The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02

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by the welcome extended to him by
the school children.
Main street was decorated from one
end to the other and flags and bunting
hung from many of the buildings.
1t would have been impossible for
the president to make his way through
the great crowd in front of the Coli
scum and in keeping with plans made
days before the president entered
through the side entrance passing
through line Of Boy Scouts.
The great crowd in the auditorium
must have been an inspiring sight.
Every seat was filed and people crowd
ed the aisles regardless of warnings of
police officials and firemen. In the
front sat a delegation of nearly fifty
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and lined In front of them were
forty members Of the Boys Brigade of
the First Congregation church. AS the
president entered the hall with the
troop of Boy Scouts as his escort the
people arose in their seats and began
to cheer and it was several minutes be-
fore the cheering subsidized.
On the stage with the president were
many of the best known men of the
city, The president was attended to
the stage by Z. G. Simmons who had
accompanied him from the train in the
automobile.
Mayor M. J. Scholey presented the
president to the great audience and as
he arose to speak he was greeted by
prolonged cheering, waving of flags and
handkerchiefs. A great bunch of
American beauty roses was handed to
him over the footlights.
The address of the president was
along a line very close to his heart.
The subject matter Of the president IS
address was Universal Peace.O He
said that he didn't have much time
here and he wanted to plead a cause.
He said: "There are two most import.
ant treaties before the senate at the
present time which will be of the
greatest Importance in bringing about
permanent peace and J. want yonr CO.
operation in this matter. War has done
much for civilization. We could never
have secured our independence without
the war OF the revolution and the cancer
of slavery would never have been cut
out of this nation without the brave
stand made by these veterans before
rs and their comrades, but now it is no
longer necessary and display of
might will be avoided by the judicious
usage Of arbitration and negotiation
and men who know will bear me out
in saying that war should be done
away with.
Would you arbitrate question of
national honorg' asked the president.
Yes.' Then he went on to show
that six or ten men might well be ap-
pointed to sit in an arbitral court to
which any question in dispute between
nations could be submitted for settle
ment. One hundred and fifty years ago
duels were fought to wipe out insults
and two hundred years ago in English
courts OF justice person sued on a
note could go into court and demand
the wager of battle Then the Judge
would give the men swords and the
party that could hew off the other s
head was judged to be in the right.
This has all been changed now bv the
laws of nations. But when the affair
is between nations instead of between
individuals it is the same as it formerly
was between the latter.
"Those that suffer most by war are
those that Abraham Lincoln loved
most, the common people. These com
mon people, who have to bear the brunt
OF every war, are those that need to
be saved from war; so, when you work
Tor peace you work for the common
people and they are the people who
always support this movement, every.
where, z said President Taft. "No re-
form was ever made in a hurry and
you cannot expect to secure permanent
peace in a jiffy.' An arbitral court of
all nations with hearing for any and
every wrong done to one nation by an.
other and a joint agreement to abide
by the decision, whatever it was. would
be an excellent and satisfactory substi-
tute for war, according to the presi.
dent s idea. Europe is now always arm
ed to the teeth and all the nations are
for war, therefore none will take the
lead and make the first move toward
universal peace; so it remains for the
United States to offer method of set.
tlement. We have made treaties with
England and others with France from
time to time and thus have promoted
peace forNcertain lengths of time and
now we wish to make treaties with
them making war impossible.
The treaties in question have three
provisions.
A commission of three Americans and
three Englishmen should be appointed
to act jointly as an arbitral court be-
fore which all international differences
could be brought. Furthermore, this
commission would not have to settle