1915] World Peace Congress 



In October of this year I served as chairman of 

 the World Peace Congress held in San Francisco 

 under the auspices of the Carnegie Church Peace 

 Endowment. For the opening discourse I spoke on 

 "Ways to Lasting Peace." This talk, expanded, 

 was afterward published in book form. 1 It contains Lastin s 

 a critical analysis of the various resolutions and at- Peace " 

 tempts looking toward rational settlements when 

 war should end. A plea for a world alliance or some 

 degree of federation, with autonomy for repressed 

 nationalities, constituted the general motive. 



Among other speakers were Dr. James A. Mac- 

 donald of Toronto, John Mez, Crystal Macmillan 

 of London, Mirza Ali Kuli Khan, Persian charge 

 d'affaires at Washington, and Dr. Ng Poon Chew, 

 the eloquent Chinese editor of San Francisco. 



The congress was eminently successful, though an 

 interesting collateral arrangement fell through in 

 peculiar fashion. This incident concerned one of the 

 most important conventions held in connection with 

 the Panama-Pacific Exposition; that is, the National 

 Insurance Congress, which also convened in early 

 October. As an important part of its deliberations, insurance 

 one day Friday the 8th was to be devoted to P facf 

 world peace. Later, by way of giving still greater c 

 weight to the matter, Saturday as well was set apart; 

 and finally, as the Carnegie Church Endowment had 

 arranged for its gathering at practically the same 

 time, the insurance people requested that we com- 

 bine with them to the extent of fixing upon Monday, 

 October n, for a joint program in Festival Hall at 

 the Exposition. This arrangement seemed unusual, 

 but was explained as being due to the great interest 



1 Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis. 



