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Show PEACE DAYVhlle DAY . observed , a large number numberof numberof numberof ' \ While \Vhlle Vhlle not very generally general1y of societies in II1 the Umted Un'lted Unlted United ' States and in other countries countriesconduct countriesconduct countriesconduct conduct suitable e eKcicises eXClClses ceicises on Peace Day , , May 18 , each eachyear eachyear eacn year . ThIs 'This This ' date maiked inalked inaiked the opening opemng of the first flrst Hague HaguePeace HaguePeace HaguePeace Peace Conference , called in 1899 by Czar Nicholas II of ofRUSSIa ofRussia ofRussia RUSSIa . The nony irony of fate is seen in the fact faot that thatNIcholas thatNicholas thatNicholas NIcholas was killed by the Bolsheviki BolsheV1ki 20 years later af- af after after af after - - ter being foiced fOlced forced to abdicate as a result of popular dIS- dIS dISsatisfactIOn dissatisfaction dis dissatisfaction - - satisfaction with his conduct conduot of Russia's Russias ' part in in the the'Vodd theWorld theWorld 'Vodd Vodd World ' War , , which his ministers mIn1sters were charged with aId- aId aIding aiding aid aiding - ing to bring about . . Numeious Numelous peace organizations orgamzatIons m exist . ist m In the Umted United UnitedStates UnitedSpates , states , of which the Amencan Amellcan Ameiican Peace Society , with head head- headquarters headquarters headquarters - quarters in ' Washington 'Vashmgton Vashmgton 1'iTasliington 1iTasliington ' , is the oldest , and whose maga maga- magazine magazine - . zine zme , Advocate of Peace , is widely circulated . ISome , Some of these peace societies are composed largely largelyof largelyof I of extreme pacifists , , who would not willingly I iteke sake 3ke up upaims upaims if it were ere invaded invadedby invadedby invadedby alms aims in 111 defense of their country , , even by a foreign foe . Others have a . membership memoership meml5ership of loyal loyalpatriotic , , patnotic patriotic citizens , whoso whose efforts for peace are in line WIth WIththose withthose withthose those of all right thinking thmking persons . An important factor in m the peace movement is is the theCarnegie theCarnegie theCarnegie Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , which whichseeks whichseeks whichseeks seeks to piomote plomote the study of the causes of war andpractical and andpracncal andpractical pracncal practical means to prevent pre"ent preent " it , to aid in the development developmentof of international law , and to educate public opinion con- con concerning concerning con concerning - cerning these matters . It was founded through an en- en enI endowment endowment en endowment - dowment of ten million dollars dollar'S ' by Andrew Carnegie , who whoalso whoalso whoalso I , also gave a million m'llbon mllbon ' and a half for the building of the thePeace thePeace " Peace Pat Palace Patace ace at The Hague . It is not a pacifist institu institu- institution institution institution - - tion , however , and its personnel was placed at the service serviceof serviceof serviceof of the government during the World War . In the present unsettled condition of the world , , every everyS everyproper everyproper S ' proper effort for the promotion of peace ' should 'Should be en- en encouraged encouraged en encouraged - couraged , and a wider observance of Peace Day woyld would would be bemost ' most desirable . |