APPEAL FOR ARBITRATION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 39

APPEAL FOR ARBITRATION.

Baltimore, April 5

Cardinal Gibbons to-day gave out the following appeal for arbitration instead of war, signed by himself and Cardinals Vaughan, of Westminster, and Loguo, of Ireland. The document is the result of a correspondence upon the subject between Cardinal Gibbons and his colleagues whose names aro affixed to the appeal, and is issued on Easter Sunday because of the appropriateness of the day : An appeal by tho American, Irish and English Cardinals in behalf of a permanent tribunal of arbitration:

We, the undersigned Cardinals, representatives of tho Princo of Peace and of the Catholic Church in our respective countries, invite all who hear our voice to co-operate in tho formation of a public opinion which shall demand the establishment of a permanent tribunal of arbitration as a rational substitute among tho English-speaking races for a resort to the bloody arbitrament of war. Wo are well aware that such a project is besot with practical difficulties. Wo boliovo that they will not prove to be insuperablo if the desire to overcomo them be genuine and general. Such a court existed for centuries when the nations of Christendom wore united in ono faith. And have wo not seen nations appeal to that same court for its judgment in our own day ? Tho establishment of a permanent tribunal composed of, it may be, trusted representatives of each sovereign nation, with power to nominate judges and umpires according to the nature of the differences that arise, and a common acceptance of general principles, defining and limiting tho jurisdiction and subject matter of such a tribunal, would create new guarantees for peaco that could not fail to influcnco the wholo cf Christendom.

Such an international court of arbitration would form a second lino of defence, to be called into requisition only after the ordinary resources of diplomacy had been exhausted. It would at least postpone the outbreak of hostilities until reason and common-sense had formally pronounced their last word. This is a matter of which tho constitution and procedure must be settled by Governments. Put as Governments are becoming moro and moro identified with tho aspirations and moulded by the desires of tho people an appeal in the first instanco must bo addressed to tho people Wo do not hesitate on our part to lift up our united voico and proclaim to all who aro accustomed to hearken to our counsels that it is a sign of a divine influcnco at work in their midst when " nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they bo exercised any more in war " (Isaiah ii., 4); for it was written of a future time, "Como yo and behold tho work of the Lord, what wonders Ho hath done upon the earth, making wars to cease oven to tho end of the earth." (Psalms xiv., 9). Others may base their appeal upon motives \<hich touch your worldly interests, your prosperity, your world-wide influcnco and authority in tho affairs of men. Tho Catholic Church recognises tho legitimate force of such motives in the natural order, and blesses whatever tends to the real progress and elevation of tho raco. But our main ground of appeal rests upon tho known character and will of tho I'rinco of Peace", the living Founder, the Divine Head of Christendom. It was He who declared that love for tho brotherhood is a second commandment like unto the first. It was Ho who announced to the peoplo tho praise and reward of those who seok after peaco and puisne it. " Blessed," said He, "uro tho peacemakers, for they shall bo called tho children of God." (Matthow v., 9.) Wo therefore earnestly invito all to unite with us in pressing their convictions and dosiros upon their respective Governments by means of petitions and such other measures as are constitutional. James, Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. Michael, Cardinal Loguk,

Archbishop of Armagh, Primato of all Iroland. Herbert, Cardina i, Va ugh an, Archbishop of Westminster. London, Easter Sunday, 1890.

LONDON PRESS APPROVES

London, April (>. Tho Daily News and the Chronicle this morning havo editorials applauding Cardinals Gibbons, Vaughan and Loguo for their appeal for arbitration, and expressing regret that the English Church has made no move in the same direction. The Chronicle says it understands that a solution of the Venezuelan question favourable to all parties is anticipated with great confidence.

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