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Show 304 365 Our Kpt'alfiers have heeu invited to address and to speak at din- ners of commercial and social ciuhs of all kinds, and have ap- peared in the heture halls of the Board of Education. And a wonxan. eminent as a peace zziirocate the world over, spoke 't\\l('t‘ everv day for ~evcral \ietl<,~. frequently before the largest and hest high schools, l'erhap» a hundred thousand people have thus litard oi the progress of the international peace movement _--ucram mm. \I\\l\t\\t\\|| holding the office of Secretary of State. Six hundred guests were present on this occasion. The speech by Mr. Root 0n inter‘ national good manners was an important one, and was widely reported by the press. and circulated as a document by the Association for International Conciliation in both America and Europe. Other addresses were by the Rt. llou. lamcs Bryce, of during the tire Mouths. England; Senor Nabuco, of Brazil; J he press ha.s generously cooperated in the work of educa- tion. Nceral hundred I)l't:> notices inspired hv the activities of the ~.r rietv haw come to the notice ( f the oflice and there were prohahlv a much larger nuznher which have not found their wav tln re. lint we feel that our proper work of co-operation with the press has hardly heeuu. and that a society in such a citv ou‘Tht to had in the organization of a press hureau, which shallrfurriish and mi out the news of the . g" which make for peace to the the Hon. Joseph Choatc. of New York: Governor Hughes and President Taft. L'y common consent this dinner was one of the most notable ever given in New York. and must have served in some degree to make the representatives of nations more, pzicitic and just in their dealings with one another. l‘uhlic functions which are thus calculated to hrin;r intluence. to hear in official quarters where it will he immediately productive of more paeitie relations between nations. the societv hopes to repeat and multiply. It is also preparingr to extend frequent hospitality to distinguished citizens and foreigners and is furthering the interchange of students and professors hetweeu our own and liuropeau uui‘ versities. It hclieves that the day has come when men of promi- nence and influence hoth ought to he and can he led to speak at \Vashiugtou and other capitals in favor of peaceful methods and against vast and costly armaments. Along: with these and many other activities. largely heeausc of them perhaps. a sifting society is growing: up with little effort. \\'c have hoth the idealists and the practical men. On the roll of its members are the names of captains of industry, king's of finance, and a large and constantly iucreasiin;r group of jurists \V'ouicu of social prominence are amongr its otlicers. If its mem- bers are not numerous from anion;r the 'l‘znuuiany and lx'epuhliczm piiw iii the land. ln a mi Ilt‘-l \\'a_\ itl'url lia, In lwar upon the nth rs and st so heeu made to l ri tr .‘ ' , sum of our own aiitlngtli‘di'hlfiiccl: that tlu inc-:ple» of arbitration may lie extended. and the movei::: in tiiaard \tiilitl court and organization which centers at The l lavue < malt: ll. lit with s the l'i ace l'iwtival alre .v mentioned , which hrouqht ti w llll‘l ( ttw‘izil ripitsintzatxii \ of n my nation: to think of peace and ‘i-nn the inurnzii‘} ini' . due of music. several other iczn lain» iii iv IEl'IJiHL‘Hl \‘Hili t‘i'. intent, \lt ciptii-n .‘t‘ltl vl'iitnr. tizsili-riwl -, I I :nian Sir-«u hi the tlu‘t‘t‘ iian ministers to the "till:Grill-ii‘11:?;\ll,i_imll-}ln,1 ‘pzitic‘n‘tlpii {tom the press of the city .. sit _, ‘(lt‘tl as host at the recep- tla‘i . . atorv dispatches were :tt‘tntil from ll't' govcrun'tril s wt l linniark. Suctlcn and Nor- \M). 'lla twntial impression sion had heen of la xi: 'vwitanri- 1n tln- lanuiiani tithe re lations of the Scan- ilu.:.\ . an l‘ltlltlt'\ «if ~ \'cw Y \ , and of considerahle significanc e ll) ila internat‘wxial tichl. \ ' [it. ._"it'll . evci‘ti Hf i 1‘.t 1' \\ n' l‘a -r lI n tlitA tffor 4 r t to influ i ence our ‘ comm uters \i..-s 1 hi - mm. ' " 'tl divi "Ir tendered to >enat _ or Elihu he"! in itcwgiiiti-rn t‘l l‘l> .serwce to the cause litil'..'lll<llllt‘t‘llltl'li of peace while :‘iarou Takaltira, of japan; clubs, at least interest amongr them is marked and sincere. while the <0Clltli>l$ tell us that they are the orie‘inal peace men. and as such are, to he counted in our ranks. Statesiuen are among;r its officers and diplomats and presidents speak from its platform. All things considered, let it he said in closing, in spite of growing navies and occasional iiugoism, the cause of peace looks vastly hopeful as viewed from the vantage ground of the New York Peace Office. WWI MHLKW ll ‘ ‘ |