El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-02
Foremost Men of the Nation
Work For Cessation of
Wars.

Baltimore. Nd, May 2.@"Peace on
earth" is the slogan of the foremost
men Of the nation who have come
from all parts of the country and are
here today preparing for the opening
of the third National Peace congress
tomorrow. Baltimorean hospitality is
being exercised as probably never be-
fore in the history Of the city. The
visiting peace advocates have been
given the keys of the city and hosts
and hostesses are vieing with each
other 70 do homage to the national
figures upon whom all eyes will be
turned during the next three days. The
peaceful Invaders will not "evacu-
ate Baltimore until Saturday, mean
time spending three strenuous sessions
wrestling with the stupendous prob
lem Of anti-war.
The significance and import Of the
third National Peace congress can
hardly be exaggerated It's fererun-
ners held N New York in--xS07, and
Chicago n 1903, put tangible shape
the movement that had long been con-
sidered but a dream of idealists. This
one VIII take up the burden where the
others left of and it is expected that
action viii be taken which will put
the future Of the movement in a def
mite line of progress that will lead TO
the achievement Of concrete results.
Two Phases of Peace Work.
The congress will deal with the two
leading phases of peace work-the
awakening of the public conscience by
addresses directed against the folly
and the injustice that result from war,
together with the economic waste OF
universal ornaments; and the practi-
cal means Of making war difficult by
establishing institutions which will
take away the excuse for war.
Il is realized that it lies within the
power of the treaty making branch of
the various governments today to
set up these institutions, either in the
form Of an international court of JUS
1ice, or Of treaties which will provide
for inquiry or formal arbitration eth
e. by endowing the interparliamentary
union with real legislative functions
or developing the Hague conference in
that direction by the codifcation Of in
ternatfonaI law; or, by that which
would perhaps take the place of and
make unnecessary an international po-
lice. an agreement between The leading
powers TO stand back Of the decisions
Of an International court or arbitral
tribunal But whether the govern
lucAL6
ponds largely on the pressure which
the public may bring to bear. Con-
eideratfon Of this will be one of the
most important tasks OF the congress
To Open in Mccoy Han.
The congress will be opened in M<S
Coy hall of Johns Hopkins university
j tomorrow afternoon by president Taft,
following the invocation by cardinal
Gibbons mayor Mahool, of Baltimore,
viii deliver an address of welcome TO
Che visiting peace advocates Hamilton
Holt, president Of the congress, win
chen speak on "A League of Peace"
Andrew Carnegie, Dr.. Benjamin True
blood, of the American Peace society.
Boston: Prof Leo S Rowe, of the uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, and Hon Will
liam C. Dennis, Of Washington, D. c.,
will also speak at the opening session
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott and DR.. Albert
Shaw viii deliver addresses on "A Sub
stitute for War
Is an American Move.
The third National Peace congress is