Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
One Hundred Years of Peace
Between EngIiSh-Speaking
People to Be Followed by a
General Celebration.
STATEMENTS ISSUED
BY TWO COMMITTEES
European War Makes Part of
Program Impossible of OBJ
Servation Owing 10 German
COnQuestS.


New York. Dec. 23.-The people OF
the United states and Great Britain
viii observe tomorrow the one hun
dredth anniversary of the signing II
the treaty of Client by reminding
themselves that the day marks CEN
tury OF peace among English speak,
ing nations.
The original plans called for se-
ries of celebrations in this country
and across the water. Ii was TO have
begun I'm Ghent on Christmas eve
with a banquet rendered by the burg
omaster to afty representatives ~ the
United States. fifty Englishnlen and
nifty Canadians in the hall where the
treaty was signed. but this is upset
by the fact that the ancient Belgian
city Is now occupied by the Germans
with whom England Is at war
To mark the day the American
committee and the British committee.
which have been arranging for the
peace centenary, issued communica-
tions for simultaneous publication
Thursday morning In the newspapers
In England and the United States.
Hope for Perpetual Peace.
The British statement expresses the
tween the United States and Canada
may, long continue as an example to
the world of the safe defense of mu-
tual respec. and trust in the affairs
of nations" and prays that the peace
between the British and American
democracies which have so long en-
dured may never be broken
The British peace centenary COM
mittee has purchased Sulgrave Man
or. the ancestral home OF George
Washington in England. which was
to be presented to the American peo-
pie This and other features OF the
celebration are to be postponed un-
ill after the war.
The American committee, notwith-
standing the war, purposes to carry
out in part its original intention to
celebrate the peace centenary and In
a communication issued tonight over
the signature of number OF wide
ly known citizens, urges suitable
commemoration Of the ratification OF
the treaty by the United States which
followed Immediately upon the arriv-
al of its draft in February 1914. The
dates specified are February IA, for
exercises in churches of all denomi-
nations: February Z and Is for form
al addresses at. the capitals Of the re-
spective states. and February ~ Tor
exercises in the schools
Statement BY Committees.
The British committees statement
is
"On Christmas eve, In 1914, In The
old Cnrthusian monastery In the city
of Ghent. the plenipofentiaries OF
Great Britain and the United States
signed the treaty of Ghent.' which
brought to a close the last war be-
tween these great English-speaking
peoples There have been many ana
grave Anglo-American disputes ana
difficulties since then, but they nave
all been dealt with successfully py
the machinery of conciliation and ar
hitration. Today these two nations
can rejoice together over the slgnifi-
cant achievement Of completed CEN
tury Of peace.
Postponed BY War.
"Prepa rations to mark the centen-
arv by an impressive series of pub
lie ceremonies and by works OF per-
manent value, have been in progress
for sometime under the auspices Oh
representative national committees IN
Great Britain, the United States OF
America and the Dominion or Ian
ada. -
'oThe outbreak of the terrible Eu-
ropean war. in which our committee
has been called to take part in de-
fense of the faith of treaties and or
the rights of the smaller and weaker
nationalities has interfered with our
projects for the celebration and com
PEELED postponement. The venerable
city of Client is In the possession OF Il
hostile soldiery Both the Belgian
people and ourselves are absored in
the tasks and sacrifices Snade neces-
sary by the nature of the struggle
to which they are pledged. They must
hold over our rejoicings for the bless
ings Of the hundred years of British
American peace until the European
war is over.
One Hundred Years of Peace.
To-day we can only recall to the
public mind with deep hankfulness,
the century's record Of peaceful tri-
umphs which Is now completed: and
utter the prayer that the peace be-
tween the British and American de-
mocracies. which has so long endured
may never be broken aud that the
disarmed frontier between the United
States and Canada may long con-
tinue 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 a new time
table for the celebration of the one
hundred years Of peace. when the
story of what the English speaking
peoples have accomplished may bring
good cheer and fresh courage TO 4
world exhausted by war.
I'm the meantime We salute our
American cousins with a greeting of
good will. F"
The communication Is signed by
Earl Grey. Lord Cowdray. the Ouch
ess of Marlborough, Viscount James
Bryce. Harry E. Britain and score
Of others. all Of whom are officers or !