The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
THIRD NATIONAL PEACE CON
GREss CONVENED IN eALTl-
MORE THIS AFTERNOON.
PRESIDENT IS ON PROGRAM
Cardinal Gibbons and Andrew Car
nege Also on Program for Speeches
Advocating Permanent World
Peace.

Baltimore, Md, May 3.--With per
manent peace as the ideal and inter
national courts of justice rs the inn
mediate objective. the third national
leace congress convened here this
afternoon.
President Taft opened the session
and delivered an address. Among the
other speakers on the program are
Cardinal Gibbons and Andrew Carne-
gle.
Mr. Carnegie spoke as follows:
Il rise with diffidencc to address
the members OF our various peace so
cieties here assembled in the presence
OF the great peace compelling ruler
TIE bearer of the message from on
high, who. through his trumpet with
one blast, has blown down the strong
hold of international war, which lay
in the fallacy that nations could not
submit to arbitration questions AFFECT
ing their honor or vital interests with
out losing their sovereignty, which
only meant. however, their fancied dig
nifty, the truth being that the nation
which could not submit any and every
question was already bereft OF sover-
eighty. which means power to do that
| nntinn IN
settle all disputes, she possesses her
sovereignty.
TO President Tafts appeal to the
world in which both his heart and
head went forth for one great nb
ton to Join his country in proving
their sovereignty by agreeing to sub
init all disputes to peaceful settle
ment, behold there come such re
sponse 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 Brl-
tain sunk the partizan in the patriot
touched by the presidents appeal
The nation was unanimous; all parties
fused into one. Today the representa-
tiyes of the two lands are forming the
treaty. and here Britain knows moth
ing of party, for all parties cooperate,
a sublime spectacle, proving that party
issues fade in the presence of the
high moral issue which leads nations
to peace. What of our own statesmen,
leaders of party? Are they to emu
late their compeers Of Britain? My
prediction is that they iwll, and that
our republic will prove to the world
that politics with us are only skin
deep, and that our statesmen rise
above party when a great moral world
wide victory is within our grasp. l
am not without some basis for the
faith that is in me.
In 1859 there flashed upon tn
mind Of Franklin the idea Of the
federation of the states. This was
to be under the monarchy In this
measure OF Franklins We have the
germ which blossomed into the un
rivaled American constitution.
Franklin guarded and developed
this germ until it blossomed and
now it astonishes the world keep
ing A. states, comprising the wealth
lest nation the world has ever seen,
in peaceful harmonious relations ever
growing closer Gentlemen, in an in
spired moment our leader saw the
great light How, when, where, we
know not Probably the message
came TO 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.
4 occupy a strange position; Brit
ain is my motherland, the republic
my wifeland. | love them both, as
mother and as wife, and to see my
native and adopted lands hand in
hand leading the world TO peace
would add new charm to my life.
| I cannot imagine to what extremes
might go, ever murmuring. Now
let thy servant depart in peace, for
he has seen the Glory OF the Lord,