The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
DR.. JORDAN PEACE
ENVOY TO WILSON
International Congress Asks
President to Call Confer
ence to End War.
HIGH HOPES FOR Plan

. SAN Francisco, Oct. 13.-After adopt
ing a peace platform which included a
plank urging the President to cooperate
with other neutral nations in the calling
Of a conference Of all neutral nations
with a view 10 ending the European war
the International Peace Congress. which
had been in session here since last sun
day. concluded its work to-day. The
delegates selected DIR. David Starr Jor-
dan, president Of the congress and chan
special envoy to visit President Wilson
in Washington and personally urge him
to follow the recommendations OF the
peace congress.
DR.. Jordan accepted the mission and
announced that he would start for
Washington Immediately. possibly to-
morrow. The resolution which brought
about DR.. Jordan's trip first %recites
that there is abundant evidence that
the nations at war would welcome
affirmative action by a neutral agency
to bring about peace based OH interna-
tionai justice.
Other resolutions ask for equal so
cial and political rights for women, and
appeal to Congress to adopt an immi-
grafton policy which will grant the
rights of citizenship regardless of race
or nationality.
To-days programme included an ad-
dress on One Hundred Years OF Or
ganized Peace Work" by Arthur II.
Call. secretary of the American Peace
SDcipty and uHhraSgau nm shn ciDp{a-
canoe or the centenary OF peace among
the English speaking peoples by Henry
{. Morris OF Chicago and Or. Frederick
Lynch Of New York.
Henri La Fontalnc. a Belgian Senator.
in an address on Preparedness said :
This new word preparedness is now
familiar enough among us to authorize
us use not only by mllitarists, but more
1ustifably perhaps by pacifists. II seems
more Judicious to prepare for peace in
time of war than TO prepare for war in
time of peace; certainly so when u war
an progress is ~eNhausting belligcrents to
an unprecedented extent and prohibiting
them for a long time from taking part
In all warlike enterprises.
w should preparedness mean to
pacifsts' Is 1t peace at any price >
is II "A peace of WEAKNESS. disgust and
distress? Is II a return to an unsteady
status quo ante" Cursed be those who
would dream such dreams, They would
he the abettors of more horrid and re-
lentless wars.
preparedness for pacifists is to as
certain the principles ;o be advocated
by all those eager for A lasting peace
and to secure the agencies intended to
vindicate and apply those principles.
Preparedness for iaciiistS Is to organize
the Intervention of the supporters of a
lasting peace forthwith and To- stand
ready when, for the struggling peoples,
the hour strikes again Of reason and
justice.
The most important and urgent need
is to call into action the concerted ef-
forts of the peace making forces. The
neutral states ought t. move at once
and Ice ready to act parlIimcutariaus,
women. priests, scientists. juri>ts. work
inginen. business men. students should
unite AL over the world their dele
gates should come in close touch in
order to prepare for mobilization and
agree upon tactics and strategy. When
the diplomats meet after the val they
must not be allowed to deliberate in
silence and remOtcness and an organ
ized army for peace ought TO stand by
and watch, demand and command"