Show ADVOCATES EMBARGO ON FODDPRDDUCTS Resolutions Adopted at a Peace Meeting Held on Boston Common B Inte nat onal News Service BOSTON Sept 13 Thlrtj f e tl ou sand res dents of greater Boston assem b ed oda at a peace meeting on Bos on co mon and adopted the fo ow ng eso ut ons Wl e eas t e Amer ca peop e as represented b Pres dent Woodro v W Ison 1 a e declared in fa or of st let neutra j and whereas a pur suance of this po cy by a 1 the food producing countr es of the este n hen isphere m ght more speed term nate the present strugg e it s hereby Resolved that e the people of Boston in peace meet ng assembled request t at the Un ted States through its pres dent Woodrow V son and the secretary of state "W 1 an J Bryan confe wit! repre j sentatives of South American repub 1 cs with a view to tendering Jo nt y tl eir good offices in behalf of peace and ' Vherea the necess t es of 1 fe are essent al for the further pursuance of ar it is further Resolved that the conferees repre sent ng the Un ted States and the re publ ca of South Amer ca recommend to their re pective governments t e adoption of an abso ute embargo on the necess ties of 1 fe to cont nue un tl the terminat on of the war These resolutions e e wr tten and proposed bv the Hon James M Cur ey mayor of Boston Mayor Cur ey was the pres d ng off cer Governor Dav d I Wals in the hos p tal with a broken arm sent a letter to the meet ng It appears to me the governor wrote that e- have the rig t to place a friendly hand upon the arms of eac of our brothers in Europe and beg them n the name of human ty n the name of Christianity in the name of all that makes for c vil zation and brotherhood lo consider whether there may not even now be some other means of adjust ng the r d fferences Cardina O Conne 1 cabled to the peace meet ng from Naples whence he sa led on Fr day for home Sa d the card na All who have witnessed the terr b e havoc wrought by the genera confla gration now raging all over Europe must feel deeply moved at the sad spectac e I am very happy to unite my vo ce w th youra today dep oring this terrible con dition I s ncere y pray God to br ng to a speedy termination the war Today will e you publ cly express vour wish fo ear y peace I raise my vo ce to the Prince of Peace to restore harmony and good w 11 among the nations that He n ay renew to a 1 mankind the b ess ng of "peace and prosper ty God bless you a n jour nob e undertaking A band of 100 members of the Hus c ans Protect ve un on volunteered the r services Letters expressing sympathy with the mo ement came from Governor Felker of New Hampshire Governor Po tbier of Rhode Island seve al Massachu setts congressmen and the Rev Dr Fran els E. Clark of the Chr stlan Endeavor societj |