Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-03
TAFT, A GREAT
PEACE MAKER
Lauded by Carnegie as a
Bearer Message From
on High
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
Great Britain Has Responded to
Appeal of United States for
Arbitration.

tBy Special Leased Wire to New Mexican>
Baltimore, Md. May with per-
manent peace as the ultimate ideal and
the international courts of justice as
the immediate objective, the third
national peace congress will convene
in the Lyric this afternoon.
President Taft is to open the ses-'
sion and will deliver an address. On
the stage with the President will be
assembled a notable gathering of men
who will outline in their addresses
not only what has been accomplished
in the movement for world wide peace
but what is planned for the future.
The congress is held under the aus
pices 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 in the afternoon session to-
day, are Cardinal Gibbons, Hamilton
Holt of New York. President of the
congress: Andrew Carnegie. DR.. l.. S.
Rowe. of the University OF Pennsy'.
vania; Wm. c. Dennis, of Washington.
former assistant solicitor of the de-
partment of state and Benjamin F.
Trueblood, of Boston. secretary of the
American Peace Congress.
During the sessions. which will con-
tinue until Saturday, some of the
foremost men of this ana other coun-
tries will be heard. al arguing for
permanent peace among all nations.
President Taft Great Leader.
Baltimore, May 3.-President Taft
as the leader who has laid the axe
to the root of international war" was
eulogized by Andrew Carnegie in an
address before the Third Nationa!
Peace Congress here today.
Il rise with diffidence." said Mr.,
Carnegie. ''to address the members
of the various peace societies here
Iassembled in the presence OF the great
peace compelling ruler---the bearer
! of the m assage from on high, who,
through his trumpet, with one blast,
has blown down the stronghold of In
ternational War, which lay in the fall
lacy that nations could not submit to
arbitration questions affecting their
honor or vital interests without losing
their sovereignty, which only meant.
however, their fancfed dignity, the
truth being that the nation which
could not submit any and every ques-
ton was already bereft of sovereign
! t., which means power to do what it
pleases. When nation agrees to set
tie all disputes, she possesses her SOW
ereignty.
ITO Presidents Taft appeal to the
world, in which both his heart and
head went forth for one Great Nation
to join his country in proving that
Sovereignty by agreeing to submit all
disputes to peaceful settlement, be
hold there came such response across
the sea from the other branch of our
English-speaking race. as had never
been made to any appeal before. The
leaders of parties in Britain sunk the
ipartisan in the patriot, touched by the
Presidents appeal. The nation was
unanimous; all parties fused into one
Today the representatives of the two
lands are forming the treaty, ,and here
Britain knows nothing of party, for
all parties cooperate, sublime spect'
lacle, proving that party issues fade
in the presence Of the high moral is
sue which leads nations to peace
What of our own statesmen. leaders
.of party? Are they to emulate their
icompeers of Britain? My prediction
is that they will, and that our Repub
lie will prove to the world that polit
lies with us are only skin deep, and
that our statesmen rise above party
when great moral worldwide vict-
ory is within our grasp, | am not
without some basis for the faith that
is in me. .s
"In 1853 there flashed upon the
mind of Franklin the idea of the fede.
ration of the states. This was to be
under the monarchy In this mea.
sure of Franklin's we have the germ
which blossomed into the unrivaled
American Constitution.
Franklin guarded and developed
this germ until it blossomed, and now
lit astonishes the world, keeping Al
states, comprising the wealthiest ma
tion the world has ever seen, in peace
full harmonious relations ever grow.
ing closer. Gentlemen, in an inspired
moment our leader saw the great
light Now. when, where. We know
not Probably the message came tc
him in a flash and he was guided he
knew not how, but surely the Angel
of the Lord appeared and entrusted
to him the divine mission.
\ Il occupy strange position; Bri
tain is my Motherland, the Republic
my Wifeland. l love them both, at
mother and as wife, and to see my
native and adopted lands hand ir
hand leading the world to peace would
j add a new charm to my life. l can
not imagine to what extremes / might
go, even to murmuring. Now let THY
servant depart in peace, for he has
seen the Glory of the Lord!"
i Revolution and Ruin.
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