The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-24
PEACE CELEBRATION
HINDERED BY WAR
Great Britain and United States Were
To Have Observed Signing of the
Treaty of Client, Accompanied by
Presentation of George Washing
toms Ancestral Home.
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an war not intcrferred, there would be
gin omorrow night in Client, Flanders
celebration of the one hundrdth ami
. versary OF the signing Of the treaty o
Client by representatives OF the United
States and Great Britain. The burgo
master OF Client was TO have rendered I
banquet to fifty Americans, fifty Eng
fish and fifty Canadian delegates in the
hall where the treaty was signed.
Later, Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral
home of George Washington in England
was to have been presented to the Amer.
lcan people by the British peace centen'
mary committee. The home already has
been purchased, 1t probably will be re-
habilitated and presented later
Believing despite the war the annivers-
airy should not pass unobserved in the
United States, number of widely
known citizens Of this country who are
interested in the movement issued a
communication asking that the day be
remembered and celebrated at specified
dates beginning February ID. The com
munication follows:
Zone hundred years ago to-day there
was signed at Client in Flanders the
t: eaty of peace between Great Britain
and the United States, which marked the
lclose. of what has happily proved to be
the last war between English-speaking
peoples of the earth. To-day the city
of Client is at the very center of the
terrible conflict that RACES in Europe.
"The American peace centenary com
mittee cannot permit this anniversary to
pass without inviting the thoughtful at
! tention of their fellow citizens to tke
contrast presented by the country 1856
i period of peace which Englsh-sp speaking
peoples have enjoyed among themselves
on the one hand, and the appalling de-
| etruction of life, property and great
monuments of civilization which the Eu
ropean war involves on the other. 1t
had been our confident hope that the ex-
ample which the English-s speaking peo-
Pies have set in their relations with each
other would be followed by the other
great nations of the earth in their sew
eral international relations 1t had been
our earnest desire that the spirit OF
peaceful and friendly cooperation which
each of these peoples manifests toward
the people OF the United States would
also mark their dealings with one an
other Unfortunately this was not to
be, and we are sorrowfully called upon
to mark our centenary celebrat ton in
the midst of the most terrible and de-
structivc war that history records.
Even at such a time. we must avow
once more our sympathetic faith in the
supremacy OF justice over force, of law
over right. We rejoice In the peaceful
relations of hundred years among all
English-speaking people, and particular
~ in the undefended and unfortified line
nearly four thousand miles in length,
which divides the territory Of the Unit
ed States from that OF the Dominion of
Canada. The mutual trust, forebearance
and helpfulness which make that unde
Tended boundary link and not barrier
between two peoples, we offer as an
example to our warning brothers across
the sea.
at had been our purpose, when our
committee was organized in 1910, to plan
for a great celebration of the ccnte-
nary anniversary by various methods
which have sow because of the terrible
war which IL still convulsing Europe
and distributing the whole world be-
come impracticable until the close of
the conflict.
"But we appeal to the people In all |
tbs states and 10 all civic bodies 70 make |
this notable anniversary by suitable ex-
orcises in churches Of all denominations |
on the 18th Of February. the date agreed 1
upon for that purpose with our associ 4
ates; by formal addresses AZ the cap 4
itals Of the respective states on the 18th /
and 18th Of February, the dates of the 4
ratification and proclamation OF the j
treaty and also BY appropriate exercises
in ali the schools on the 22nd day OF
February, or on such later date or dates
in the spring q 1915 As may be locally
deemed preferable.
by which all the children Of America
should be instructed on the significance
u this great event. and Of the happy
prospect which is assured to us. in spite
" this horrible war Of another century
v continued peace between all the Eng
peoples Of the world
The sicners were; Joseph II. Choate.
hartman. New York William Howard
TAFT. New Haven. Thomas r. Bayard.
George W Burleight. New
Yorki Nicholas Murray Butler. New
York. William A Clark, NewYork; John
D. Crimmins. New York William Cur
u Demorest. New York; Henry s.
Drink south Bethlehem: = TAYLOR
-llvson. Richmond: John n. Finley. AZ
anvi Austen q Fox, New York. AZ
~ Eugene Gsllstin. New York; James
ardiual Gibbons. Baltimore samuel
3oupers Washington. p c. " Q Hart,
sew Orleans. job z Hedges Ne~ York
lndrpv p Humphrey. New YORK Harry
'rstt Judson. Chicsgoi Theodore Mar.
.urr. baltimore, Henry e Morris. Chi
ago Robert G Morris. New York Al
m p Parker. View York Elihu Root. I
- q Francis Lvnde Stet-
81. Nee York. John A. steuarti Nsw
'ork 0srar 9 strsus New N0rk and
'rark ~traeter Concord
Plans - tis ~aleirstion wers Eirvcfei
) fhis erurtrr ~ ths American rercs
srseuary committee. which has bead.
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