The _Ligue Internationale de la Paix el de la Liberté_ was founded at Geneva by M. Charles Lemonnier as far back as 1867. Under the powerful leadership of this aged captain of peace the league has, by its activity in promoting the idea of the "United States of Europe," constantly sought to work in a practical way for its object,--peace and freedom. The same year, too, were founded the _Ligue du Désarmement_ and the _Union de la Paix_, at Havre. But the most remarkable occurrence in this domain was the spontaneous interchange of addresses and greetings between workmen in France and Germany, which led to the formation, in Biebrich on the Rhine, of an ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN AND FRENCH WORKINGMEN. As a result of a visit from Mr. Richard three years later, there was founded at the Hague, Sept. 8th, 1870, "THE DUTCH PEACE SOCIETY," by Mr. Van Eck and others. Later in the same year ten similar associations sprang up in the Hague, Amsterdam, Zwolle, Groningen and other places. One of these, the "Women's Peace Society," in Amsterdam, under the leadership of Miss Bergendahl, deserves to be named, on account of its advanced character. In 1871 this union took the name of the "_Peace Society's National Union for Holland_," and in 1878 of the "Peace League of the Netherlands." Its present name is the "_Universal Peace Association for the Netherlands_" (_Algemeen Nederlandsch Vredesbond_). For seventeen years Mr. Geo. Belinfante as the indefatigable secretary of this Union. He died in 1888, and was succeeded by M.C. Bake, of the Hague. In 1871 the BELGIAN ASSOCIATION was formed at Brussels, and at the same time a local association at Verviers. Later on, April 15th, 1889, was founded the Belgian branch of the International Arbitration and Peace Association (_Federation Internationale de l'Arbitrage et de la Paix, section Belge_), under the leadership of M.E. de Laveleye. The ENGLISH PARENT SOCIETY has, in the course of three-quarters of a century, employed every means that can serve to advance a public cause. By lectures and public meetings; by the distribution of literature and a diligent use of the press; by appeals to the peoples; petitions to the Governments; resolutions in parliament; by adapting themselves to Sunday and other schools, by influencing the religious community, the clergy and teachers; by combinations and interviews with peace friends in all lands--by all practicable means it has sought to work towards its goal.