The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07
Big Celebration Secondary
to Consideration of Fu-
ture Good Will
PROPOSE TO ERECT
PEACE MONUMENT
International Monument to Commem-
crate Peace Between Great Eng
disappearing People-Serv-
ives of Thanksgiving

New York May 6.-Before taking up
today discussion of the plans for cele-
brating 100 years of peace among Eng
iish speaking nations, the internation-
al conference in session here to ar
range the programme. tentatively de-
cided to adopt a statement of purposes
that will make for perpetuation of
this peace. The celebration, 1t was
stated. was of secondary Importance to
the consideration of future between the
two nations as an object lesson to 9TH
er countries now at war or preparing
of arms. In this connection It was
announced tonight that at the ban
duet in honor of the visiting delegates
on Friday night Secretary of state
Bryan would be present and is ex-
pected to make an important announce
ment
International Monument
A celebration plan considered was
the erection of International peace
monuments by Great Britain and the
United States, possibly of Identical de-
sign, the cost to be betrayed either
from public funds or through private
subscriptions. With the monument plan
as basis other suggestions We're that
the corner stones be laid on a chosen
date by the King of England, the Pres
ident of the United States and by their
representatives beyond the seas" that
other nations and all foreign govern
lnents be inyited to send delegates to
attend these ceremonies that on the
day the corner stones are laid there
be cessation of work for five min
utes throughout the two countries and
tnat the occasion be observed by spe-
cial exercises in the schools
il was further suggested that a fit
ting way to promote the growth of
mutual respect and good will between
Great Britain and the United states
ana their colonies would be through tne
endowment in colleges and universities
of chairs of British-Ame history
with especial reference to the peaceful
progress and relations of the two coun-
tries This plan, it was suggested.
could be based upon the principle of
professors. 1t was urged
that under the same head should be
considered the endowment of travelling
scholarships to enable journalists and
writer's to visit English speaking cour-
tries, and the awarding of prizes for
essays by school students on subjects
of peace and the abolition of var
among civilized peoples.
The schools, the delegates agreed.
should be urged to include courses of
history covering the period of 100 years
CT peace and to hold peace day cele-
brations every wear.
Thank SUiyinU Carv;caS
During the celebration period two
years hence the delegates agreed to
urge that one day be set aside for uni
versal religious services of thanksgiv-
ing; that it would be desirable to
strike off an international commemor-
at,ve medal, and to adopt universal
tablet to be placed in public buildings
and affixed to the international peace
Charles A. Magrath, secretary of the
Canadian delegation, said that in the
executive session the delegates decided
to postpone definite action on the pro-
posals to recommend the erection of
permanent peace monuments on tho
frontiers and the proposed celebration
at Ghent. Captain Magrath said that
While suggestions made today were ten
tative all of them would be considered
very seriously and he felt assured that
the programme would be arranged with
them as the basis.
The delegates were the guests TODAY
at luncheon of Henry Clews a menu
bel of the conference for this country.
at which Mr.. Clews and Lord Weardale
were the principal speakers. Tonight
they were the guests at dinner of Cor
ileiius Vanderbilt. The executive ses-
sion of the conference will be con-
tinued tomorrow