Milford chronicle., 1915-04-16

railroads are granting low round trip
rates, and one can see the United
States under more favorable conditions
than have ever before obtained For
ty-three nations are participating in the
Exposition upon a vast scale. Read
Mr. Hale's wonderful article and you
will gain an idea of the purpose that
inspired the builders of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition. He
says:
Universal expositions. of which the
Panama-P Pacific International Exposi-
ton is the fourth in the United States.
have always stood for peace. In Phil
adelphia in 1876 the Hon. Joseph r.
Hawley, president of the Centennial
Exposition. in his opening remarks said:
"From the association here Of welcome
visitors from all nations there may re-
suit not alone great benefits to inven-
tiOn, manufacture. agriculture, trade
and commerce, but also stronger inter
national friendship and more lasting
peace"
Acquaintance Softens Prejudice"
Acquaintance softens prejudice" has
been ringing in my ears ever since
those three words were uttered by a
foreign graduate of one Of our Ameri-
can universities in a speech delivered
some years ago. The learned states
man, Hon. Elihu Root, voiced the same
sentiment when about to leave the
bfsrh oaaoo of eooroAorrr ~ ,A,A. 4. -,,t,
stantially these words: 1T were impOs-
sible for any nation to be at war If the
peoples of the conflicting countries un-
derstOod each other"
Universal expositiOns soften preju-
dices, remove commercial antipathies |
and settle political differences by
bringing the people of all nations into |
intercourse for the discussion |
of ideas, the exchange Of commodities |
and for the advancement Of mankind /
socially, morally. intellectually and |
They reflect the thought |
and action of peaceful pursuits and
reach their greatest successes during
or following long periods Of national
and international peace. Their exhib-
It's are the product Of the arts of peace.
and their object is the promotion Of
peaceful activity in thought and word
and deed. They are the antithesis OF
war, the embodiment Of peace. Their
are set apart as extraterri-
,orial, devoted to the use Of all nations
ind all peoples on a parity and equali-
y. The Panama-Pacific international
Exposition grounds today are common
o all. No creed or race is barred; all
ave equal rights and privileges. It is
leutral ground for warning or tranquil
lations alike 1t is one great demOc- I
acy where all unite in contributing to
n expression Of gratitude for the pres
Mt and inspiration for the future, and
ecause the exposition is really the ,
hid Of peace do we deem it a priv
ege-aye, even a duty-to enter our
rotest against the. terrible conditions
ow prevailing In Europe.
HPeaee-Peaee For Humanity"
It is idle to presume hat anything
nat we can do here today viii have .
nv material influence in the immedi-
te settlement of the greatest war in
lstory, involving more than half the
eople Of the civilized world, but we
IN raise our voices in earnest protest
yainst conditions in Europe too terri
Ie to contemplate in loss Of life, in the
estuctiou Of property, in the suffer I
lg Of homeless women and children
nd in the effect upon the world sat
rye. Commercial activity is checked. :