Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-07
Abandon Plans to Observe An
nlVerSary of Treaty With
Great Britain in Client
[ AsSot.iatei Pres

+ NEW YORK Had ting European
var ne: iHtcrtercd, there would have
! begun december 2A in Client, FlaU-
dcrs. celebration OF the one nun
drcdth anniversary of the signing OF
tia treaty OF Client by representatives
OF the United States and Great Brit
ain. The burgomaster OF Client was
to have rendered banquet to ~ Am
crican, 80 English and 30 Canadian
delegates in the hall where the treaty
was signed.
! Later. Sulgravc Manor. the ances-
trial home Of George Washington in
| England, WAS to have been presented
TO the American people by the British
peaC" centenary committee. The
home already has been purchased. 1t
! probably will be rehIbilitatcd and pre-
scented later
Believing despite the war the ami
versary should not pass unobserved
! in the United States. number OF
widely known citizens Of this country
who are interested in the movement
| issued a communication asking that
the day be remembered and celebrated
at specified dates beginning February
! II. The communication follows:
One hundred years ago today there
was signed at Client in Flanders the
treaty of peace between Great Britain
and the United States. which marked
the close Of what has happily proved
to be the last war between English
sI'eaking peoples of the earth Today
the city of Client is at the very cen
fnr- Nf he
in Europe
The American Peace Centenary
committee cannot permit this anniver-
sary to pass without inviting the
thoughtful attention of their fellow
citizens to the contrast presented by
the century-long period Of peace which
English-speaking peoples have enjoyed
among themselves on the one hand,
and the appalling destruction of life,
property and great monuments of civ
iliZation which the European war in
wolves on the other. 1t had been our
confident hope that the example which
the. English-speakmg peoples have set
in their relations with each other
would be. followed by the other great
nations of the earth in their several
international relations. 1t had been
our earnest desire that the spirit of |
peaceful and friendly cooperation /
which each of these peoples manifests |
toward the people of the United States |
would also mark their dealings with |
one another. Unfortunately this was i
not to be, and we are sorrowfully |
called upon to mark our centenary |
celebration in the midst of the most |
terrible and destructive war that his
tory records
Even at such time we must avOw
once, more our emphatic faith in the
supremacy of justice over force, Of
law over might. We rejoice in the
peaceful relations OF a hundred years
among all English-speaking peoples,
and particularly in the undefended and
line nearly four thousand
miles in length, which divides the ter
ritory OF the United States from that
of the Dominion OF Canada. The mu-
tual trust, forbearance and -helpfulness
which make that undefended boun-
dairy a link and not barrier between
two peoples, We offer as an example
to our warning brothers across the
sea.
1T had been our purpose, when our
was organized in 1910, to
plan for a great celebration of the
centenary anniversary by various
which have now, because of
the terrible war which is still con.
Europe and disturbing the
whole world. become impracticable I'M
lii the close of the conflict
But we appeal 10 the people in all
The states and to all civic bodies to
mark this notable anniversary by suit.
able. exercises in churches OF, all de-
on the 14th of February,