The Washington herald., 1919-02-25
LASTING PEACE
OBJECT OF union,
SAYS SLAYDEN
Urges Entire Personnel Of
Congress to Fight
Against War.
MUST PUSH CAMPAIGN
Texas Solen Makes Retir-
ing Speech Before Par
liamentarians.

Representative Siaydcn. OF Texas. IN
his retiring speech as president O.
the American Group OF tho Inter
parlimoutary Union. yesterday urged
a membership that would Include the
'.t'rc personnel Of Congress TO strive
fur - just and lasting peace
Ia organization which works 70
a. exchange OF thought among na-
tIOns with a view 10 preserving peaco
and adjusting problems by diplomacy
held its sixteenth annual meeting in
The majority conference room Of the
House ofice building yesterday.
Although my service as presidenr
OF the American Group ends today
said Representative Sleydeu, > ven
ture 10 say that 7 very much hope
that all members OF the new CongrcyS
VINO want permanent peace foundeG
on justice will do what the President
Of the Union requests. and will exe--
Themselves to Increase the strength
and influence OF the American Group
Our roll Of members should be In sf-
feet that Of the American Congress
Il can be Il members win really try
10 bring all their colleagues Into the
uuion.
Campaign Must Go On.
''Even the agreement IN Paris does
not end our work. Against evil sng
ignorance the campaign Of education
must 90 on always. Each genera
ton must be educated and kept edu-
rtied 70 an appreciation Of the ad-
vantaEes OF a law-Eoverned world
In each OF the governments %
ElToDc. without an exception. the In
tcTparliam"ntsTy Union has been a
powerful factor in developluE and d.
-ectiuE public opinion u ought 10
He 80 with Us and would hav. b-er
Il w" had believed that Ny,. could
bc drawn into tho aNairs O. Fur07a
az a bel.fgcresf We thought We we
-afu from embodiment. Too r--r,
OF .s relied ON or snlculrH FeoT.-
tom. on Tho Counsels o. Nssi.rslor
l' Jefferson TO avoid enrar-'rnr al
Ha~~"s and on our traditions 81.
'0r. ls all changed now We 6fc ..-
t"l."nc IN Europe and ~ are 'GoT
90. boo alliance l-Urnpe's AFFAIR." ha1-
tyr~uc our AFFAIRS and fo.1rz-- ar.
T~CIu-gcaIly. our AFFAIR mus. uc
those Of LuTOna u LGrCDe rerlar~
peaceful and orderly We are APT 20
Pc II Europe surTcndors 10 revoIu-
uon or engages ia great wars our
pace - IN 5eonZrdy- That rs q zrIs-
is5 and urgent reason why We should
try O." "Nert ar influence for Jus.
and lasliu- peace.
"lf w" are 10 AVOID having 0ur rr-
public become n military camp
~" =rr TO AVOID y>0.-~fya taxes ,r.
iHe keep OF rr.at armies ami raR.,.,
We must lnlp our colleagues o. H..
union .a Other countries who a.e
striving for just these things
Omccrs Arc Elected.
The following officer were elected
First v.Cc president Andrew D. Mon
'aEue Of Virgins. second vice rrasr-
dent IalVor Stecnerson OF Mime
sofa: third vice president. William
\. oldheld Of Arkansas: secretary.
d. Garland Bupre OF Louisiana.
treasurer. Adolnh }. SABBATH OF II-.-
tu appoint the executive committee.
The retiring president Nj S.agdrr.
and Merrill NooreS Of Indiana were
elected as representatives Of rh' Amer
Jean -~0uD M tho executive council O.
tho IuJerpar Union.
4 special CommItts0 was appointed
to frame a testimonial of arrroCia't0u
OF tho services OF Ny SIaydcr o.
president Of the group. The president
was aUtho-lze3 20 appoint delegates
90 the sixteenth conference OF the l--
r'~rar'ismentsry Tuion. which viii
o1u5tlo-- Ho Ir'l IN Europe durinE
the DTcsvr. year.
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