The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-28
Text of Letter.
Hotel Biltmore, Suite TIT.

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vited By telegraph This is the letter:
| Text of Letter.
| Hotel Biltmore, Suite TIT.
| New York city, Nov. 81, 1915.
From the moment / realize that
1.-The world situation demands iinmedi-
ate action, RI we do not want the war
fire to spread any further, / Joined
those international forces which are
working toward ending this unparal-
ieled catastrophe. This / recognized
as my human duty.
There is full evidence that the
carnage. which already has cost ten
millions of lives. can. and is expected
Ito, be stopped through the agency OF
| a mediating conference Of the six dis
/ interested European nations, Holland,
| Denmark. Sweden. Norway. Switzer-
land, Spain and the United States
! ENJOYS Of the thirteen beligerent
| and neutral European governments
have ascertained in forty visits that
there is a anniversary peace desire.
This peace desire. for the sake OF dip
| lomatic etiquette. never can be ex-
pressed openly or publicly, until one
fssde Or the other Is definitely defeat
cd, Or until both SIDES are entirely ex-
/ hausted.
| Have Waited For Action.
For fifteen months the people OF
the world have waited for the govern
/ ments to act; have waited for govern
ments to lead Europe out of It's un-
speak able agony and suffering ard
to prevent Europe's destruction. As
! Europe's neutral governments are I'M
able to act without the cooperation
Of our government no further time
can be wasted in waiting for govern
mental action.
I'm order that their sacrifice may
not have been in vain. humanity owes
i 1t to the millions of men led like
Icattle to the slaughterhouse, that a
supreme effort is made to stop this
! wicked waste OF life.
People Want Peace.
THE people Of the oeiligeren'
countries did not want the war The
people did not make il. The people
want peace. 1t Is their human right
to get chance to make it. The world
! looks to US, to America, to lead in
ideals. The greatest mission ever be-
fore a nation Is ours
This is why ! appealed to you. as
a representative of American de-
mocracy. In my telegram OF the gath
1t is for this same reason that l re-
peat my appeal to you and urge you
to join a peace pilgrimage.
Men and women OF our country
| representing all OF its ideas and all
of it's activities. will start from New
York the 4th of December aboard the
Scandinavian American ste a m h I
Oscar IL. The peace ship that car
ries the American delegates will pro.
coed to Christiania. where Norway
valiant sons and daughters will joir
the crusade. In Stockholm, the
ships company will be reinforced by
the choicest Of Swedens democracy
The crusade Will then go on &c
lCopenhagen, where further harbinger:
of peace will be foregathered.
/ These star groups will add much
momentum to the crusade that wher
i the pilgrims reach The Hague with
! its achievements of international Jus
tee and comfy. the moral power Of
the peace movement will be ir
resistible. In The Hague we hope te
4 meet delegations from Switzerland
and from Spain.
VIII Frame Peace Terms.
4 From all these various delega-
i tons will be selected small delibera-
\ tive body which shall sit in one OF
itha neutral capitals, Here 1t will he
Joined by a limited number OF authoci-
i Les of international promise from
i each belligerent country. This in
i +vst'o~al conference will frame
terms OF peace based on justice for
iaii regardless OF the military situa'
! ton.
This International conference will
be an agency for continuous media
ton. 1t will be dedicated to the stop
page OF this hideous internationa
carnage, and further dedicated to The
prevention Of future wars through tbs
abolition Of competitive ornaments
I'm case OF a governmental call fol
an official neutral conference before
the peace ship departs from New
York. or even reaches European
shores, our party will continue on it,
mission. rejoicing that the -officia
gathering has materialixed. We viii
then place our united strength solid
lily behind those entrusted by the gov
ernments to carry on the peace
negotiations.
I'm The Hague the members OF tn,
peace pilgrimage will dissolve. Ac
| Communications will be provided fol
each one back to hts home. II is i'm
| possible to determine the exact length
Of time the pilgrimage Will take. 81,
Continued On ssc,nd Paxs)