New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-24
THE ENGLISH PEACE SOCIETY.

IL has been questioned whether the Committee on
Foreign Relations in the Senate recommended really
provision be introduced into treaties With foreign
nations for arbitration in place of Such however,
is the fact and the English Peace Society in its address
made a few days ago 70 Lord Clarendon simply tier
ates what Mr.. Underwood Chairman Of the Commit
tee proposed on the 23d February last in the following
words: Res0ired That the Senate advise the Pfes
dent 20 secure whenever il may be practicable stpu
aton in all treaties hereafter entered into with other
nations provided for the adjustment of any msunder
standing or controversy which may arise between the
contracting parties by referring the the de-
cson of dsnreresed and impartial arbitrators TO be
'matusly chosen"
The English Peace Society 90 for Free Trade aHgliee
in other words the prosraon of every country TO the
condition of kind of agricultural serf Great Britain
That every nation should exchange with England taking
her wares of all knd free Of duty and paying for them
naqricultural produce, in wheat for example ten bushels
to the doubtless partof the programme OF the Lon
don and Manchester Peace Society" which is peace
to the rest of the world but revuson deterioration, de-
cline rendering whatever country prey to internal con-
vulsion and foreign aggression We consider, under IA
vor that Peace only be secured by national strength
and that will be impaired to the same extent that Eng
sh manufacturing monopoly in trade is allowed II is
possible to have one idea that will not tit every thing and
that of the English Peace Society with its lion and lamb
business England being the lion and America the lamb
is inadmissibe unless ready to ignore all the
manufacturing history Of England which has been reared
by selfish monopoly and contempt for the rights OF the
rest Of mankind 1t is quite in keeping that the Peace
Society in question should cry Peace Peace Take oh
take our fabrics Let grow rich in specializing on
your staples But cannot forget past history. We
have much misgivng of that Kind of cry for Peace.
kWhen we see the Engsh Ministers inspired from that
quarter, less anxious about the introduction Of English
goods the destruction of manufactures 10 the
reduction Of wOrkngmens wages the dispersion
of population through the Southwest bringing such
things as aggression and war with Mexico, shall
have more faith in their love OF Peace For the rest
We are strong advocates Of the arbitration clause IN
treaties There is Astounding reason for it when ve
look a. the state Of Europe In 1850 Baron Won
Reden, the staticsn computed there four million
men under in Europe. II is estimated that the
cost Of armies there is $5OOOOOcOO annually sod the
interest on war debts $3OOOOoOOO Such incredible
smounts of money worse than wasted readily account
for s the poverty and servitude in Europe and the
sluggish attitude OF her people compared with own
progress.
In Mr. UnderwoOds excellent report, above mentioned,
it is est mated that the annual cost IF Army and
Nays esq $50 for the one and $7,45O3D0 for the
other-vould build railroad, at $4,000 mile from the
Mississippi river TO San Francisco.
The expenses, civil and military, of the Government
under John Quincy Adams were thirteen million dollars
under British free trade they have rapidly increased
Our war pensions are now two millions
There is great apathy the peace question in this
country Ii offers partzsn plumber and IS therefore
in the hands of phanthropsts who have the privilege Of
paying thefr own expenses. If Mr. Pierce wishes 10
make his administration ustriOus in particular he
will second Mr. UndervOods resolution.