The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-22
VERMONT SOCIETY
FOR PEACE FORMED
Address On The International Peace
Movement Was Given By Rev.
James L. Tryon In Mont
pelier Last Evening.

The Vermont Peace society was organ
ized at a meeting in the memorial hall
in Montpelier yesterday afternoon with
Rev. James i. Tryon of Boston, the
New England director of the American
Peace society, being the moving spirit
and giving an address on the subject
OF peace Various organizations in
Montpelier had representation. w. II.
Crockett called the gathering to order
and Mayor Estee was introduced as the
chairman.
Later on, John II. Senter was elected
chairman of the society, and Mrs. w
l.. Wasson of Waterbury was elected
secretary; and the two elections were
made permanent. President Spooner of
Norwich university w. H. Crockett and
NJ S. Stone We're named as commit
tee to draft a constitution with DIR.
1ryon and to take the necessary steps
toward the formation of a permanent
society The draft of the proposed con-
stitution will be presented later.
In addressing the gathering, DR.. Tryon
spoke in part as follows:
"Many people think the peacement
is an entirely new idea The new part
is that so many are interested and that
the idea is becoming practicable. The
desire for peace in this country dates
back to 1914, when the New York Peace
society was formed If you form So
ciety here it will be the second Yer
mont society as this state was in the
early one also.
"The American Peace society is not
the only peace agency in the country.
We have the World Peace foundation,
the Carnegie endowment, the interna-
tional eonciliation movement and other
conferences. The object Of these or
CARNATIONS is to educate public sent-
ment through pulpit and press and
school. The state societies have the
society the influence in Washington can.
be much more important than that of
Individuals working for the same causes.
In reference 20 various instances Of
securing OF peace, the speaker cited the
Portsmouth treaty and said IF presi
dent OF the United States has influence
sufficient to stop war he can also
prevent one by his influence. Two years
age President Taft said publicly he
didn't see why the question of national
honor should not be arbitrated like any
other question. When he said that hs
said more than any other ruler ever
said and the workers for peace saw
in him their leader, having been without
leadership before
with the assistance Of Secretary
Knox a treaty with France and Eng
land was drawn without regard TO the
question OF national honor and the Sem
ate Of the United States considered that
its prerogative was imposed upon and
was over jealous. The Senate did not
view things as we did OF as did Senator
Edmunds Of this state or Mr.. Root.
when the treaties came up, some
Of the senator's were not yet satisfied
that they were in error and the treaties
were amended and mutilated. The ques.
ton before Mr.. Taft is whether to sub
init the treaties as they now stand to
the other nations or to wait until the
is clear Of politics and new
and better forms arise later on.
when the presidential election ex
citetment is over. we may expect some
thing better. When it does come we
hope that il will be on nonpartisan lines
We desire a policy for which all our citi-
zens can stand We want to get a
strong body of intelligent public be-
hind us all prepared to stand for what
is right and to give the president who
ever he is or whatever his politics, what
support he needs"