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Show i 1 r . '., e 1 1 0 r cf t' ? Z '( T, -;vie . s, fr.Lcndjn, at t'o 1 ll.n cere' i.inies of the C r-r-:3 i '.'tut?' 0? I'U.bur, yc : 1.?t ' -y ar- ,:r.cci a jlaa to rai?a $1CC '3 e?.. ry tveonJact a pi'rinis9 f : ..1 all c-i'.mtries t- 'The Kaue conferenee. To ra'.e thia sum 1 proposed that every co" e and university uni-versity student . in ,tLe United Etatei donate f fty cents toward the fund. He said the lesson furnished to Europe by 6uch'a movement would be an influential influen-tial factor in, the quest of international peace. . . ; After much applause by the audience, audi-ence, Mr. Stead said probably his bear, ers would like to contribute. Immediately Immediate-ly a shower of silver money landed on the stage,' cominz from all parts of the hall. - - , Mr. Stead's address follows in part: I have just made a Journey through ten countries Tor the purpose of finding; what Is to be the next etep for International Inter-national peace. I have seen three Kings, two Queens, one 1'rlnre Regent and all the Prime Mlnlatera, Foreign Mlnlaters. Ambassadors and public men that were worth aeelng. And I found them all Unanimous upon two subjects. - The ft ret was that they were quite sure that what-, ever might be the caae with the other" nine countries, they could declare with certainty that their Government and their nation were moat absolutely devoted to peace and moat resolutely determined to prevent wtr. The second point upon which they were all agreed waa that the Vreatest, if not the only, danger to the peace of the world lay In the existence of a large number of violent, unscrupulous unscrupu-lous and Irresponsible rlewspapera, which, were constantly engaged In making mia-chlef. mia-chlef. The Imperial Chancellor of Germany., Ger-many., Prince von Buelow, said to us: "The Emperor Is for peace, the King; is for peace, all the Governments are tor feace, the Parliaments are for peace and he great industrial and. commercial classes are for peace. Only the Journal-! 1 lata are for war. And diplomats have to spend all their time In running about here and there trying to put out the fires which the newspapers kindle. , j Mr. Stead said be did not hesitate to declare that in the discussion of international in-ternational affairs, the liberty of the press has in many scandalous instances degenerated into a lieense which is at this moment the gravest danger which threatens the peace of the world.. t Continuing, be said: - Standing; here, as It were, upop the housetop of the world and knowing that -my voice will be heard throughout all the continents, I proclaim the truth which all responsible men recognise, but which none dare to declare, that the Irresponsible Irresponsi-ble license of the press has increased, and must be evaded, not only in the In-, tereat of International peace,, but In the, interest of the press Itself. f The speaker said he did -not reeom-i mend either the gallows or the electria chair, but said it ought not to be be ?'ond the resources of civilization for aws to be passed which would confine, to prison everv ioumalit who eonld b eonvicted by twelve ,-jurors, good men and true, of having made false or misleading mis-leading statements,, in scare heads, or in the body ef his paper, which Were calculated to inflame national animosity against the neighboring nation and so endanger. the maintenance of peace. |