New Britain herald., 1915-08-17
new PEACE SOCIETY
ON NOVEL LINES
patriots Of the World" Being
Organized at Washington
Especial to the Herald

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society to be constructed on absolutely
new and individual lines ,"Patriots of
the World" That is the impressive
nait:e Of the society.
Daniel Russell, the organizer of the
ncW society, is socio1ogist, a journal
! ist md a well-known lecturer on
scientific and economic subjects
! 1--WE will not have.a war crv. of
| course said Mr.. Russell, "but we will
have peace cry. 1t will be End
warfare forever by taking the geo.
glaphy out Of patriotism.
Quotes Proposed Constitution.
Discussing the aim of the society.
the organizer quoted the following
IRON the proposed constitution of the
at1lots Of the World:
Cbjcct-The object of this organ
zatlon shall be to create. esta blish
and maintain throughout the world a
sl'i1lt IN favor of universal peace, JUS
ticc and happiness.
Membership - This organization
shall be strictly nonsectarian. nonno-
from membership. There shall be no
'ntlatlon fee nor any dues or assess
1nrnts"
outlining the guiding principles of
:''t new peace society, Mr.. Russell
said:
I've believe that the world is our
country, and that our chief mission
in life should be to 90 good.
Decisions Not Final
I've believe that no war ever has
sett1ed,-or ever will settle, anv oues-
tlon IN just and lasting manner: !
that war merely decides in the hour |
y conquest that the conquerors are
more efficient than the conquered in
the art of destroying life, property
anu happiness; that such decisions are
not hnal so long as patriotism has |
geographical or racial limitations.
We believe that the true destiny of
the human race is universal happi-
ne So and that this ideal state may be
brought about by substituting patriot
l~I:l Of the world for our present form
OF patriotism with it's geographical
boundaries and racial prejudices.
we believe that this ideal is attain
abe, by decree, and shall pledge our
S.! 'es to do all in our power in every
no orable way to hasten the day when
! eace on earth and good will toward
men will be more OF a reality and less
Of dream than it is in our time.'
experimenting the foregoing, the
or: nicer added.
Favor Universal Peace.
"Our object, as you may see, is to
create a spirit in favor of universal
peace, justice and happiness. Peace
W;'' bring order, order will bring JUS
tic and justice with bring happiness
=. spirit is all that is necessary.
We are opposed to 'high-brow' inves-
legations of war and it's causes, and
we are also opposed to elaborate plans
for ending warfare Investigations are
useless, and intricate machinery for
esta blishing peace through diplomatic |
channels is unnecessary.
patriotism controls legislation; the
process cannot be reversed. Warfare
will be ended by the good sense of the
cor:mon people, not by the manipu-
lations of politicians We intend to
orcanize the great mass of the peo-
with any degree of success we must
avoid politics and religion. Once we
have aroused the common people the
world over and established a deep
rooted sentiment in favor of perma-
nert universal peace, ways and means
will be found to make the dream or
agco a reality of the twentieth century.
: Only century backward the
divine right of kings to rule and own
men was accepted. Less than CEN
fury forward it will be hard for the
Wa Id to understand that nations of
this enlightened period claimed
divine right to own and rule all the
sections of the globe they could take
and hold by force Of arms.
mo nation claims ownership Of the
air or the waters of the world; and,
outside Of three miles from coast
lines no nation claims ownership Of
the seven seas. World patriotism will
place land ownership where it belongs
with the air and the seas. We use the
waters of the globe in common, why
not the lands?
Limited patriotism is progress
in deficiency. World patriot
ism will be progress in eff
ficiency. All the wealth saved
to man in the last fifty years by the
worlds efficiency experts has been de-
stroyed in the last fifty days by Eu-
ropes deficiency experts.
Limited patriotism means perhaps !
competitions: competition means war,
and war means progress in killing. !
Unlimited patriotism will mean hearty |
cooperation: cooperation VIII end |
warfare. and the end Of warfare Will
bring true progress in living.