The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
TODAY MARKS A CENTURY OF
PEACE BETWEEN ENGLISH
SPEAKING NATIONS
CONTINUED ON PACE s1y.)

ncance OF this great event, anu or the
happy prospect which Is assured to
us. In spite of this horrible war. of
another century OF continued peace
between all the English-speaking peo-
pies of the world"
The signers were: Joseph II.
Choate, chairman. New YORK; VIII
liam Howard Taft. New Haven;
Thomas F. Bayard. Wilmington:
George W. Burleigh. New York;
Nicholas Murray Butler, New York;
William A Clark. New York; John ID.
Crimmins. New York; William Cur
ts Demorest. New York; Henry S.
Drinker. South Bethlehem: J. Taylor
Ellyson, Richmond; John II. Finley.
Albany: Austen G. Fox, New York;
Albert Eugene Gallatin, New York:
James Cardinal Gibbons, Baltimore;
Samuel GOmpcrs. Washington, ID. c.;
W. c. Hart. New Orleans; Job f.
Hodges, New York; Andrew b.
Humphrey. New York; Harry Pratt
Judson. Chicago; Theodore Marburg,
Baltimore; Henry G.. Morris, Chicago:
Robert G.. Morris, New York; Alton
B. Parker, New York; Elihu Root,
Washington, u. G.; Francis Lynde
Stetson, New York: John A. Stewart.
New York; Oscar S. Straus, New
York; Frank S. Streete.., Concord:
Andrew Carnegie, Jacob M. Dickin-
son. former secretary of war; Charles.
Francis Adams, OF Boston; Andrew J.
Montague, former governor OF vir-
ginia; Wardner Williams. of Denver,
and the Right Rev. James II. Oar
lington. OF Harrisburg. Pa.
Tho Dritfut oa-,nto,.
Is:
"On Christmas Eve. 1914, in the old
Carthusian monastery in the city
Client, the plenipotentiaries of Great
Britain and the United States signed
the Treaty Of Client, which brought
to n close the last war between these
great English-speaking peorles There
have been many and grave Anglo
American disputes and difficulties
since then. but they have all been
dealt with successfully by the ma
chinery OF Cancellation and arbitra-
ton. Today these two nations can
rejoice together over the significant
achievement of n completed century
OF peace.
Preparations to mark the century
by an impressive series O.. public
ceremonies. and by works Of perma-
nent value. have been In progress for
some time. under the auspices of
representative national committee OF
Great Britain. the United States of
America and the Dominion of Cana
do.
"The outbreak OF the terrible Flu
ropean war, in which our country
has been called to take part IN the
defense OF the faith OF treaties, and
In the defense Of smaller and weaker
nationalities has interfered with our
projects for the celebration and COM
pei a .postponement. The noble city
OF Client Is In the occupation of a
hostile soldiery. Both the Belgian
people and ourselves are absorbed in
the tasks and sacrifices made neces-
sary by the nature OF the struggle to
which they are pledged. We must
hold our rejoicings FIR the blessings
Of the hundred years OF British Amer
lean peace until the European wal is
over.
"Today we can only recall, to the
nublic mind with deep thankfulness
The century's record of peaceful
triumphs which Is now completed;
and utter the prayer that the peace
hetween the British and American
democracies. which has SO long en-
dured, may never be broken, and
that the disarmed frontier between
the United States and Canada NAV
Icing continue as IN example to the
world Of the safe. defense af mutual
respect and trust in the affairs or ma
lions.
"The time will soon come. We hope.
when We can announce 70 new time
table for the celebration OF the hun
dred years peace when the story OF
what the Enslisa-speaking peopIes.
have Accommodated may. bring good
cheer and fresh courage TO n world
exhausted by war. 3
I'm the meantime VIZ salute our
American couains with q greeting OF
rood wilt
TIP fqentpt duicatiaNs So FS9af@d; j by
Fafis GEay, fsJbrd Es4ksSas. tia .patch-
ess ot Marlborough. vfseount James
Bryce, Harry Britain, ana q score OF
others. all of whom are officers or
members OF the British centenary
committee.