THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3193, 12 April 1911, Page 5

THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.

“ARBITRATION DAY.”

ENGLAND’S CHURCHES’ BIC COM-

MEMORATION.

REV. F. B. MEYER’S ELOQUENT

MESSAGE

Sunday week was generally observed by the London churches as “Arbitration Day.” The Rev. F. B. Meyer, secretary Ojt. the English Free Church Council, and a leading light among Nonconformists, lias sent out a message in which he says:—“All our churches and peace societies and every side of our national life blend in common recognition of a new era in the history of the world. On the Sunday following Sir_ Edward Grey’s announcement there is not a church within, the bounds of the four seas but has resounded with the old, old: words, ‘Peace on earth, goodwill toward men.’

“Committees are being formed throughout Great Britain to help the movement along. The example of the Lord Mayor of London is'heing adopted everywhere.

“ We are receiving messages from the United States of similar enthusiasm throughout our sister church. “Surely at last the people are coming into their own, and their long and bitter experience of war is coming to an end.

“The two great nations, united t>v so many ties, are to lead towards the dawn.”

ANCLO-SAXON PEACE.

GERMANY WANTS TO COME IN

The “Berlin Tageblatt” regrets the Chancellor’s blunt response to Sir Edward Grey’s speech, but thinks this was due to lack of diplomatic skill, rather thara to conscious opposition. Referring to Anglo-American arbitration, the same journal remarks that it is not too late for Germany to become the third member of an Anglo-Saxon league.

UNION IS PEACE. DEMONSTRATIONS IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA. The German Chancellor’s speech has not cooled British arbitration zeal. The movement is becoming quite national. During the course of a few days 900 meetings were held in different parts of the British Isles, and a conference representing 10.000 evangelical free churches adopted a resolution in. support of the suggested treaty, and welcomed the idea. The United States churches observed April 2nd as “Arbitration Sunday,” and arbitration was the theme of the discourses from most of the pulpits. Great peace demonstrations were held in the big churches of New York and other great cities.

JAPAN’S ATTITUDE.

PREPARED TO AID NEGOTIATIONS.

Cables from Tokio, the result of hurried exchanges between the Japanese Ambassador here and his Foreign Office, declare that Japan will in every way expedite an Anglo-American arbitration treaty through its representatives in Washington and London.

It is stated that Japan will announce. if necessary, that she is prepared to agree to the revision of the Hayashi-Lansdowne Treaty with Great Britain if any clause in that agreement interferes in any way with the peace plans of the United (States. (The treaty mentioned, which was signed by Viscount Hayashi and Lord Lansdowne, is the much-discussed document width binds Great Britain and Japan until August 12, 1915. By its provisions the two Governments agreed to fully and frankly communicate as to the measures which should be taken to safeguard menaced rights or interests, and to act in common cause in case of aggression on the part of other Powers.)