The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
GREAT BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES WILL
 CELEBRATE PEACE
 CENTENARY TODAY
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make that undefended boundary a link
 and not barrier between two peoples,
 we offersas an example to our warning
 brothers across the sea
 Tt had been our purpose when our
 committee was organized In 1910. to plan
 for a great celebration of the centen-
 ary anniversary by various methods
 which have now because of the terrible
 war which is still convulsing Europe
 and disturbing the whole world become
 impracticable until the close of the con
 flict,
 But we appeal to the people in all
 the states and to all civic bodies 10
 mark this notable anniversary by suit
 able exercises in churches of all denomi-
 nations on February IA. the date agreed
 upon for that purpose with our associate,
 the Canadian committees by formal ad-
 dresses at the capitals of the respective
 states on February 1T and IS. the dates
 of the ratification and proclamation of
 the treaty; and also by appropriate ex-
 ercises in all the schools on February %,
 or on such later date or dates in the
 spring of 1915 as may be locally deemed
 preferable.
 By which all the children of Amer
 ica should be instructed on the sa- nificance of this great event, and of
 the happy prospect which is assured to
 us, in spite of this horrible war, of
 another century of continued peace be-
 tween all the English-spealsing peoples of the world.''
 The sgners were: Joseph H. Choate chairman, New York; William 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 Curtis Demorest, New York; Henry $. Drinker. South Bethlehem; J. Taylor El- Tyson, Richmond John H. Finley, AL bany; Austen G. Fox, New York; Albert
 Eugene Gallatin, New York; James Car dinal Gibbons, Baltimore; Samuel Com pers, Washington; w. O. Hart, New Or leans; Job E. Hedges, New York; An drew B. Humphrey, New York; Harry Pratt Judson, Chicago; Theodore Mar burg, Baltimore; Henry c. Morris, Chi caso; Robert c. Morris, New York; AL ton B. Parker New York; Elihu Root Washington; Francis Lynde Stetson, New York; John A. Stewart, New York; Oscar S. Strauss, New York, and Frank S. Streeter, Concord Andrew Carnegie, Jacob M Dickinson, former Secretary of War; Charles Francis Adams of Bos- JODs AIQItW J. IhOIidSQe. SpNtl- nor of Virginia; Warner Williams of Denver, and the Right Rev. James 1T. Darlington of Harrisburg Pa
 The British committees statement is:
 "On Christmas eve, 1874, in the old Carthusian monastery in the city of Ghent, the plenipotentiaries of Great
 Britain and the United States signed the treaty of Ghent, which brought to a close the last war between these great E,rp pIis sb- There Q ya been many and grave Anglo-American disputes and difficulties since then. but they have all been dealt with success fully by the machinery of conciliation and arbitration. Today these two na- tions can rejoice together over the sig nificant achievement of completed cen tury of peace.
 impressive series of public ceremonies, and by works of permanent value, have been in progress for sometime, under the auspices of representative national com mittees of Great Britain, the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada
 "The outbreak of the terrible European war. in which our country has been called to take part in defense of the faith of treaties and of the rights of the smaller and weaker nationalities, has interfered with our projects for the celebration and compelled postponement. The noble city of Ghent is in the occupation of a hos tile soldiery. Both the Belgian people and ourselves are absorbed in the tasks and sacrifices made necessary by the nature of the struggle to which they are pledged. We must hold over our rejoicings for the blessings of the 100 years of British American peace until the European war is over.
 To-day we can only recall to the public
 mind with deep thankfulness the centurys record of peaceful triumphs which is now completed; and utter the prayer that the peace between the British and Amer ican democracies which has so long en- dured may never be broken, and that the disarmed frontier between the United States and Canada may long continue as an example to the world of the safe defense of mutual respect and trust in the affairs of nations
 "The time will soon, we hope, come when we can announce new time table for the celebration of the 100 years of peace, when the story of what the Eng lish-speaking people have accomplished may bring good cheer and fresh courage to world exhausted by war.
 Tn the meantime we salute our Amer ican cousins with greeting of good will" The communication is signed by Earl
 Grey Lord Cowdray, the Duchess or