The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
ADVOCATE OF WORLD
PEACE IS IN THE CITY
I
Albert Bryant Will Speak at
Howard College
AGAINST LARGE NAVY
States That Promoters of World
Peace Movement Realize They
Cannot Gain Their End in
Day

sanization manager Of the world peace
foundation, is in the city in the interest
of the world peace movement. He will
speak this morning before the Howard
college assembly on the subject, THE
Necessity of International Law in a
Worlds Society" In the afternoon he
will formulate plans for starting branch
of the movement in Birmingham in the
form of a subcommittee of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Tonight at O'Clock he will make a
public address at the Gable hall on Sec
ond avenue where he will be presented by
the Birmingham Equal Suffrage associa-
tion to the public. Mrs. Oscar Hundley,
president of the association. will intro
duce Mr.. Bryant. The meeting will be
free. and open TO the general public His
subject will be THE Passing of Nations
ms Powers"
Mr.. Bryant was one of the speakers at
the Southern Commercial congress re-
Gently held in Mobile at which President
Wilson made the principal address. He
also presented to the meeting of the
Womans Auxiliary. Mr. Bryant offered
q resolution on the principles of inter-
national peace as advanced by the presi-
dent in his speech, which was adopted
unanimously by both bodies
Headquarters in Boston
The World Peace foundation has its
headquarters at 40 Mount Vernon street,
Boston, Mass. 1t was organized by Ed
ward CHM of the CHM Publishing COM
pany, who subscribes $4,000 annually for
the spread and promotion of the world
peace movement. Since his connection
with the peace foundation, Mr.. Bryant
has visited many states and has been
very successful in forming branch organ
izations. Mr.. Bryant is most interest
ing parsonage and is earnest and logical
IN his advocacy of the movement for in
ternational peace and arbitration and the
gradual disarmament of the leading ma
tions. He contends that the mad pace
now set by the leading powers in the
building of battleships must sooner or
later result in national bankruptcy and
be the cause of much distress and suffer-
ing among the people.
He advocates a code of international
law by which all nations shall be bound
and that all disputes shall be submitted
to a court composed of the great men of
the several nations He states, however,
That the founders of the peace movement
are aware that this cannot be accom-
plished in day, but rather that it will
take some time to bring it to final
contamination. He says the longer the
matter is delayed the greater the bur-
dens- the people will have to bear
Differs With Hobson
eh asked as to his views about
the peace movement as advocated By
Captain Hobson. Mr.. Bryant stated
that he had an interview with the cap
tain and that he agreed with him eX-
cept as to his greater navy" propo-
sition. He stated that if the United
States would build four more battle
ships. it would only increase the tre-
nlendous burdens by reasons of war
debts that the European nations are
grooming under as it would mean the
building of four or more warships by
them in order to keep pace with the
other nations.
In reference to the movement in the
south he said that ii was most encour-
aging and that at the Southern Com
mercial congress at Mobile the move
ment had received an impetus thar
would spread it over the southern
states with irresistible force and re-
suit in much permanent good. Since
his visit to Mobile Mr. Bryant has Wis
tied New Orleans and MONTGOMERY
md met with much success in form
ing branch organizations He is much
Impressed by the possibilities of the
south in Industrial and agricultural
lines. He said the northern people
Were beginning to realize the great
awaking of the Agricultural progress
of the south through diversified farm
ing and with the inauguration of tho
rural credits system as it is in vogue
In Europe. The south will prosper and
grow.
Peace Resolution
The resolutions offered and adopted
at the congress in Mobile was presented
by Mr.. Bryant Immediately after the
speech of President Wilson which ho
said was one of the greatest speeches
he had ever heard. The resolutions
were as follows:
1.-THE Southern Commercial Congress
this day, October 20, 1913. assembled
in Mobile, Ala. hereby votes the Pana-
ma Peace Resolutions we desire to
see promoted a universal effort among
commercial bodies for the establish
ment of official international confer
ences for the purpose of furthering q
worldwide feeling of friendlness an6
goodwill and assuring between the
nations the existence of arbitral juris-
diction conceived in the widest sense
of the term. and of a nature to assure
mn equitable solution of all information.
al disputes either between individuals
of different nations or between the
nations themselves: that universal
trade and commerce may be unimpeded
by war and the present burdensomt
preparations of war.
Furthermore, in the spirit of thai
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