Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-31
Pro-Gefmans Call on Presi-
dent and Congress to State
What Must Be Done to End
State of War.
RIGHTS OF HAITI AND
CUBA TRAMPLED UPON
Willard, Pro-kaiser Editor,
Thinks America Is Mistreat-
ing Little Republics, In
ference.

tsY MoRhisa JOURNAL srkctIL LEASED wInEl
New York, May 30.-Resolutions
favoring IAN early, general and demo-
cratic peace and urging the United
States government Immediately to
announce its war aims in definite and
concrete terms" and 10 make efforts
to induce the allied countries to make
similar declarations, We're passed to-
night at what its promoters termed
the first American conference Tor
democracy and terms of peace, held
at Madison Square Garden. The reso-
lutiops were offered by Morris Hill
quit, chairman of the resolutions
committee, one of the American So
cialists who recently was refused
passport by the state department to
attend the socialist conference in
Stockholm.
Would End War.
I'VE favor international reorganiza-
ton for the maintenance of peace,
said the resolutions in part. AS
steps leading thereto, we suggest the
adjudication of disputes among ma
tions, simultaneous disarmament,
freedom of the sea and international
waterways, protection of small ma
tions and other similar measures.
I'VE demand this country shall
make peace the moment its an
nounced aims shall have been
achieved and it shall not carry on
war for the territorial and imperial
isto ambitions of other countries.
The resolutions also stated the con-
ference favored the securing of peace
Through negotiations In harmony
with the principles outlined by the
president OF the United states and by
revolutionary Russia and accepted
substantially by the progressive and
democratic forces of France, England,
Italy, Germany, Austria and other
countries. namely: No foreible annex
alton sof territory, no punitive in
IDENTITIES. free development of all ma
tions."
Masses Want Peace.
by stating its terms and insisting
of justice, equity, economy and prin-
ciples of democracy and lasting
peace" Hillquit declared this govern
ment would force Germany to accept
such terms because the masses there
want them
Presentation of the resolutions fol-
lowed addresses by DR.. Jonah l.. Mag.
mes and others urging the president
and congress to make known the aims
and peace terms of the United States
i'm concrete form.
Algernon Lee and Victor l.. Berger,
the other American socialists who,
with Hillauit, were denied passports
to the Stockholm conference, spoke
for the resolutions. Berger declared
I'VE want to know why we are in this
war"
Berger Is Angry.
IF we get no answer" he shouted,
"and If we have food riots in New
York, Chicago and Milwaukee, then
the people of this country will rise
as their comrades in Russia did and
establish a true social democracy and
republic"
DR.. Magnes said that those attend
ing the conference, which included
among their number socialists and
pacifists. had mot come as obstruc-
tionists,' but to aid in advising our
government and the people of Amer
lea as to the necessity and method Of
bringing about q speedy and uni
versal and democratic peace.
"To be sure" he said, in one por-
tion of his address. 'the mere sug-
gestion of peace is regarded as trait
orous In many quarters. The word
peace Is becoming the most terrify-
ing in the language. But we are un-
daunted in our cry and in our pas
sion for peace, because we know
how futile all wars are, this one
among them"
Commends Russia's Terms.
rrtn cpaaLar docIorad that tho nv
nounced aims Of Russia-no forcible
anneXations, no punitive indemnities,'
and free development Of all nations
and peoples and, nationalities-should
use It's information, he said ito ex-
ert it's vast power over England and
France and insist upon adoption OF
the Russian program"
I'VE urge the president and con-
gress to make an immediate public
statement of our war aims and our
peace terms" said DR.. Magnes.
"Our young men are about to be
drafted into military service and our
soldiers are about to be sent across
the seas What, in concrete terms
they to fight for and upon what
terms will America be ready to end
the war and make peace? We urge
further that when such concrete
aims shall have been formulated by
the president and declared as a
standing peace offer to Germany and
that whenever the specified aims
shall have been achieved we are
ready TO end the war.
Criticizes the President.
"The president has said also that
we have gone to war because the
world must be made safe for de-
mocracy. The American people
devoted to this lofty aim--have the
right to know just what this means
to the president to make the entire
world safe for democracy. 1t may
take very. very long time. What
particular part OF the world, then.
do we refer TO and what degree of
safety do we require and what de-