Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-14

1t can AFFORD to cancel TINS ueDt on
condition that the terms of the treaty
are so modified as to bring the ma
lions of Europe together in friend
ship and cooperation.
Then universal disarmament will
be possible; then the burden of mill
tarism can be lifted from the back"
of the toilers of the world; then We
may. expect the ushering in of that
glad, prophet tic ,daEMhen swords shall
be- Beaten into plhMBhears and ma
lions learn war no more.
Message From President.
Before Col. Bryan delivered his adj
dress a message of good will and SYM
pathy from President Wilson was de-
llvered to the congress by Norman H.
Davis, undersecretary of state.
"The President of the United States.
deeply regretting his inability to be pres
ent in person. has defega ted to me the
Aonor and privilege of extending to you
his cordial greetings and. welcome to
this capital" said Mr.. Davis. Nothing
to his mind is more comnIendable or de-
serving of support than the exalted aims
of this federation to further a realiza-
ton of the unity of man by promoting
the spirit of brotherhood among men and
\ between nations: Z
IF torn and distracted world is to be
jrestored to stable tranquility; if the |
Eanimosities and vengeful desires engen- |
dered by four years of strife are to be |
replaced by mutual confidence and good +!
will. and if war is to be done away with |
and enduring peace and justice guar
anteed throughout the world, it is es-
Isential that men and nations be actuated
not by selfish and ignoble aims, but by
a just regard for the rights and inter-
ests of each. so that by acting in friend
ly concert and association to promote
the common good. peace, happiness and
progress may be the lot of each through
the cooperative and just dealing of all.
Such l understand to be among the
haY 0f1 nnvpf rv,oc IF
The President desires me to.ex.
press to you his heartfelt hope that
such ideals may be realized, and that
in Christian confraternity men, and
nations. doing away with Unworthy
private and selfish purposes. may
work in mutual sympathy and help
Rev. Samuel w. Hughes Il I.osdon.
England, in one of the most .renArk-
able addresses delivered here on the
subject of brotherhood held the au-
dience enthralled.
William Wardsinewly elected presi-
deut of World Br0&h erhood Fedora
ton. presided aha < introduced the
speakers. The congress concluded it's
work here yesterday and plans to
L Czechoslovakia.
II Col. Bryan arraigned the peoples
of the world for lack of altruism
which had made the world war pos
II SiDle characterized as aDSUrQ
the theory that preparedness pre-
vents wars. Col. Bryan took as his
/ text Brute. or Brother?'
| Col. Bryan's Address.
| Il know of no greater indictment
L that cam be brought against the
| Christian nations of the world than
1 this" he said, that, 1900 years after
Bethlehem their song of Peace on
Earth. Good Will to Men, the Chris
tians have not yet ftundsaa}' vayf5 OF:
settling their international disputes
except by killing each other on the
L battlefield. The great branches of the
| Christian church have. played leading
| parts in the war. with Mohammedan-
ism. Buddhism and Shintoism also in
| volved.
| The world is weary of war If
l blood is necessary for the remission
of sins, enough has been spilled to
/ atone for the wrong done by all who
/ live upon the earth. If sorrow is nee
/ eSSary to repentance and reform.
enough tears have. been shed to wash
/ away a II the crimes of the past. This
last plague would seem to have been
/ sufficient to release the world from
| bondage to force-if so, mankind is
ready to turn over new leaf and set
about the task of finding Il way to
tprevent war The work will be made
easier by the fact that equal suffrage
brings woman's conscience to the aid
of mans judgment and thus hastens
the triumph of every righteous cause"
Rev. Mr.. Hughes Address.
I'VE affirm the will of God" said
Mr.. Hughes, addressing the congress,
''in the final destruction of war fore
casts the fraternal evolution of the
entire race. This is the task of the
brotherhood movement. What God
complish Therefore we are hopeful
and confident. The world is not get
| ting worse. nor can we spoil history
to meet the exigencies of fauety the
ology."
Mr. Hughes said, ut is judgment
day for kaiserism everywhere" He
declared that a right contemplation of
the horrors of the great war will lead
to the destruction of war. For four
years. he said, 10000 900 men were
engaging in blowing each other to-
pieces. Eight million of the picked
men of Europe were slain and over
forty millions of people are dead as a
result of the war. population equal
, to that of the United Kingdom.
The has demonstrated the
moral sovereignty of the world"
IrreIision Made Sovereign.
He continued that irreligion was
made sovereign in, Europe through
|'false religions.
4 many. Austria, Turkey and Russia"
he asked. I'm four years they have
been destroyed. We must learn by
the secret of their downfall"
There is too much materialism in
western civilization, Mr.. Hughes de-
clared I'VE have put property be-
fore humanity" he continued. yet
the worker is greater than his work
1t is the task of the brotherhood
movement to take the Christian scale
| of values into all the things of life.
| Christ was not impossible idealist
We have mixed men up with goods
too much and the goods have come
sout on top
In conclusion Mr.. Hughes said that
the two great English speaking ma
tions, the United States and Great
Britain. can dominate the world If
they will. !s
I'VE have shared the agony of war;"
| he said. Let US dedicate our supple
mental gifts to humanity. Let US live
so that together we may capture the
heart of the world"
Peruvian balsam. known the world