Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-07
Monuments Proposed to Be
Erected Jointly by Great
Britain and United States
for Celebration of Amity
SCHOOLS UTILIZED TO
PROMOTE HARMONY
Suggested That Newspaper
Men Of English Speaking
Countries Be Commissioned
TO Disseminate Information
lBy MornIng JanrnaI spseIaI Lea.ed VIC

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
New York, May 6.--BeiOfc taking
up today discussion of the plans for
celebrating one hundred years ot
peace among English-speaking MAJ
tions the international conference In
session here 10 arrange the program
tentatively decided To adopt state
ment of purposes that would make for
perpetuation OF this peace. The
celebration. IL was stated, was Of see
ondary importance TO the eonsidern-
tiion Of future peace between the two
nations as an object lesson TO other
countries now az war or preparing 10
engage To settle differences by force
Of arms. In this connection IL was
announced tonight that at the banquet
In honor Of the visiting delegates on
Friday night Secretary OF State Bryan
would be present and Is expected to
make an important announcement
A celebration plan considered, was
the erection OF peace monument By
Great Britain and the United states
possibly of Identical design. the cost
20 be betrayed either from public
funds Of through private subscrip-
tions with the monument plan as
basis. other suggestions were that the
cOrnerstones be laid on a chosen day
by the king of England, the president
OF the United states and by their rep
resentatives beyond the seas" that
other nations and all foreign govern
ments be invited TO send delegates 60
attend these ceremonies. that on the
day the cOfnerstones are laid there be
a cessation of work for five minutes
throughout the two countries and
their colonies. and that the occasion
he observed by special exercises in
the schools.
1t was further suggested that fit
ting way to promote the growth Of
mutual respect and good will between
Great Britain and the United states
and their colonies would be through
the endowment in colleges and uni
verslties OF chairs of Britsh-Ameri-
can history with especial reference to
the peaceful progress and relations Of
the two countries This plan. 1t was
suggested, could be based upon the
principle of interchanging professors.
II was urged that under the same
head should be considered the en-
dowment of travelling scholarships to
enable journalists and writers to visit
English speaking countries and the
awarding Of prizes for essays by
school students on subjects of peace
and the abolition of war among civil
lied peoples The schools. the dele
gates agreed should be urged to in
clude courses of history covering the
period OF 100 years of peace and to
hold peace day celebrations every
year.
During the celebration period one
year hence the delegates agreed to
urge that one day be set aside for un-
iyersal religious services of thanks
giving; that it would be desirable to
strike off an international cpmmem-
orative medal and to adopt univer-
sal tablet to be placed in puhlie
buildings and affixed to the interna-
tional peace monuments.
Charles A. Magrath, secretary OF
the Canadian delegation, said that IN
the executive session the delegates de-
cided to postpone definite action on
the proposals to recommend the erec-
ton OF permanent peace monuments
on the frontiers and the proposed cell
ebration at Ghent Captain Magrath
said that white suggestions made 20
day were tentative all Of them would
be considered very seriously and he
felt assured that the program would
be arranged with them as the basis
The delegates were the guests to-
day at luncheon Of Henry Clews.
member of the conference for this
country, at which Mr. Clews and
Lord Weardal were the principal
speakers. Tonight they were the
guests at dinner OF Cornelius Wander
bilt The executive session of the
conference will he continued tomor-
row.