The Red Cloud chief., 1910-02-24
PETITION ASKS
WORLDS PEACE
Congress Is Asked to Give an Oh
ject Lesson to All Other
Nations.
BUREAU OF MINES ENDORSED
Passage OF Bill at Present Session Is
Practically Assured President
Taft's Fondness for Travel
viii Be Gratified.

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Washington.-ln the house commit.
tee on foreign affairs there is repos.
ing n nugc petition signed by hundreds
Of Americans known to fame. and by
thousands OF other fellow Americans
whose fame never has been trumpet.
ed. The petition asks that the United
States shall declare itself through
congress that II wishes to give the
world assurance 1t will never again
conquer and hold by force of arms
any more territory. The petition also
asks that the national lawmakers shall
declare the intention of this country to
stop It's rapid increase In armament.
Side by side In congress with this
petition is a bill TO Increase the fight.
Ing efficiency Of the navy by the add.
ton OF Two great Dreadnaughts TO the
occan-going war feet. There are mem.
bcrs OF the house and senate who are
In very truth apostles OF peace. but
their number is small when compared
to the number OF senators and repre-.
sentatlves who believe hat II is neces.
sary to maintain the navy and army
at fighting strength. and to do moth.
ing which might give another coun.
try an opportunity readily to over
come US in case OF a declaration of
war
The attempt of the peace promoters
to secure from the United states q
first pledge to the end of friendly re-.
lations with the rest of the world Is
explained ty the friends of the reso-
luton which congress has been asked
to pass. as being simply one step fur.
Their on the road toward the goal of
the political organization OF the world
or Il peace basis.
seek to End Warfare.
The resolutions which are now be-.
fore congress have for their imme.
date object the stopping Of the growth
of navies and armies when the first
Hague peace conference was held It's
principal object was to see If some
means could not be taken TO induce
the nations Of the world to stop In.
creasing the enlisted strength OF their
armies and to stop adding battieships
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Hague tailed because II was perfectly
apparent that each nation could not
be brought to believe that some other
nation would o violate the compact,
and by increasing It's war strength put
the safety OF the other nations who
kept the peace faith. In jeopardy.
President Taft and Secretary Knox
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adjustment OF a judicial cour, to which
all The nations of the earth mag have re.
course in certain matters. The friends
OF the peace movement see In this an
added victory. They say that this
country 4 III a position ut the present
moment to take an advanced peace
stand because no other nation on
earth can dispute It's claim to soy,
ereignty where Its flag floats In
other words. because none OF the ter.
ritorial holdings of this country Is in
dispute there is no necessity for us
TO so 10 war 10 save our belongings
Thus established on a firm foundation
ut the present moment, IL Is the argu.
mcnt OF the advocates of concord tina
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urge that no more territory be seized
by any country and that all shall work
together to- the end that countries
nov tree may continue free, and thai
peace may be lasting.
Ii is sale by the peace advocates
hat the establishment OF the Uni
vcrsal Postal union and of the Interna
ftnnnl Appiptltprnl {nctitntn M D..
and OF the international Bureau OF
Weights and Measures, Is a sign that
the world is moving forward TOWARD
a unity OF purpose In legislation, anC
that one day there may be such q
thorough understanding and such {
close bond OF union that war will soor
be a thing of the past.
Bureau OF Mines Favored.
From indications 1t is practically as
sured that before the present session
ends President Taft will sign II biz
the effect of which will be to estab
fish q bureau of mines In the interior
department. The duty of the burea,
OF mines simply will be to make thor
ough Investigations into the cause o
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preventive measures.
The bill, II Is said, viii not inter
,erc with the rights of the states II
any way, the hope being that tn,
states will adopt Legislation In accord
ance with the suggestion of the fed
eral government. Legislation which vii
prevent such terrible disasters as tina
, OF the Cherry mine In Illinois and o
the recent mine accidents in Colorado
. Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
In the geological survey there 1
what is known as a TECHNOLOGY
branch" II is the duty OF the official
of this branch Of the survey to max
inquiries into mine troubles and L
make suggestions for relief, The fore
is very small and the belief Of mos
t members of congress is that its wor
should be enlarged and should be pu
i under the control of the secretary @
i the interior, whose department, as ia
as public lands are concerned. ha
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