The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-18
TO-DAY IS PEACE DAY
 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

, Peace Day will be observed to-day in nearly all of the nations of the civilized world, commemorating the Inaugural of the first International teen years ago. On this side of the Pond the American Peace Society. which was organized in May, 1926
 has engaged in a general propaganda for general observance of the eigh- teenth of May as Peace Day, with the result that appropriate programs will
 be carried out by civic organizations and in public schools throughout the United States and Canada. In Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Switzerland. Holland, Italy, Germany, Portugal and several other nations those res- ponsible for the education of the young have taken steps toward the universal peace. Despite the war between Italy and Turkey, and the rumors of conflict between other na- tions, the professional peace promo ters are more hopeful to-day than they have been in years. The title of "Peacemaker" conferred upon the late King Edward has descended to his son, who has shown homself an earnest worker in the cause. The one- time War Lord of Germany has recently shown a decided tendency toward international arbitration. al- though without relaxing his prepara- tiOns for war. International Social ism. now powerful in many European countries. is on the side of peace. A palace of Peace is now in course of erection at The Hague and will like ly be completed within year. An- drew Carnegie gave a large sum to- ward its construction, and not long ago donated fund of $1o,0OO, 900 to be used in the interests of the peace movement. The Lake Mohonk Con- ference on International Arbitration. which has been in session this week with influential delegates present from many countries, has been a con. tion between nations. The British Peace Society hopes to celebrate the centennial of it's organization four years hence by securing the realiza- tion of it's project for a gradual, pro- portionate and simultaneous disarma- ment. The failure of the arbitration agreements between the United States and Great Britain and between the United States and France, the worst setback to the peace cause since the last observance of Peace Day. is believed to be but temporary. The permanent International Arbitra. tion Court at The Hague, established in the Dutch capital thirteen years ago to-day, has settled many difficult ties, and prospects are good for an extension of it's usefulness and inf1u- ence. The movement for disarma- ment is getting no better fast" Great Britain and the United States are willing to quit "toting gun" if other powers will agree, but Germany and Russia are not at all eager
 To-day is the centennial of the ex- ecution at Old Bailey of John Belling- ham, the assassin of Spencer Perce- val prime minister of Great Britain. One hundred years ago to-day Peter H. Bell, who became the third Gov ernor of Texas, was born at Culpep- per, Va. He died in North Carolina in 1898. James Madison was renom- mated for the Presidency of the Unit ed States exactly a century ago. The nomination was given him by the Democratic-Republic party under promise of declaration of war against England, pledge that was fulfilled two weeks later when Madi (. son sent a war message to Congress