The evening world., 1911-05-22
Condemn Action of Member
Who Disclosed Col. Roose-
velt's Speech Last Week.
AFRAID OF THE SENATE.
Rabbi Wise Fears the Inter
ests' VIII Prevent Ratification
of Arbitration Treaties.

More than a thousand clergy men at
tended the Peace meeting held to-day
In the Assembly Hall OF the Metropoll-
tan Building under the auspices Of the
Clerical Conference OF the Federation or
Churches. The Federation is u side
arm OF the International Peace Con-
ress and It's membership includes many
Of the distinguished preachers OF the
country.
At It's last meeting Col. Roosevelt
was the principal speaker and at his
request reporters were barred. The
Colonel not belng In evidence to-day
there were no such restrictions. The
guest Of horo- was the Rev. John Clif-
ford, u. D., President OF the Council OF
Evangelical Free Churches OF Great
Britain. The ltev. George Alexander.
Moderator OF the presbytery OF New
York. presided.
Tho Rev. =. EDWARD Young. president
Of the Fedora ton. started the proceed
ings by ore-ink "A resolution disapprov-
ing OF the publication in a per
Of q report o, Tuesdays meeting and
condemning as d~ishonorable the action
Of the person who ave out the informs-
tion. as all m been sworn by Col
Roosevelt TO secrecy. The motion was
carried unanimously.
Abhor Race Track Gambling.
The Rev. Walter Laidlaw. secretary OF
the Federation. offered a resolution reg
lstering tho protest OF the clergy OF
New York against the favorable report
ing at Albany or the signing by the
Governor OF any measure designed to
weaken the restraints of race track
gambling In New York state"
This was also carried unanimously.
Or. Alexander. in introducing DR.. Clif-
ford. said he was sorry that two OF
Great Britain's delegates 10 the peace
movement In this country. the Dean OF
Worcester and Allan Baker. NJ. p. were
somewhere in the fog around Sandy
Hook and unable To attend to-day's
meeting.
Or. Clifford was greeted with cheers.
The assemblage rose and waved hats
and handkerchiefs. lie said that Amer
lea leads In the peace movement. and he
gave all the credit for the idea of a
permanent tribunal for the arbitrament
and settlement OF international disputes
10 President Taft.
England Forced to Act.
"England. I an sorry 20 say" n"
said. did nothing to meet YOU half
way until she was forced to II by GER
tain political e~xigencies. She doesn't
deserve a bit OF the credit. America
has all the credit-all. but you also have
the responsibility. ! don't mean to
Mater you-not a rrain-you are not
per'ect-nothing in this world Is per-
feet. but a perfect fool. but YOU have
done the WORK n YOU win 30 on
doing IT,"
Or. clifford spoke of the amalgama-
Ton OF the worlds races in America.
and said this would go far toward cs-
Publishing International peace.
Tho shortest way to universal
peace" ho said. will be via Germany.
for the enigrants Who come here have
friends and relatives in the old coun-
try whom they are continually innuen,-
ing. and this movement viii Keep on
until the desire TO fight is as extinct
~ the dodo."
Or. clifford said he didn't consider
the outlook for peace very bright he
cause Of the false thinking and the
attitude OF the men who have money
invested In war. In Europe we are
spending 500. Co0,OO yearly for arma.
nenis, and | read whore Sir Hiram
Maxim says he is building n great
'iheItal N"fSnlp tnil VIII destroy who q
cities ana at the same time other men
arer building proiertilos that will strlN,
these warshlps and bring them down
safe. These are the drawbacks.
False Talk OF Patriotism.
There has been much false talk o
patrlotism-we are In danger Of belne
blinded and deceived by 1t. But ! sa,
that the true patriotism f. tina whir'
makes the best manhood in a country.
War is destructive ~ this manhood"
Afraid OF the Senate.
The Rev. Frederick Lynch. pastor o.
fhe Pilgrim Congregational Church, Of
fered a resolution hoping that IN.
United States will promptly ratify th'
arbitration treaties with Great Britain
and France. Rabbi Wise. In secondini
the resolution. said:
We've no time for war. We mus
war on thlngs-poverty. disease, Grim,
--those are the things we are going 4
make war on, M H. will be o wa
worth while.
Il wish ! were an optimistic Chris
tlsn Ike DIR. Lynch instead OF a pcs
y!mistic jew. ] am afraid Of the Sen
ate. where there are mon who are NJ