Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-29
MRS. BAILEY TO
ENTERTAIN THE
D. A. R. AT TEA
Noted Speakers Appear Be-
fore Conference; Re-
ports Are Read

| IlOnS oil the world that Its action is
crucial in deciding whether this
shall be the last great war. 1t holds
in its grasp. in exceedingly - port
ant respects, the decision of the fu-
ture of civilization in the world. A
graNer responsibility never rested
upon any single people. 1t is so seri-
Gus that ii politicians use this pres
ent situation for partisan purposes
they are committing a crime. the
dangerous consequences of which are
; beyond estimate" So declared DR..
/ William +. Slocum. of New York
city, a member of the executive
committee of the League to En-
force Peace, addressing the twenty
second conference of the state ID.
( 4. r. in session in the Penn-IiarriS
Hotel here this morning.
Three things are evident to one
who is a student of international his
tory said DR.. Slocum, first, II
there is not n strong and permanent
union of the nations of the world in
the interest of the higher welfare of
all nations. there cannot be stable
and lasting peace: second, if the
| government of the United States
does not give its generous and hearty
support to such a union of nations,
! il will never come into existence;
and third. if the work of such Lea
que of Nations is not broadly and
permanentlyconstru ii will be
1 failure even if it is organized.
The point of failure of peace
| treaties has been that the dominat-
| ing element in them has been arbi-
trary and negatice, such as the un-
natural fixing of state boundaries or
the closing of the Dardanelles.
Balance of Power
The attempt to create 4 So-called
| balance of power has never kept
the peace and is a misnomer and
misapplied term, for such a plan
never has and never can make 1t
| impossible for one group of nations
to impose its will upon another.
| Sooner or later a conflict will ensue
and the defeat of one must follow.
There must he. same other prin-
ciple of action if lasting peace is to
be established.
This can only come as all the
nations seek together by compact
and agreements to produce the best
possible condition for each. This
can and ought TO be done so that
the strength and success of all is
found in the prosperity of each.
This it is which will bring a con-
structive life into all the world and
drive out those destructive principles
VI dNllbll " liANlA tNOl III AAlS NiAA ANeNN
to war both in group of federat-
ed states or a federated group of ma
tions or empires.
Secret treaties made 10y COM
promise. by concessions TO selfish
nations. by arbitrary decisions, and
by refusing to consider the rights of
the small nation, cannot be the basis
of stable peace.
1T must be with the recognition
of the rights of the greatest en-
pire and of the weakest nation. 1t
should be with the acknowledgment
that every people has a right to en-
poy its own life. its own special de-
velopment of character and national
peculiarities, and its rights to life.
liberty and, the pursuit of happi-
ness"
Mrs Edwin ]. Decevee led the sing
ing which opened this mornings ses-
sion. The Invocation was pronounced
by the Rev. DR.. George Preston Mains:
Mrs. John 2. Hume. State Regent of
u. A. r.. of Wisconsin brought greet
ings. Reports Of Chapter Regents
were given in which We're contained
accounts of the war work done dur
ing the past year.
DIR. Becht Speaks
DIR. J. George Becht. executive sec
retaTy of the State Board of Educa-
tion was the principal speaker at the
afternoon meeting. He narrated his
experiences on recent trip overseas
and praised the troops for their
for United War Work were given
praise. too. for their magnificent
service. Mrs. Gaius Brumbaugh, eN-
registrar of the National Society of
b. A. R.. spoke on children of the
American Revolution" and Mrs.
Harold r. Howell, vice-president gem
eral Of Iowa. brought greetings.
This afternoon at o'clock the
Daughters will ha Tha quests
of Mrs. William Elder Bailey. Front
and South streets. This evening they
will hear the Rev. II. W. a. Hanson,
pastor of the Messiah Lutheran
Church, in an illustrated lecture.
THE Man Without a Country" Cap
tain James Mckendree ReQey, Jr,
will speak on over There Elmer
Hobbs Ley, soloist at the Pine Street
Presbyterian Church. formerly with
The Prince of Pilsen." will sing.
An interesting feature of the con-
vention was the report OF Mrs. George
p. White. treasurer. in which are re-
vealed a number of the many ac-
tivities of the organization. Among
the special funds that passed
through her hands and We're forward
ed to the treasurer general, accord
ing to her report are:
Philippine Scholarship ........ $500
Belgian Relief ............... 500
Training Camp Fund ........ 5000
Nurses Salary, Maryville Coll
lege .......... .............. 5000
Hindman School, Ky. ....... 1000
Pine Mounta in School. Ky. -. 2G6.O0
National Training School ..... 5000
French War Orphans .... 55.O5
Scholarships for Maryville Col
Fund for Restoration Of Tilia-
Subscription to y. s. ID. \. r.
Liberty Bond .......... $3.50
These subscriptions were made TO
funds of the National Society.
The ballroom of the Penn-Harris
hotel in which the sessions are be
ing held. is beautifully decorated
with the flags of the Allied nations.
Banks of flowers add grace and
beauty TO the front OF the big room.
A total of III delegates, fifteen al
ternates, and grand total of 3i4 in
attendance at the sessions according
to the register, was announced at
noon by Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones,
vice-chairmau of the credentials COM
mittee. Fifty chapters and five or
organizing chapters are represented.
Mutual Concessions
ITO formulate sICh q peace neces-
states mutual concessions, ana, much
more than this. it demands the willing
recognition of the tights of all peo-
pie thai dwell on the face OF the
earth. ana that. above all and in all.
there is One who has brought to hu-
r'anity TIE revelation that all men
everywhe-o are b:cthren because the
eternal God is the Father of every
human being.
'fhe best illustration of an oppor-
peace and the true mission of a league