Show URGE MEDIATION Petitions in Belgium Asking President V Presi-dent McKinley to Mediate Brussels Jan 4 Senator Le Jcune orrn Minister of Justice and now member of the Belgian Council of State presided at a meeting In this city today of the committee recently formed lo organize a movement In Belgium In support of an address to President Mr Klnloy appealing to him to mediate In favorOf peace bofweon Great Britain nnd the Transvaal Among fhoHi prrsintrwere M L4i Fontaine former Fenaloui many other foomor members of the Sunnte several miMnbers of the Chamber of Deputies sovuiul professors of theiinlvcifilty of JiniMaels and a numbfr oCotlur prominent promi-nent men most of them members gf the Unlvemu League hPPeace V V After R long discussion It was do cld d to Invite the publcto send letters In support of the movement to the secretary sec-retary of th6 league andfrom next I Sunday to place petitions for signature In all the cafes In Brussels and the provincial towns The petition to President McKinloy reads as follovs M le Presldrnl nightly moved by the bloody uml torrlliloMiruKBlo In South Africa Af-rica between two ot the most civilized peoples of the world the undersigned juf dresn a most pressing appeal to your J2x collcncy In favor of mediation which you nlono can offer They beg you to fulfill the sacred duly of human brotherhood |