The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-17
GOVERNOR SPRY IS
!. FOR PEACE IN UTAH
States Chief Executive Ad-
dresses Annual Meeting of
Utah Peace Society.
SM00T WILL PRESENT
RESOLUTION TO TAFT
Addresses by Prominent Men
at Meeting Held at the Jew
ish Synagogue.


: Resolution adopted by the Utah !:
- state Peace society to be forward ::
!. Resolved. That the president !;
:. of the Utah Peace society he :
i. this meeting. II petition TO our :
= national government TO take =
=. whatever action IL can consist =
- entity with view TO creating -
=. sentiment in favor OF arbitration =.
=. of all international differences, +
= aud that ItahS delegates in con :
=. gross be requested to present this y
= petition To President Taft :.
.
The annual peace meeting of the Utah
State Peace society was held Sunday
night at the jewish synagogue where
addresses were delivered by the follow
ing prominent men before "A large gath
ering of enthusiastic cXpoDents of Uni
vcrSa Peace: Governor William Spy,
former Governor John &. Cutler, Rev.
Elmer /. Goshen, Rabbi Charles Frcund.
Matbon!bah Thomas aud Prof. ToriJd
Arnodson, whose father was Swedish
recipient OF tho Nobel Peace Prize.
Former Governor John G., Cutler made
Il few Introductory remarks relative TO
the aims of the society and the progress
il had made in the past He spoke Of
the benefits 10 he derived from nniver-
sal peace, IFS great import to the nations
of The world. He was followed by Coy
crnor Spry.
Governor Spry Talks.
Governor Spry complimcntcd the au-
dicncc on the interest shown by such 4
large gathering and what IL meant TO
the peace movement in the state The
note which ran throughout the COVER
nor ; address. was tl,at before the pco-
.l, g 10 In,
ing good in thc peace movement they
should do away with all dlSScnSiou at
home He alluded 10 the work of Christ
in the world and the golden rule md
SAID that there was no need for WITS
The reason for war among the nations
of inc world was that thcy had not
kept the Golden Rulc. Their desire
seemed TO he tn conquer and Subduc
and in order to prevent tins certain
nations banded themselves together
with all of tue consequent trouble III the
world.
Civilization would eventually change
all OF this and the present movement
was a desire 10 eradicate all dlsscnsion
and its evils. All great reforms begin
within the people themselves he said
aud following the principle that charity
begins nj home the correct thing for
the people of Utah to do was TO cradi-
cate all diSseusjcn at homo and then 60
into the struggle for universal peace
with "cleam hearts aud clean hands. -
Then thc people Of the state could hon
estlv aud truthfullv sav that they were
al peace with all Of the world.
The disscnsion Of former wears should
bc wiped away before any man could
hc successful in Standing up personally
for peace IN Utah the governor said.
Because of The intelligence Of the pco-
pie Of Utah he SAID it was within their
power 10 remedy the conditions. hut
they could never expect 10 settle the
troubles Of their ueighbors while they
were fighting at home all OF the time,
Let the people Of the Utah arise in all
Of their might and strength in their cf-
forts 10 have peace at home, hc CON
cluded.
From Historical Viewpoint.
The next speaker was Mathonihah
Thomas who considered the subject
from an historical viewpoint. He said
III brief that there was some dispute rs
10 when the movement began. but ii did
not make any difference rs to that in
asmuch as the movement was for The
purpose Of stopping the shedding of
blood Killing by dUclIing at one time
had had The sanction Of some of the
foremost nations, but tho world had
ont tgr0wn such barharous custom Of set.
Ting differences. II WIS merely a mat
ICY Of education and the present move
mcnt sought 10 educate the masses 10
true conception of the peace move,
mcnt.
The speaker III concluding said. "FBv
doing what we are doing tonight, sow
ing the seeds of universal peace in re-
cePtirc hearts we shall rs u people
finally arrive at peace,
The next speaker to address the audi.
cnce WAS Rev Elmer !, Goshen of the
First congregational church who drew
The parallel between the hafbarous ma
lions of the world who sought war on
thc slightest proVocation and those who
were guided in their disagrccmeuts
by the spirit of fairness
According TO the speaker the people
OF this day and age are afraid 10 say
what they believe, II wuuld not be
polite. One side maintains hat a
large standing army and navy is nCccs-
sary for the prevention of war. while
the other side is Of opinion that with
out any armament The world would
largo standing army, the speaker was
Of opinion that torch in powder
factory did not prevent IN explosion.
a large army was a means of war,
The speaker was glad the governor
had struck the note he did. This was
u nation for all Of God s humanity. all
creeds and sccts and the daY was near
at hand when the Christian and the
Jew would he brothers. he said. All
roads lead TO the great father, and let
The people Of the state agree, but, at
the same time, respect the opinions Of
others.
Prof. Arnoldson Talks.
Prot Toril Arnoldson was tho next
speaker. He said that the executive
committee of the Utah State Peace So
ciety recently expressed desire to OBJ
tain some direct message for this meet
ing from *. +, Arnoldson of stock
holm. the Swedish recipient of the
f, Nobel Peace prize. lnasmuch US this