The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
TAFT LISTENS TO
PEACE SERMON
BYREV. DR.. M KIM
President Hears Treaty Plan
Approved by Pastor.

Urging ratification by the Senate of
President Taft's arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France, Wash
ington pastors yesterday chose universal
peace and arbitration as the subject of
their sermons, the day having been
designated Unity Sunday" by the
American Peace Arbitration League
for nationwide church support of the
movement
TAFT'S PLEA TO PEOPLE.
President Taft, in his speeches on ar
bitration, has pleaded for support by the
public in urging ratification of his treaties
by the Senate. That body has been
charged with using dilatory tactics
through fear Of abdlcating its time-hon-
ored treaty-making power.
President Taft listened to a peace ser
mon by Rev. Randolph McKim. pastor
Of the Church of the Epiphany, who dis
cussed the arbitration treaties from
purely constitutional standpoint. 1t was
very much like the President listening
to the presentation from another mind of
the very same argument which he has
made IN hundred cities over the coun-
try. Dr.. McKim said in part:
''one Of the objections to the arbitra-
ton treaties, 1t has been pointed out, is
the danger of depriving the Senate of it's
constitutional rights. There is no rea-
son to believe this. The terms of the
treaties tend to conserve the rights Of
the Senate.
Another objection is that the question
Of immigration and the Monroe doctrine
may be made subject to arbitration. Both
of these questions are clearly outside
the scope of arbitration, and there is no
reason to have fears on this score.
''One thing is clearly evident from the
statements made by the Foreign Rela-
lions Committee. Both the Senate and
President are desirous of the same prin-
ciples embodied in the treaties. and it is
now only question Of terms which must
be settled
At Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
in T street. DR.. Benjamin F. Trueblood,
a well-known peace advocate, supple
mented the sermon with a short talk
on the value of the treaties and the
causes leading to their preparation.
Rev. H. w. o. MiIlington, pastor of
the BrookIand Baptist Church, addressed
his flock on the peace treaties as a step
in the right direction.
Il am greatly pleased with the arbitra-
tiOn and peace treaties of the President
and his earnest and laudable attempt to
secure the ratification Of those treaties.
1t is the fruitage of our greater spiritu-
ality end indicates the splendid prospect
before the church and oerore the world.
1t should become the duty Of every one
OF US TO give at least our moral support
to this great work"
Rev. Francis J. Krimke, pastor Of the
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church,
was another to laud the arbitration SEN
timent. At the close or the sermon he
took a vote in mis- congregation, which
strongly favored ratification of the
treaties. Rev. Mr.. Krimke began with a
general outline of universal peace propa-
gandas.
Peace on RighteOusness.
There is no permanent peace" he said, |
unless it be founded on righteousness. |
When the nations of the world are ready |
FOR justice and righteousness they will |
he ready for arbitration. I heartily ap-
prove President Taft's speech before the |
bar association in Boston last summer |
and hope to see the immediate ratifica- |
tion of his treaties.
AT present there are many differences |
of opinion in the Senate, which seems !,
afraid of losing its power should Mr. |
Taft's treaties be ratified. I hope some |
arrangement can he made whereby that !
body can get together and advance the |
cause of universal peace, rather than act |