The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
PEACE SOCIETY Halls TAFT
A>LEIDER AMONG THE RULERS
OP rHE WORLD IN THE CAUSE.
John Temple Graves sagEesss . Nllnsasn.
arr nlahoprlc Under the same Isoapel
ter nOoseveat-lAn Andrew Carnegie Ahla
Sc PT~=lse sasa Make : ssee=s.

Ter nooseVeat-AnalrewG Carnegie Ahaa
&C. PRESIDE sass Make : sse>ss.
rnctOrical dovesof arbitration and dls-
a-uanent ftIttercd around tlss banquet
r..,u Of tho Park Avenue Hotel ye~ter-
else afternoon when the New York Peace
.,rrrty. with Andrew Carnegie a. toast
r.t-t.r had its annual meeting and at
t.uiaut luncheon. No one went 10 far m
'u rrpeat the remark Of Gen. sherman.
t.t otherwise nothing derogatory 90 war
VA omitted.
Nlr Carnegie. fresh from his trip TO
~" coas, performed the duties OF pre.i-
cent with apparent relish and his friends
Wondered where the reports OF his phyai-
al weakness had originated. Once when
,h,. Hashlight man interrupted him with
d, roar ut fire MIR. Carnegie looked a little
.Irprised and then ask ed blandly. WAS
trrt a burst OT APPLAUSE later in the
a'tcrnoon when Mayor GaynOr's name
vas proposed as Vice-president Of the
.nclefy It's president exclaimed heartily.
i should like 10 cast two votes Tor him IL
could
Mr. Carnegie spoke enthusiastically OF
President Taft's recent utterAnces about
rcace and the society passed q resolu-
ton to be sent TO Washington in which
ne President was designated the header
among the rulers Of the world In the great
,ause Of peace
There 10 no nation which would profit
by a war said Mr.. Carnegie when the
nAJ kins had been tossed among the
glasses Of apollinAris. and in that senti-
msnt the foremost warriors OF the day
agree Lord Kitchener. We hear. has said
this only recently In Chicago. Then why
do the nations keep on Arming themselves
When IL would help no nation to break the
peacet'
Mr. Carnegie had read that moment
Gus declaration Of President Taft when
he was in the Grand cafOn and IL had
seemed a fitting place 70 Mr.. Carnegie.
A. he phrased %. the sentiment was that
AL nations must DO required 10 submit
ali questions 10 arbitration. a court Of
honor must be framed. and no man IL
to be permitted 10 sit In judgment on his
own cause.
President Taft only applies the rule
81 law To nations" said Mr.. Carnegie
L believe that that Ii to prove the solu-
ton. We can nsver gain much by COM
parative reductions Of armaments. Men
must submit their disagreements 70 q
court Of honor"
At the conclusion Of this speech the
society heard the reports OF it, officers
William n. Short. the secretary. said
that the word propaganda 0ummed
~ the last years WORK. finding express
rIon IN three ways through the mails
and by the efforts Of corps OF speakers
Pamphlets written by Mr.. Carnegie
Ellhu Root. the late Justice Brewer and
others had been sent TO finaaciers. lawyers.
social workers and physicians.
Resolutions were passed on the deaths
81 the Rev. Dr. William X. Huntington. 4
Richard Watson Glider and Prof Charles !
Sprague smith. and in speaking % these
men Mr.. Carnegie sAid: -This society /
- TO have traditions. One Of them will (
Il human nature OF New York city will
10 found a. its members because its /
cAuse 10 the greatest and highest in .
which men may labor and achieve.
Bishop Willard y. MAllRlieu Of Auburn ,
dale. Mass talked about the church I
and the peace movement. Tie said that /,
England and the United States had APP I,
propriAted this year for army and navy !
S7'SolO.OoO and the other nations 81 2"'.- ,
,cpODl
What an anomaly! What an absurd !
i-v'- exclaimed the Bishop AN this by
sr-call@d Christian nations in the work Of
preparing for killing their fellow men.
wish IA Gods name they would lot me fin !
tie tariff I'D cut q hundred million out .
- the war appropriations and really TX 4
~" tariff Two things were 10 be accom- !
yllshsd AZ the third Hague conference
sAld hs tine was to arran Sc a real and I
coutanporarsoIis disarmament down to '
the re"'-~-Ities Of police duty and mainte- /
rance of order. The other was the estab- I
lshment ~ a court Of arbitration made ,
up - the lest men from all countries. 10y !
who's" awards the nations would consent +
g. abide
The Rev Dr. CharIes r. Jefferson re-
r1rfsf for tho executive committee. aud .
short addresses were made by Arthur u. \
al 81 Hartford in behalf % the Ne-
England arbitration and peacs canfer-
enc~ - bs held there in Nav. and 10y I
H-nry g. Granger Bishop Greer was
eA.o's.i a vlce-preaidcnt In plaoe OF Dr.
HUNTINGTON. and others elected 90 the
sane ONCE were Mayor GaynOr, William
q Nc Adoo. = >. Mcclure and Charles b.
Slower the PARK COmmia~iOner.
Ihe-. were the resolutions about Presi-
dent Tar thar were offered by Francis
Lynde Stetson and passed unanimously:
R..olrcS That the New York Peace So
CIV ~ ~ annual meeting hsiLs President
'1'' - the leader amopg the rulers NJ the
'ofI1 IN The great cause Of International
'~-'@ this position having been won by
's rrds-laiuing that nations no more than
fiy'duak should longer ne permitted To
= Judges In their own causes. All
r'-Fuauonsl disputes should be submitted
TO. NE'hTINltfN 4
Rs.oirea Ihst We recognize in this the
'e soi'I'ion ~ the problem % peace and
Nsr aud thank our President for thus hav-
* p.s' - ouT beloved republic In the van
f - campaign for the abOltion Of war
dom Temple Graves found a response
'ariv NJ the afternoon. when he suggested
VA when Theodore Roosevelt returns
=. 800 country he he made the evangel
d" f@ace among the nations rather than
'-atHed TO such things A. the tariff and
SFry'ra'lDnz
-0Tl- 4 those who attended the lunch
% were George W kirchWey. samuel
b.'tDn Chancellor MacCracken. Homer
-nragIe the Rev. X. T.. Knox. Fred
lynch. sydney n. Cox, Mrs Anna
: .rg.~ lIIryeA Mrs Anna GATlin Spsn-
- VIE Livingston Rowe Schuyler.
A;' church Mr.. and Mrs.. ID. W.
-f~s Nh, Esther Hermann, the Rev.
..afl'-- 4 SgOCidArd. the Rev. y. Stanley
~ b.. Mr and Mrs. Carl L1orentzsn.
i.'I y Clark. Mr.. and Mr.. p. q.
a. I-. Mifpn Willis. J. Greer Zachry.
Il - lard =. Collins, Prof. and Mrs.
H' airg. Miss Mary Cleveland.
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