New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-10-30
THOUSANDS PRAY WAR
MAY END.

DreSSlVe OUTDOOR ScINlCco LII Wv
Greek Theater, during which sew
eral thousand delegates united III
praying for. universal peace ana
a termination OF the war, marked
the opening of the International
Peace Congress here today. he
naming sessions are to be held III
San Francisco. The concluding
session will be held Wednesday.
The congress is under the auspl-
ces of the American Peace Socle-
ty and the Church Peace Union
and similar allied organizations
Among those who spoke were
Gov. johnson, who welcomed the
delegates; President David starr
Jordan. chancellor of Stanford
University; James A. Mcdonald
editor of the Toronto (Can.)
Globe, asd the Rev. Frederick
Lynch, New York, secretary OF
the Church Peace Union.
Mcdonald, in speaking upon
"Internationalism and Democ-
racy," said:
"North Americas greatest
achievement and her greatest
contribution to the world is the
unfortified boundary line between
Canada and the United States
1000 miles in length, and peace
that has existed for 100 years. "
He assarted that liberty, de-
mocracy and internationalism
must be the dominating ideas OF
nations in the era following the
termination of the war.
WAY to Lasting Peace.
II. speaking upon "The Way
to Lasting Peace" President
Jordan said:
"At the end Of the war we shall
have the greatest intellectual and
political struggle since the re-
formation; on one hand the In
dividual state militarists, on the
other the e+derationists for the
cooperation of States.
"Already the war system has
fallen of it's own weight with its
expenditure, wastage included, OF |
$40, 600, 100000.
cit can be charged to the
gray. old strategists and their
lackeys, the diplomatists.'
The congress reconvened to-
night in San Francisco with DR..
Lynch presiding. Arch
bishop Edward J. Hanna spoke OF
The place Of the Catholic church
in the war, the position of POPE
Benedict and his great desire for
the consummation of peace.
elm the final decision Of the
war;" he said. "the attitude OF
the Catholic Church. must neces-
sarily largely be a determining
factor, for there are many mil
lions of her children in the strug-
gle and In the councils Of peace
they must have a large represen-
tation, and her guidance will be
sought where justice and mercy
and right ought to prevail.
DR.. Lynch's Address.
DR.. Lynch paid tribute to
President Wilson for having
taught to the world "the greatest
lesson of modern history" by the
forbearance he had shown in con-
Quoting relations with Germany
and with which he had won "the
greatest victory Of the present
war" r
DR.. Lynch's subject was
''What Makes a Nation Create"
and he said in part:
1.-THE chief reason this terrible
war is sweeping the world is this:
When we act as individuals to-
ward other individuals we act as
Christians, when we act as gov
ernments toward other govern
ments we act as pagans. Individ-
uals are largely living byChristian
principles governments by pagan
principles. What we call vices
and crimes in men we praise as
virtues and noble deeds in ma
tions. We hang men for commit
ing the deeds for which we crown
nations. 1t is this double stand
ard of ethics. one for men, one for
nations, that is largely RESPONSE
bic for the persistence of war. 1t
will cease between nations when
we demand of them the same
high rules of conduct that we de-
mand Of gentlemen. Fights be-
tween individuals stopped when
men became gentlemen. Today
men are gentlemen and nations
are rowdies.
eve say that it is wrong for
men to steal from each other.