The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
AGAINST FUTURE WARS
Peace Congress at Chicago Closed
Last Night With That Concen-
sus of Onininn.
sus of Opinion.

suS of Opinion.
Chicago, May 6.-Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant, commander of the de-
partment of the lakes of the United
States army, threw a bomb into the
session of the peace congress last
night.
Grant appeared Unexpectedly at
the Chic go association of the COM
merce banquet, which wound up the
gathering of the peace v and
attacked the theory which had been
carefully outlined by various speak
ers of the evening concerning world
peace.
"A good navy II a good army
IA do more to bring about peace
than all the speeches of well-fed
Delegates said Grant. "The soldier
is a peace lover. We want peace SO
much when we are in trouble we
fight to bring it about.
IF nations are prepared to de-
fend themselves and stand firmly
and war is going to cost more than
it is going to return, l think the pa
triotism of the people and the good
judgment of the statemen will pre-
vent war"
Last night the delegates were en-
tertained at a banquet given by the
Secretary Ballinger and Congress-
MAJ Tawney and Bartholdt being
among the speakers.
The following resolutions were
adopted last night.
Resolved. That public war is now
out of date, the relic of barbarism
is unworthy our time and that the
relation of the world by a joint
agreement by the league as peace
agent by themselves ought to make
its recurrence hereafter impossible.
Resolved, That no dispute be-
tween nations, except such as may in
volve national life and independence
should be reserved from arbitration
and that the general treaty is OBJ
ligatory at the earliest possible date.
Resolved, That this peace con-
gress expresses its high appreciation
of the action of our government in
the recent conclusion of the 23 ar
bitration treaties. Urgently requests
that president and congress Of the
United States to take the initiative
in IN endeavor to complete the WORK
of the second Hague conference, and
especially to secure an agreement
among the military and naval pow
ers for the speedy arrest of the ruin
GUS competition in ornaments nov
prevailing. AS an immediate step
to this end that the special commits
sion of the highest character be cred
tied for its consideration.
Resolved, that this congress earn
estly endorses the government so
a%uspiciously begun by the govern
ments of Denmark and Great Britain
to provide at public cost for construc-
ton measure to protect the %interna-
tional good understanding of hospital
KY anu Li1CilOoulp dA0 dppCaAS " Jul
own government for broad and gen
erous action upon these lines"
Mt. Vernon Has New Postmaster.
Mt. Vernon News:On Tuesday we
had a change in postmasters and here
after if your mail goes wrong you
will have to register a kick to the
new one-E. o. Cromwell, who is
now a full-f1edged P. NJ. Mr.. Belts,
the retiring postmaster, has done
his best to give the public satisfact-
DRY service and has succeeded in a
most satisfactory manner as is evil
dent by the sentiment expressed by
the patrons. Mrs. Mary Dougherty
who has beer the able assistant the
past four years or more will retain
her position For a few months in
order to get the new force on the
right track after which Ralph Brom-
we'll will be installed as assistant.
Our new postmaster, DIN BrOmwell,
while a young man, will undoubtedly
serve the public in a most satisfact-
DRY manner and is receiving the con-
gratulations of the community over
his success in landing the job. Shake.