The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-25

fcance of this great event, and OF the
happy prospect which lis 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 we're: Joseph H.
Choate, chairman, New York; Will
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 D.
Crimmins. New York; William Cur
It's Demorest, New York; Henry s.
Drinker, South Bethlehem; ]. Taylor
Eiiyson. Richmond; John H. Finley
Albany; Austen G. Fox. New York;
Albert Eugene Gallatin, New York;
James Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore;
Samuel Gompers, Washington. D. c.;
w. c. Hart. New Orleans; Job E.
Hodges, New York; Andrew B.
Humphrey. New York; Harry Pratt
Judson. Chicago; Theodore Marburg,
Baltimore; Henry c. Morris, Chicago;
Robert c. Morris, New York.; Alton
Washington, D. c.; Francis Lynde
oSStcChb 1NSW iOfhS JOuA a. olSHdTL,
New York; Oscar s. Straus, New
York; Frank s. Streeter. Concord;
Andrew, Carnegie. Jacob. M. Dickin-
son, former secretary Of war; Charles
Francis Adams. OF Boston Andrew ].
Montague. former governor of Vir-
ginia; Wardner Williams. of Denver,
and the Right Rev. James H. Darr
lington, OF Harrisburg. Pa.
The British committees statement
is: -, n. - ist.
"On Christmas Eve, 1914, in the old
Carthusian monastery In the city
0hent. the plenipotentiaries of Great
Britain and the United States signed
tne Treaty OF Ghent, which brought
to 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 conciliatlon and arbitra-
tton. Today these two nations can
rejoice together oNer the significant
achievement Of a completed century
Of peace.
Preparations to mark the century
by an impressive series or 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
da.
1.-THE outbreak Of the terrible Eu-
ropean war, in which our country
has been. called to take part I'd 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 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 tho nature Of the struggle to
which they are pledged. We must
hold our retoicings for the Blessings
Of the hundred years Of British Amer
lean peace until the European. war Is
over. ,s+t ~.
To-day we can only recall to the
public mind with deep thankfulness
tne century's record OF peaceful
trtumphs which is now compieted; i;
and utter the prayer that the peace
between the Prltish and American
dnmccrncies, VIZ iich has 9fso long en-
dured, may nevtf be broken, ap.'
that the disarn,sd frontier between
the United StAtls and Canada may
long continue AZ an example to the
world Of the Gafe defense, az mutual
res ,ect and trast In the affairs or ma
tions. g =. ..i.sss i ~" /
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