The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-04
RICHMOND CITIZENS TO MAP OUT
PLANS FOR RECEPTION
COMMITTEE
WILL MEET TONIGHT
GREAT GATHERING OF WORKERS
o PEACE WILL BIZ HELD
IN RICHMOND IN
DECEMBER

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Great significance attaches to the
meeting of citizens called by Mayor
Ainslie. at the Jefferson hotel. this
evening. at sis o'clock. The pur-
pose Is to map out plans having TO
do with the celebration of a hundred
years Of peace between English
speaking peoples.
Richmond has a right TO a promi-
nent place In this notable celebration.
The two outstanding names IN Tie
movement for international peace are
Hugo Grotius and John Marshall.
Hugo Grotius was the founder Of in
ternational law. John Marshall was
the maker of the supreme court of
the United States. which Is now re-
! garded as a model for a court of the
nations. lust az The Hague confer
ences were drawn to Holland by the
f.ork and memory of Hugo Grotius.
SO it is proper that this conference
be drawn to Richmond by the mem
DRY and work of John Marshall.
Peace Movement Practical.
Peace movement has become prae-
tfcal. Certain facts have been
achieved. First there is The Hague
conference, which met in 1899. h
created n permanent court of arht-
t~ration. which n actually settled
several important disputes. The sec
t'it I1aEhF 4tftEAIES Ai
1907. went further and drew out
plans for the establishment of an in
ternational-court of arbitral Justice.
While suCh a court was agreed to in
principle by the ~forty-four nations
present, the method OF selecting the
fifteen Judges vas not agreed upon.
How can forty-four sovereign nations
select fifteen judges to decide cases
arising among them? That is the
Vra1An4 Y1,FZyfa Gplt-a1 ~ will No hour
we know not. John Marshall showed
how forty-eight States can have their
disputes settled by a Supreme court.
and a John Marshall for mankind will
arise.
The support Of the huge ornaments
Of Europe is crushing the life out of
the iaboring man. Germany has S20,-
900 men armed in times of peace.
France Is striving to keep pace. Eng
lands outlay for hattleshlps is taxing
her utmost The civilized
nations are now spending two billion
and n half dollars annually on arma-
ments. Such statesmen have been
forced to think OF finding a suhsti-
tute for war. May not arbitration,
or n league of peace, or a Supreme
court of the nations, deal with dis
putes among nations on the basis Of
right and avoid the enormous expen-
diture on standing armies That is
the foremost question in. the ehancel-
ferries OF Europe,
The Meaning OF 1t,
Hence the meaning that attaches
to the dedication OF the peace palace
last week at The Hague. With a view
to strengthening the forces making
for peace. 1t has been proposed to
celebrate the fact that there has been
no war FOR a hundred years between
England and America. The Treaty. Of
Client was signed on December o3d,
1874, and since that time peace has
prevailed between England and this
country.
Even more significant than this is
the fact that the boundary between
the United States and Canada has
haen, during All. this century. with
out "A fortress and without a feet on
the Great Lakes. This is the longest
international boundary on earth, ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Paci-
fc. These two great English-speak
ing nations nave shown how hat
such a boundary may be left unforti-
ied with the greatest advantage 20
both countries.
1t Ia these two facts-thc century
of peace and an unfortifed boundary
between Canada and the United States
that will be celebrted next year,
y LHe means Oh iuttIislIyinE the forces
making for world peace.
1t will be recalled that England sent
a strong delegation, headed by Lord
Weardale, to this country in May last
to arrange for his celebration. In
the delegation were members OF BAR
Lament anj representative statesmen
Of the british empire as served
George Re.de. the lord high commits
sioner of Australia.
To Meet In Richmond.
The American committee has ac-
cepted an invitation to hold a meet
ing in Richmond on next December
I'd and 4th. that promises 10 he a
memorable meeting.
AT the Richmond conference
says Mr.. John A. Stewart. Of New
York. I'VE shall try particularly Ia
block out some recommendations tn
make to the various cities and States,