The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-04
PLAN TO OBSERVE
CENTURY OF PEACE
Richmond Committee Will Or
ganizc Tonight for Inter
national Celebration.
BIG MEETING IN DECEMBER
Nations Big Men Will Gather
Here to Plan Country
wide Movement.

The movement for the celebration Of
the century OF peace that has obtained
between English speaking peoples will
receive it's first local impetus tonight
at the Jefferson Hotel. where more than
zoo members Of Il peace committee. APP
pointed last week by Mayor Ainslic.
VII! gather TO perfect an organization.
rho meeting Will take place at S:l5
o'clock.
In erecting an organization TO take
care OF the local end OF tho interna-
tional celebration. Richmond joins
long list OF prominent cities In this
country. Canada and England that have
taken similar action. a national COM
nittee for America with Theodore
Roosevelt as honorary chairman. Is in
charge OF the celebration for the United
States. and VIII in a series OF confer
ences TO be held shortly. outline plans
Tor local celebrations tc be held
Throughout: tho country.
At the meeting tonight the commit
tee VIII frs. address itself 10 the task
OF efecting a permanent organization
This accomplished, the meeting Will
'!scuss Informally plans for a Rich
mond celebration OF the big centennial.
cefcrr!ns the mors informal discussion
Of the project until after the meeting
CT the American Committee IN Rich
mond next December
1t was announced yesterday for the
FIRST time that the American Commit
tee has a1ed December and for the
meeting In Richmond. This will take
place in the Jefferson Hotel. and Will
bring TO this city n distinguished gath
orinS OF public men. The meeting Will
be attended b. about 200 delegates
Andrew Carnegie Is chairman OF the
national committee having the country
vide celebration in charge. The vice
ehairmen are Edwin CHM. John u
Crimmins. Albert *. Smiley and oscar
5. Staus. John a Stewart OF New
York, chairman Of the executive com
mittee OF the national organization, dis
cuss!ng recently the meeting in this
city said:
AZ the Richmond conference we shall
Try particularly TO block out some re-
&C concentrations to make to the various
cues and states. ana, as well, arrange
such dates for each local celebration
as VIII permit each celebration to come
into no conflict wiki any other celebra-
ton. 10 the end that every celebration
may IN itself occupy during it's course
The centre OF the stage and be. there
fore, the centre Of public attention.
TO Formulate Address.
we also intend at the Richmond
conference TO formulate an address TO
the people OF the country. setting forth
the objects OF the celebra.:oa and. IL.
particular. 70 arrange for celebrating
IN some signal way the peace which has
existed between America, Germany
franc" and other nations outside OF
the .nglis h-s speaking world, and to
make this one. OF the great fcatures-of
the general celebrations"
The Chamber Of Commerce has Join
ed IN the work OF promoting a local
peace celebration and Will shortly an
nouncc special committee for this pur-
pose one OF the members will be DR.
:, G. Mitchell, president, OF the Medical
College OF Virginia, who. before his
removal 10 Richmond. was one OF the
Ave members Of the South Carolina
State committee OF the national organ
iZation.
Appropriate for Richmond.
Richmond has right TO a proini-
mont place In this notable celebrations
said DR.. Mitchell. discussing the move
ment YESTERDAY. The outstanding
uonal peace are Hugo Grotius and
John Marshall. Hugo Grotius was the
founder OF international law. John
Marshall was the maker OF the SUI
prcme Court OF the United states.
which Is now regarded as a model for
a court OF the nations. lust as The
Hague conferences were drawn 10 Ilol-
land by the work and memory Of Hugo
Grouus so II is proper that this con-
ference be drawn 10 Richmond by the
memory and work % John Marshall"
The immediate purpose of the inter
national movement now under way is
10 celebrate the fact that since the
signing OF the Treaty OF Client on De-
cembcr %, 1914. there has been no
war between this country and England
IN ola the Treaty Of Client will he 100
years old. and the centennial will be
observed with appropriate ceremonies
In every large city in America, Can
ada and Great Britain.
Allied To Peace Movement.
Only indirectly is the celebration
allied to the great movement for uni
vcrsal peace which numbers among its
votartes men Of such diverse interests
as Henry Wattcrson, Andrew Carnegie
and the Car OF the Russas The OBJ
servance OF the hundredth birthday of
the Treaty of Client Will bring the
peace idea prominently in the fore
ground, and in this way add to the
forces making for universal peace.
The peace movement has become
practical" said Dr. Mitchell. directing
attention TO the work of the two Hague
conferences which succeeded finally in
establishing an international court Of
arbitral justice agreed to by forty four
nations. the method Of selecting the
Judges only being left open How
can forty four sovereign nations select
fifteen Judges to decide cases rising
among them? That is the present puz-
zle. Solved II will be. how we know
not. John Marshall showed how forty
eight States can have their disputes
settled by n Supreme Court. and a John
Marshall for mankind will arise"
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