Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-02
PEACE Centenary
IS BEING PLANNED
GREAT CELEBRATION PROPOSED
TO COMMEMORATE ANNIvER.
sARY OF PEACE,
INFORMATION CONFERENCE
BETWEEN NATIONS SUGGESTED
Series Of Peace Monuments Along
Canadian Border and Erection OF
Peace Statue in New York Hsrbor
Propcssd-SehooI chidrsn to 30
Asked to Contribute Funds.


Asked to Contribute Funds.
Especial CORES .,ondence]
Washington. Aug. Just at the
time when President Taft is seeking TO
bring about arbitration between this
country and Great Britain cnd between
this countr. and other nations, the
projcc. for q great celebration in 1914
OF the one hundredth anniversary Q!
the signing of a peace treaty between
the United states and England Is De-
ginning to take shape.
Washington is especially interested
in this proposed celebration for OBJ
irious reasons II is to Be expected that
the event will not paSs uhnouced III
The capital. inasmuch as ii was IN the
same year the peace treaty was slsheo
that Washington was invaded b! the
British forces under General Ross ana
the American forces entrusted Win
the protection Of tie capital suoJec'eo
TO detea. the sting OF which was
scarcely wiped out by Jacksons great
victory al New Orleans in the follow
Ing year
International Conference Proposed.
Without much doubt. the annlNeE-
sa-y will be marked BY great inter
national conference on the subject q
recce The celebration. however IS
likely TO :ake various forms Under me
auspices OF the American Peace ana
Arbitration League which has heaH-
quarters in New York. there has peeh
constituted a national committee lnf
the celebration o. the one hundrea'h
anniversary ot peace among the Eng
fish speaking peoples This comMl''ee
is actively at work or plans for the
citing celebration % the signing OF the
treaty Of Grent. Christmas Day. 1914,
which would have marked the END OF
the war of 1912 had telcgraphs ana
cables been IL existence al the 'llHe
and had there been means of letting
Andrew Jackson and his British toes
at New Orleans know about it.
Peace Monuments For Border.
Within the last week, d subcomn!lt-
tee of the national committee JUST
mentioned has set out 10 visit the
leading cities along the American ana
Cana dian border for the purpose OF IN
terestirc these cities in the erection or
American English peace monuments
along the border. This is one OF the
nu,,erou. plans suggested for max
ing the anniversary OF the signing OF
the Client treaty a memorable ana an
even, calculated to promote the cause
Of peace and arbitration. Inc sun
committee mas already visited BuHa!o'
and will yisi, Detroit, Windsor. Chica-
90 Duluth. and various other cities
bout the Great Lakes region ana 1aF-
Their westward.
Next winter. there will be held IN
New York. probably in December or
Jaruary preliminary ard ADVISORY
conference Of international scope lor
nc purpose Of defining and pfomoHhs
plans 10 celebrate in ftting fashion the
ending ~ The last MAR between Eng
;ish-speakirg rations Representatives.
Of Great Britain Canada. and the bTit-
| ish colorias Wi, be asked 10 attenu.
4 committee consisting OF Jonn HAYS
Hammond Bernard \. Baker. OF BATH
more william r Rowland OF New
Work. and Theodore Marhurs, OF BAL
! .j-ro-e. rec-e=ants the ratinna! com
n1i:ree abroad this summer and Is try
| ing 10 get England Interested III 'hs
I movement.
Nation Wide Observance.
Many sugges lions were mace al TUG
recent Lakc Moaonk peace conference
( for the hitting observance OF me cen
: ,ennial OF the GAent .reatE. one Of inc
mos. striking OF these was the eEec'ion
of peace monuments at Gneh' an"
! along the United Sta tes- canaGla!! oo'
der aad al suci. other locatichs III 'ne
! English speaking world as may De So
.ected and approved by ci'les anu pe"
rie.; Interested. !, j. suggested lha'
( ,b,se monuments be Of common ar
/, .is,ic design. with reference 10 'he one
central idea celebrated. Further. il is
suggested that the dedicato Oh these
reac. monuments be utilized for edu-
/ cational purposes. by memorial e1e'
cises in churches schools, societies
. and the like
Suue-ous other suggestions havf
been made for the proper oose'' a"s,
~ ,he centennial II Is expected that
N. matter will be pressed on the at
,e,,ion of congress and All effort MADE
% ee, mat body to take fitting action
| toward observance of the event. Plans
,..i,, no doubt be laid for ceremonies
nm = great scale at Washington. tho
these have been given almost no a''e'-
tior up to the present time.
Statue Of Peace Proposed.
pre ~ the suggestions is for Worlc
statue OF peace to be erected in Ne"
York harbor on new artificial fslanc
southwest of Governors Island anc
facing the Statue of Liberty. so tina
both Liberty and Fraternity may
welcome the nations and peoples "a,
the cross roads" OF the worlds peacefu
intercourse. 1t is proposed to have this
statue erected by the 2o.0oo,0oo schoo
children In the United States. A per
1nanent peace temple and library IL
New York is also suggested and man,
other schemes for emphasizing ths
tendency Of the English-speaking ma
lions to peace An international peace
conference is suggested as the clima'
and the conclusion Of the great move
ment in the direction Of arbitratio.
and away from war President Tai
and Former President Roosevelt ar
both deeply interested in the proposed
Iobservances.
Eean Sells Pitcher Neyss.