The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-19
STRONG ADDRESSES
BY PEACE ADVOCATE
DR.. James L. Tryon Of Boston Speaks
on European Conditions and Our
Relations with England.

O. e"hi'llt' 1ilblFii At~tGltig III TIE iiIDLI-
ing and evening speaking to large congre- |.
cations in a forceful and convincing man I
ner relative t6 conditions in. Europe, their /
causes, significance and probable results, |
and of the century of peace between this |
country and England.
At the Sunday school hour DR. Tryon |
spoke informally to the older departments
Of the Sunday school relative to member
ship in the American Peace society and
the New England and Vermont branches,
and at this service and in the evening -
or more members We're secured DIR. Henry
ID. HOltOn, who was present at the talk
to the Sunday school and who has been
member OF the society a number of years,
was elected committee to plan a canvass
OF the town, largely through the churches
to secure 100 or more memberships. He
reported that he already had secured sew
eral. DIR. Tryon remained in town this
forenoon in the interest of his work.
The theme III the morning was The
European War and the Way to Peace
While the assassination of the Austrian
crown prince was the immediate cause of
the war, the underlying cause was the
long cherished desire Of Germany to be
come a world empire and preparations to
/ that end had been in progress many
| years 1t Is a clash OF plutocTacy and
democracy Practical disarmament and
! the submission to an international tri-
bunal Is one Of the principal ways to
Ipeace
| In the evening a stereopticon lecture
was given on One Hundred Years of
Peace with Great Britain. 1t included
many views of picturesque events in the
history OF both nations since the war of
I1ol2
"There will be no more war
amongst the English speaking peo-
! pies. This was the special thought
emphasized in DR.. Trvon's lecture.
by this" said the speaker, Il DO
not mean that there will be no NOR.
troubles or disputes We may expect
/ these at any time, because Of the great
/ extent of our relations with Great
Britain. not only on this continent, but
in the home land. The point is, that
| whatever the difficulties, the history
of 100 wears Of peace has shown that
wise statesmen and reasoning peoples
can meet any international crisis with
out a war by diplomatic or judicial
| scttlcmcnt.'f
Or. Tryon gave as instances Of pa
cifc settlement between the two great
nations the Observation-Disclosures treaty,
which determined in n peaceful man.
ncr the boundary line between the
United States and Canada where it
touches Maine and New Brunswick
he TrcSt affair. which cpme the near
est to bringing the iwo countries to
war than amy other incident: and the
Alabama case. which is regarded as the
/ most important international arbitra-
ton in history.
In speaking Of the lies that bind the
nations together. the lecturer expressed
the opinion that the strongest bonds
Of unity were Il common language and
literature. together with a respect for
law and similar conceptions of demo
cratic government. In speaking Of lit
crary ties. he showed pictures Of
Stratford-o Avon. Stoke Pogie, West
minister Abbey, and Loeb Katrine, con
Meeting each with some sentiment that
r appeals alike to the hearts Of both the
British and the American people. Or
Trvou also took his audience TO Sul-
grave Manor, the home Of the Wash
ington family i'm England. This his
toric manor has lately been bought by
the British Committee on the Centen-
airy and will he kept hereafter as a
shrine of common pilgrimage for the
= two peoples Pictures were shown al
p SO Of the buildings in Client in which
= the peace commissioners lived Mt the
time when they were at work on the
q peace treaty, which was signed De
q cembcr "a. 1914. He also showed pie
= | lures of Canadian statesmen and eX
planned the meaning of the Rush Bagot
agreement, by which warships on the
: Great Lakes were limited to an in
> significant number and type. He il
| Illustrated the spirit in which the agree
ment had been kept i'm the past by
| showing a picture Of the old - Mich
: igan, a hght-armed war vessel al
the United States that had been tn,
- solitary guardian on duty there for
whole generation. The lecturer said
[ however, that the celebration would b,
: arranged in such a broad spirit tha'
g it would appeal not merely to tn,
n American, Canadian and the Briton
n but would be made interesting to nj
: the nations of the world, representa-
4 tives of which would be invited t.
:; take part in it.
;. DIR. Tryon favored having interna
= tioual peace pageants in the grea
" cosmopolitan centres, and of givin,
i every racial element in our country al
e opportunity to express itself. He be
II lieved the professions, if held. Shout,
l. show by appropriate symbolism wha
every nationality under the Stars an
n Stripes had done to promote the arts
>, sciences, and Industries of peace
q Such professions, he thought, woul
= help all elements to understand eac
l. other and would encourage a feelin
/ of mutual respect among them. q Ev
d cry nation, he said "has contribute
lie something Of value to the sum tota
T. of the peace and prosperity of thi
lr age. Our virtues are not entirely i
one race or set of people In bring
ing out this thought DIR. TryGn toll
the audience of the Burritt eelebratio
in New Britain, in which - nationa
q tiles participated. He said he though
a. the occasion was well expressed !