8‑3フ レ ン ド ・ブ イ ラ デ ル フ ィ ア 平 和 協 会1892年4月12日 の 議 事 録
The Treas. Read a letter from Geo. Braithwaite, acknowledging the
receipt of the $100.00 sent to Japan to aid in establishing a Peace
publication there. He said that the work had been much hindered, but
when he wrote it was making good progress, and the first copy of the
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paper was soon to be printed.
(M-gPhiladelphia Peace Association of Friends, Minutes &
Reports — Executive, Box 9/95)
史料9雑 誌 『平和』 に納 め られた川路 寛堂の主 な論説
9‑1 平 和 と 戦 争(三 号 の 続)(Peace and war) 河 路 寛 堂
(『平 和 』 第5号 、1892年8月28日 、 「論 説 」、 適 宜 、 句 点 を 附 し た 。 下 線 は 坂 口 、 以 下 同 じ)
… … 先 年 グ ラ ン ドが 米 国 の 大 統 領 た りし と きア ラバ マ号 軍 艦 の 事 件 よ り英 国 と戦 を 開 か ん とす る に 際 し之 を 欧 洲 各 国 の 仲 裁 に 附 し英 国 も亦 能 く之 に 同 意 せ し こ と あ り。 又 日本 に て も嘗 て マ リ ヤ ル ス と云 る船 に 載 せ た る 支 那 人 こ と に 関 しペ ル ウ 国 と紛 議 あ りた る と き魯 西 亜 帝 の 仲 裁 に附 した り。 是 等 は彼 の 悪 くむ べ き恐 るべ き戦 争 を避 け た る所 の 所 置 に して 後 世 に至 る ま で 美 事 と称 す る も の な り。 又 欧 米 各 国 に は一 箇 人 の 間 に 起 れ る紛 議 を 同胞 友 入 の 仲 裁 裁 判 に 附 す こ と屡 ば な り。 宜 し
く此 慣 習 を拡 張 し一 箇 人 の 紛 議 は友 人 の 仲 裁 に 附 し訴 訟 の 争 や 決 闘の 悪 弊 を止 め 国 と国 との 紛 議 は 専 ら他 国 の 仲 裁 に 附 す るiill乃至 は 万 国裁 判 所 と云 る も の を全 地 球 上 に 二 三 ヶ所 も創 立 し之 を して 紛 議 を判 決 せ し むべ き もの とす 。 是 れ神 の 意 に も叶 ふ べ き所 の もの に して 人 問 の幸 福 を得 る 好 手 段 と云 ふ べ き もの な り。
9‑2 中 裁 法(The Arbitration) 111路寛 堂 稿
(『平 和 』 第7号 、1892年10月31日 、 「論 説 」)
… … 文 明 開化 と 自称 す る 此 十 九 世 紀 に於 て 個 人 の一 団 隊 た る 国 と云 る も の と他 の 国 と云 る もの との 争 論 を決 す る に 当 り(一 方 が 其 一 己 の慾 を充 さん が た め 種 々 の ロ 実 を設 て 争 戦 を 引 起 す 者 さへ あ り)互 の 腕 力 た る 干文 銃IVを 以 て争 闘 す る は何 ぞ 野 蛮 的 の 甚 し き もの な らず や 。 果 して 然 らバ 之 を改 良 す る に は何 等 の 方 法 な きや 。 未 だ 国民 と国 民 との 間 に 於 る争 論 を公 判 す る公 設 裁 判 所 の此 世 に な きは 遺 憾 な る に拘 は ら
ず 中 裁 法 の法 古 来 よ り存 す る あ り(此 事 ハ 嘗 て 余 が 某 青 年 会 に於 る演 説 中 に も陳 述 せ し所 に して 平 和 の 某 号 に掲 載 せ られ た りき)。 … … 若 し中 裁 法 の 普 く此 世 に 行 は るaに 至 らば 国 と国 との 争 戦 は 自 ら廃 止 す る に 至 るべ し
9‑3廃 戦 論(Howtostopwars)月 山 学 人 稿 (『平 和 』 第10号 、1893年1月26日 、 「論 説 」)
… … 今 や 文 明 国 は互 に 戦 備 に 汲 々 と して 是 日 も足 ら ざ る の 勢 な る に拘 らず 若 し其 国 人 に 向 て 戦 を 好 む 乎 と問 へ ば蓋 し之 を好 む と云 ふ もの実 に 多 くあ る 可 か らず 。 然 らば 輿 論 は既 に戦 争 を嫌 却 す る の 時 に達 した る もの と云 ふ べ き も敢 て 過 言 に非 る べ し。 斯 る 時 に 当 て 若 し常 設 の万 国 講 和 会 を 某 処 に起 し各 地 の 平 和 会 よ り委 員 を常 に派 遣 し協 力 同心 せ ば 恐 ら く世 上 に益 す る こ と疑 ふ 可 らず 。 今 年 は 米 国 に於 る 博 覧 会 に 際 し万 国集 会 と も云 ふ べ き こ と に至 るべ きが 故 此 時 機 を幸 と して 天 下 の 平 和 を 講 す るの 同志 乃 至 は 其 代 表 者 相 会 し講和 会 常 置 の 件 等 を議 す る に 至 らば 実 に世 人 の 大 幸 な るべ し と信 じ之 を希 望 して 已 ざ る な り。 然 ら は駿 々 歩 を進 め て 吾 人 の廃 戦 論 も架 空 の 贅 言 た る こ と を免 る ・の 日 あ るべ く彼 の 世 人 が 成 り難 しと思 ひ し こ と も遂 に完 成 を 期 す る に至 る べ き乎 。 平 和 の 君 何 ぞ 廃 戦 論 を佑 け ざ る こ と あ らん や 。
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史 料101895年3月27日 付 けPriscillaH.Peckover宛 て GeorgeBraithwaite書 簡
14 Bluff, Yokohama 3 mo, 27th 1895 Dear Friend
Priscilla H. Peckover
I have been wishing to write to thee ever since I got back here last spring but not somehow found the opportunity.
