Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-04
Societies of United States
Devoted To Campaign To
Abolish War Represented
At Big Meeting.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
AND CARNEGIE TALK

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Proposed Treaty Between
Great Britain and u. S.
Baltimore, Nd, May 3.--With perm
anent peace as the ultimate idea ana
international courts of justice as the
Immediate objective, the third nation
al peace congress convened here this
afternoon.
President Taft will deliver an ad-
dress at today's session. On the
stage with the president were assem-
bled notable gathering Of men, rep
resenting the best thought and in
fluence In the United States.
The congress is held under the
auspices Of all the leading societies
of America devoted to the settlement
of international disputes by means
other than war. On the program with
the president at the afternoon session
today are Cardinal Gibbons, who was
the first speaker, Hamilton Holt, OF
New York president of the congress,
Andrew Carnegie, DR.. L. s. Rowe, OF
the university Of Pennsylvania, Will
liam C. Dennis of Washington, former
assistant solicitor of the department OF
state, and Benjamin r. Trueblood OF
Boston, secretary of the American
peace society. K,
During the sessions, which will con-
tinue until Saturday, some Of the fore
most men of this and foreign coun-
tries will be heard.
The pending treaty of arbitration be-
tween this country and Great Britain
is expected to be the foremost topic
before the congress and the tremend-
Gus possibilities which lie in it will
be deliberated on.
Cardinal Gibbons Favors Treaty.
q am persuaded that the signing
of a treaty of arbitration between
Great Britain and the United States
would not only be source of incal-
culable blessings to these two great
powers but would go far toward the
maintenance of permanent internation-
al peace throughout the civilized
world" said Cardinal Gibbons at the
opening session of the congress.
Both. Of these great nations have
many things in common. We speak
the same noble tongue and the Eng
lish language is more universally used
today than any other language on the
face of the earth. The classic writer's
of England and Ireland are also ours,
and the classic authors of America
are also claimed by Great Britain and
Ireland. The literature of both coun-
tries is common heritage to both
nations:
"NVe also live under practically the
same form of government. The head
of one is king, the head of the other
nation is president; England is gov
erned by constitutional monarchy;
the United States is ruled by a con-
stitutional republic. And | believe that
both of these nations have been more
successful in adjusting and reconcil-
ling legitimate authority with per-
sonal liberty than any other country
of the world
Would Join Hands Across Atlantic.
England Is mistress of the ocean.
Her ships ply through every sea on
our globe. Her flag floats over every
harbor Of the world. Her empire en-
braces territory comprising ten mil
lions of square miles, or about one
fifth of the whole globe.
"The United States rules one hun
dred millions of happy and contented
people. Our government exercises a
dominant and salutary influence over
the American continent. Our in
fluence is not to destroy but to main
tain, not to dismember but to pre-
serve the peace and autonomy of our
sister republics.
"If England and America were to
enter into an alliance OF permanent
arbitration with each other, such
bond Of friendship and amity would be
q blessing not only to these two great
powers, but to all the nations of the
civilized world.
Let Britain and Columbia join
hands across the Atlantic, and their
outstretched arms will form a sacred
arch Of peace, rainbow which will
excite the admiration of the nations
and will proclaim to the world that
with Gods help the earth shall never
more be deluged with bloodshed in
fratricidal war"
Carneais Praises Taft.
President Taft as the leader who
has laid the axe to the root of interna
tional war was eulogized by Andrew
Carnegie in an address before the con-
CESS here today.
Il rise with diffidence," said Mr..
Carnegie, ito address the members Of
our various peace societies here assem-
pled in the presence of the great peace
compelling ruler-the bearer of the
message from on high, who. through
his trumpet with one blast, has blown
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