Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-12
Other Nations Included in
Peace Celebration.
Urged 10 Join U. s., England,
| n. F. and Client.
For ''Frssh Err Of Peace and Good
viii" Throughout World.

New York, May 1.-THE nations of
the world are urged to join the United
States, Great Britain, Canada, New
Foundland and Australia and the
municipality of Client in making the
celebration of 100 years of peace
among English-speaking peoples sig
palize a new era of international good
will. The invitation was issued, today.
by the international conferees now in
this country arranging this celebra-
ton for December, 1914. The Ameri-
can secretary of state and the British
secretary of state for foreign affairs
are asked to transmit the invitation to
other governments. Following is the
manifesto adopted by the conferees:
Representatives of Great Britain, of
New Foundland, Of the United States,
|of the Dominion of Canada, of the
Commonwealth of Australia, and of
the municipality of Client. having been
IN conference concerning an appro-
priate celebration Of the centenary of
the signing of the Treaty of Client,
which marked the end of the last in
| ternational war between the British
and American peoples, unite in offering
| to the governments and the peoples
| Of the civilized verdi an earnest invi-
tation to take Fart in making this
celebration III every way worthy of the
100 years of peace that it commence
rates.
I'VE invite such cooperation to the
end that it may be made clear and
unmistakeable to public opinion ev-
erywhere that the time has come when
international rvalries and differences,
! hn
settled without the carnage and hor-
rers of war. Although it be unreason
able to disregard the possibility of con-
| flicting arising in the future out of
mutual or partial misunderstanding.
yet we gratefully recognize that the
chances of misunderstanding have
been largely eliminated by the degree
in which modern science has facili-
| tated intercourse and accelerated COM
| munieation. We are therefore, encour-
aged to hope that the development of
| letters, science and the arts. Of COM
| merce, industry and finance. of mu-
tual knowledge, trust and good feeling
| on the part of those who owe differ
ent allegiances and who apeak diff
ferent tongues, may profitably absorb
the energy of mankind as well as of
fer opportunity for the display Of the
noblest and finest traits of mind and
of character.
Great Britain has been a colonizing
nation and the United States has
drawn to it's population various and
powerful elements from different coun-
tries and from different flags. There
fcfe century of peace between Great
Britain and her dominipns beyond the
seas en- the one hand and the United
Stares on the other hand. touches di-
rectly both the interests and the imag-
ination of every land to which Great
Britain's sons nave gone as well as
these of every ,.ation from which the
present day population of the United
states has been drawn. Such a ceie-
braticn will not only close century
of exceptional significance and i'm
portance but it will call attention to
an example and an ideal that We
| earnestly hope may be followed and
pursued in years to come. What ma
tions have done. nations can do.
1--WE respectfully request that His
| Majesty's secretary OF state for for
| eirn affairs and the secretary OF state
of the United States transmit this
invitation. through the proper chan
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