I wanted to begin issuing the Peace Magazine again, keeping the work as much as possible in my own hands but from one cause or another I was obliged to put it off. Then when the present terrible war broke out it did not seem wise to try to do very much at least so thought some. When how-ever a Society was formed among the Japanese Christians for collecting money towards the expenses of the war and representative were appointed to visit all the churches in the country and urge all the mem-bers to give as much as possible I felt it was quite time to do something.
Some years since I had John Horniman's Prize Peace Tracts translated into Japanese, also a number of Texts referring to Peace (Published in America as Scripture Testimony Concerning Peace). I therefore had a number of these printed and sent copies to each Church and Preaching Place throughout the Empire. Six or seven hundred copies were thus dis-tributed. Each package contained the twelve Prize Peace Tracts and also the Scripture Testimony Concerning Peace. I received a number of letters of thanks, some wrote saying they were much interested in the subject. I heard of others who were extremely angry. I know however that thou will be glad to hear the Society mentioned above found it necessary to change its programme and instead of collecting money to help forward the war turned its attention to collecting funds to help the sick and wounded and relieve the families of those who were called to serve. I do not know what occasioned this change but anyway it was cause for rejoicing. I also sent a bound volume of the Peace Tracts to each of the members of the Lower
House of Parliament.
Thou probably remembers that a Peace Society was established here among the Japanese in 1889 on the occasion of William Jones's visit. At one time there were I believe nearly three hundred members but the work was left almost entirely to the Japanese and some of them not being very earnest the membership fell off till when I returned from England last year I found very few left. Most of these were only members in name and so when the war broke out and the testing time came they were unable to stand. There seemed no other way therefore but to make a fresh start. I had a fresh edition of the rules printed in Japanese last autumn, also in English and sent a copy to each of the old members with a letter asking them to let me know whether they wished to continue. They all declined.
Three new members however joined through the packages sent out to the churches and seen very earnest.
It seemed altogether as though it was really the best time to go forward and so after some difficulty the magazine was commenced again, two numbers were published and everything seemed going on well when sud-denly the Japanese editor was called to the Government Office here and was informed that unless Two Hundred and Fifty Mexican Dollars
(between 25& £ 30) were at once deposited by him with the Government the magazine would be stopped.
In order to understand this action it is necessary that thou should know something of Japanese Publishing Regulations. All Publications that are issued periodically are divided into two classes, Scientific & Newspapers.
We obtained leave for the Peace Paper under the head of Scientific and so were freed from the necessity of depositing money with the Government, at the same time however we were debarred from referring in any way to any current event either here or abroad. The Japanese editor does not seem fully to have understood this and so wrote an article about the late Emperor of Russia, another about Mr. Foster and inserted a letter from the Japanese commander at Port Arther to the Chinese Admiral, all very good from a Peace Standpoint but unhappily sadly transgressing the regu-lations under which the publication of the paper was permitted by the
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Japanese authorities.
They have therefore decided to treat it as a newspaper. The daily news-papers mere have to deposit one thousand dollars, those that are pub-lished weekly five hundred dollars and the other two hundred and fifty each. They are then free to publish articles of news and comment upon current events except in particular cases especially forbidden by Government as likely to endanger the Public Peace.
If the Peace Paper was able to be published under this regulation its usefulness would be much increased but I do not myself feel able to lay down the necessary amount. The Japanese editor is very much grieved to have it stopped but I told him there was no other way. He is waiting ready to begin again at once as soon as the way is made for him to do so. I have spent about thirty pounds in various ways in the cause of Peace since I came back and so do not feel able to do much at any rate at present. If the paper is begun again I should like it to be with a fair prospect of being con-tinued in order to do this we ought to have at least 2.10 /— every month sure; this is not counting the amount mentioned above as being necessary for us to deposit with the Government before the Magazine can be issued but which would be refunded expenses we ceased publishing. I have writ-ten to Philadelphia about it and thought thou would also like to hear just how matters stood.
I send thee a few copies of the Magazine by this mail, also some copies of the Rules of the Peace Society here.
We had some membership cards printed sometime since I send thee one or two as thou may like to see them. The Chinese characters on the scroll in the dove's mouth stand for Peace; those in the top corners, the one for Love, the other for Righteousness; those in the bottom corners for Peace.
My brother in law Dr. Whitney left here with his family about a month since for England, they hoped to reach London about the 13th of next month. They only expect to stay a few months, their present intention being to get back here before the end of the year.