The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-07
RESOLUTIONS ASK
 PRESIDENT ID TAKE
 ACTION FOR PEACE
Suggestions Made at Peace Meeting Here to Insure Future Peace Among
 Nations

general peace meeting was held yesterday afternoon in connection with the revival services now being held in the big tent at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty second street The feature of the meeting was the adop- tion of peace resolutions in which sug- insure international peace in future. These resolutions read as follows;
 ''To the President of the United States
 of America
 We, citizens of Birmingham, Ala, U. S A., met this day to consider the conservation of peace to the peoples and nations of the world, beg to rep resent to your excellency:
 'l. That the present war, world wide Tn It's scope, has forced the entire world to consider afresh and in a new light the importance and urgency of some effective movement 10 conserve the peace of the world assuring proteeti on to the rights of person and property unto the promotion of the life of the world in each and every member Of society.
 2 That the present war has shown that there can never again be such a thing as neutrality in any nation of the earth toward a war between any two or more nations, for the reason that our lives are so linked and inter- related in modern society that we are members one of another and when one suffers all must suffer, and one rejoices all must need rejoice, and since neu- tfality in fact is no longer possible, war must henceforth be made a ro- litieal crime by all peace loving na- tons and the peace of the world pre- served nnl,
 "s. That the present war has shown that the United States of America, though so-called neutral, not direct " or immediately party to the pres- ent war, has been called upon to suf- Ter In the persons and property rights of its citizens by this breach of the world peace, and as the leading so- called neutral nation 1t has become Its duty to take the initiative in us- ing the present opportunity to organ lze the life of the world into one sc that world peace may be assured O ourselves and our children for all lime to come and to all other peoples of the earth as well.
 Therefore, this meeting of citizens do most heartily indorse the peace pol icy of our country as represented by you and we do sincerly trust that un- der your leadership our country may persuade the belligerent nations to an early establishment of peace on tho earth, backed by such organization of the life of the world in that behalf that war shall cease and peace and good will be made effective for the future against trespass by any
 "A. To this end we suggest that your excellency. at the proper time and in the proper way. as 1t may appear to you, call for a convention of the na- tions of the earth for organizing the irat t1,. t.x.x,
 enforcement of the peace by all the nations against trespass by any one or more of them, or through ententes and alliances among them for war or threatenings of war by undue and dan gerous ornaments and military culture. We venture to suggest to your ex- cellency that 1t Is as reasonable and more humane in times of war to pre- pare for peace than in times of peace to prepare for war: and this we do being firmly convinced that the life of the world has now sufficiently ad- yanced to make international peace not only possible but necessary to the fu- ture growth of society.
 That such a time would come in the progress of the worlds life has been foretold by prophets and statesmen of all ages; and that 1t can be hastened by wise and conservative action on the part of the political units of the world has been proven by the events of his tory; and that this time is now in sight we most confidently believe: and the duty most pressing on us is to begin now such a movement for the conservation of world wide peace among men, We, therefore, assure your excellency that we are ready to back any effort you may see fit to make to give the blessings of peace had in view by your present peace per suing policy not only to our own na- ton, but to all other nations of the | earth
 "5. Be it resolved that these rep | be forwarded to the Pres 1 ident and a copy printed in the papers | of our city for the further consider ations of all our citizens"