New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-08
Paci6sts Circularizing the
Country With Petrograd
Peace Appeal
Bulletin Struggled In
Organization Stoutly Denies
That Movement Against
War Is Unpatriotic

The Peoples CounclI, pae4Hs' VI
ganization which claims to have l,2OO,-
900 members, yesterday started an &C
tive campaign against the war, and
sent out from it's offices, at 2 West
Thirteenth Street, 100000 copies Of
new periodical. These will be circu-
lated through the mails in the hope OF
stirring up peace sentiment in every
city, town and village of the land.
The new periodical is called "The
Bulletin of the Peoples Council" Its
first issue is signalized with the repro
duction and a translation of the peace
manifesto promulgated last March by
the Russian Council of Workers and
Soldiers Delegates. This manifesto
"The Bulletin" announces, "was SNUG
gled over to this country-though not
as in the old days, smuggled out OF
Russia, but, as in these strange new
days, struggled into America"
Make Capital Of Manifesto
Under cover of quoting the Russian
manifesto, the pacifsts thus send broad
cast their propaganda to stir up opposi-
ton to the war:
"Workers Of all countries! In ex-
tending to you our fraternal hand over
mountains of corpses Of our brothers,
across rivers of innocent blood and
tears, over smouldering ruins OF cities
and villages, over destroyed treasures
Of civilization, we beseech you to re-
establish and strengthen international
unity. Therein lies the security for our
future victories and the complete eman-
cipation Of humanity.
"Proletarians of all countries, unite!'
Why the manifesto had to be Snug
gled" into this country the peace organ
fails TO say, but the purpose IN circIIa-
ting It in America is shown thus: "Ine
Peoples Council has caught the great
vision of new Russia. The democrac!es
Of England, Italy and France are re-
sponding to the call. AutocratIc M :,
tarism in Germany Is already wounded
to death, not by the militarism OF the
Allies, but by the Russian revolution.
"The democracy of America must
quickly send back an answer to the
Russian people. II Congress will not
sneak for the people, the people must
sneak for themselves-and this should
be our message: Your war aims are
ours. We are with you against the I'M
perialists who would continue this war
for their own ends
"The movement represented by the
PEOPLES Council is plain, genuine de-
mocracy, and those who oppose 1t are
reactionary and un-American."
peace Everybody's Business"
Agitation for widespread peace talk is
encouraged by the publication in the
periodical of messages Of greeting from
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, and
Senator Gronna, of North Dakota. That
the pacifist campaign will be kept up at
all costs is announced under the gen.
oral heading, peace Is Everybody's
Business
"Peace is not the concern only OF
statesmen, politicians and fnaneiers.
at Is not the concern only of Presi-
dent Wilson, Chancellor Michaelis,
Premier Lloyd George and secret d.
plomatists.
peace is the anxious concern OF
every man, woman and child through
out the so-called civilized world.
"But certain people say il is unpatri-
otto to talk about peace at this time.
"The censor says: Speculation about
nossible peace may possess elements Of
danger.
"But il we may not talk about peace
after three years of war, when, In
Gods name, may we talk about it?
"They are talking freely about peace
everywhere in Europe-especially IN
the trenches.
"But in America peace meetings are
broken up-peace propaganda is for
bidden-peace talk is discouraged.
"The Peoples Council hes been or
panized to talk about peace, and to talk
about it to some purpose.
"The Peoples Council vii say moth
ing and vii do nothing to give aid and
comfort to the enemy, but it will do all
in its power 10 help those in all lands
who are working for just and lasting
peace.
"Those who charge the Peoples
Council with being disloyal TO America
utter lie either knowingly or igno-
rantly."
Calls Government Tyranny
A letter was received by the pacifists
yesterday from Israel Zangwill, the au-
thor, who wrote from England APPROX
ing of a peace circular sent out by
Rabbi Judah l.. Magnes.
James Waldo Fawcett told members
of the Woman's Peace party, at the
home Of Mrs. Florence Ena Graves, All
Park Avenue, last night that the United
States government was now "a tyr
amy" $50 long as people are salts
led TO suffer under a tyranny they will
get it," he said. But we will suffer
so much shortly that we will break
through the dungeon walls and throttle
those powers which threw US into this
prison"