Evening star., 1915-02-10
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
BUREAU ISSUES APPEAL
Asks Leaders in All Nations 20 Hold
Aloof From Euro
pean War.

Nu appeal to the intelligent leaders
j. all nations to hold aloof from the
European war has been received in
Washington by officers of the American n
Peace Society This appeal is issued
in behalf Of tho international peace hu-
feau. with headquarters at Bern.
Switzerland. 1t was authorized at an
extraordinary meeting of the council.
j.cid in Fern. January 8 and Z Il
Is signed by NJ ~. LII Fontaine. re
c;r,ie1it Of the Nobel peace prize and
president of the society, and by II
t;"lay. the secretary
''T;ealizc that yo,I are the high priests
whose vocation it is In the midst of ali
this cItIos 10 evolve order and good
feeling in preparation for the DAY OF
pc;icc. SAYS the appeal, which is as
follow >.
''TI.,lf q Year OF war has ROW passed
pv.r T.uror.. and the bodies of the
Skin. Youth of ali peoples stil1 rise pile
upon pile. while centers oi INDUSTRY
PM civilization are still being co1lN ert
ri into heaps OF ruin aud dcsuIatloH-
~ lliuns who bat Il few months ago
r,Fe in health industi1ouslN carry ''E
pI Their peaceful pursuits. happily ana
rdstented1y Iaboriit@. have been torn
from the ranks of the living, or are
wasting away with disease. or crlplleu'
rr piuIU& III misery and despair ne
hopes which filled humanity q fe"
t,ars since. when the thres h"id oi the
g.. .cutIeth century was crossed seem
It.. have been forgotten Men tnouShts'
UtI,d with hatred and bitterness, are
pfnihilation Of every thing which but
yesterday they considered as the
sacred attributes of an advanced epoch.
E,;o+ pa,, aF Hone
Nevertheless, i'll the midst of this
s.1veuinasy and dark hour a faint ray
IF hope is appea arins-the still hazy
conception that day Will dawn when
ell this vretcfedness will be ended and
-.ason shall once more come into her
p.,n and control mems thoughts and
feelings. We do not yet know when
tins day may come, but We 90 KNOW
itiat come IL must
To keep men from forgetting this
9,.y Is nov an even sublimer task than
he healing of the wounds caused III
o..ttIe: and 70 prepare for this day is
We most sacred duty incumbent on
.ankind III this period of fever and
t"iirium.
Men of lear arninE and ability. You
o. no arc the intellectual leaders of
Jnkind you who are called upon TO
.,.;.r aloft the banner of civilization.
ld. a. your fathers did. 70 keep 1t uil-
.Iiied even in the darkest hour, yours
IS this duty-a sacred duty of meas
sre1ess Importance. a duty, indeed.
~ hICh FOR gravity can scarcely be i'm
.uSeu upon you oftener than once liz
sanJuries. Recognize it. The peoplee
are facing one another full OF hatred
-ad bitterness. intent upon mutual de-
strUction. They are incapable OF any
-puger seeing that they have anything
. d" with one another. and. indeed
-sfUSe to admit that this is SO. You.
I1wever. the priests OF science and
lr;. the teachers of the nations. seek
.-s after truth and finders thereof. you
Fre aware OF the iTterdependence of
sations. and you know that when the
1elir,um Of war is over an iron law
gill compel those now engaged in mu-
,ual destruction to seek one another
sa:i!i-
Knowing this as you do. heavy
-esponsibility devolves ~ you. and if
roU neglect it you must await the
time when mankind. bleeding from a
thousand wounds. will demand from
.ou an account of your stewardship
&c mindful of this your responsibility,
md he in readiness TO fulfill this great
ask