcome DR.. Bars-
lett said e
This congress must be more than Il
spasnodic expression of protest al gains
war and a resolution that disarmament
would be desirable. Il should inaugur-
ate a still more effective campaign of
education of the people in the inter
ests of permanent worldwide peace. 'Tha
burdens of war are borne by the CONF
mon people ana in the end the verdict
of wal or peace must rest with thu.
rank and file of the people
The congress will last for three days.
P4AYNE-s} ADDRESS.
Chicago. May s--"some power which
the world will heed must take the mi
tiative in proposing peace 10 the world
said Robert Treat Payne of Boston III
his opening address at the peace con-
gress today, Continuing he said:
1--WE meet here in Chicago in hopes
that Chicago will move the United
States to take this Initiative for which
| theswhole world waits.
ACTION of this character has in it q
little noble audacity. When the world
was weary OF the bloody fight between
Japan and Russia, and at last America
made bold to Intervene, remember how
cordially the world approved and how
this intervention was sustained till at
last it triumpiled and peace triumplled
over war President Roosevelt felt
the sympathy of the whole civilized
world rally behind him in its support.
Even so for a long time the world
has condemned the mad policy of war.
Rare outbreaks of actual war occur, vet
all peoples are coming to condemn the
folly OF perDetually Increasing prepara-
ton.
,a nkn,ptine the nations. The wealth
OF the world refuses any longer to be
wasted.
,Some nation, some power. must take
tie initiative III proposing. in urging
scheme by which peace may Danish
wa
1.-THE second Hague conference, With
tpIp JIy,ion pf MI the "a nations
on earth could not quite agree on tho
details OF the supreme court Of nations
drafted by Hon. 5u1,les Brown Scott, 10
whom was entrusted that great task by
our American deputation under The lead
of our own Joseph r. C.hoat. But this
world scheme cannot long be delayed.
With the concurrence and support of
tho lnn,vers Of thf, world. a scheme will
soon he ready.
.rrhe next step should be to have
America speals ip and ask the con
conc1,rrenca OF She world.
..How can tlle men or peace induce,
An,e,.ic, "a lead2 Is tic task and
o,.iviIage or CHICAGO, Now let Chicago
s pne,ts Tor tho future Of Chicago Zba
feif ,,n,ler a. compelling influence
STARTING from this great series OF
meetings, we'll n,av57 we hope thai
r,hicaeo y;.il, incifc tl,e rover. OF o,r
nay;o,e bn,Jl,. II, tolyc7E+ t,e lead In in
dnctjnr tho nations OF the world to
mite f., :, scheme OF peace which
sl,al1i I,anisb war;
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