The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-05
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From 1e tribune ,-,.--- 49,, 4r,,o
The House of Representatives gave true
expression of the unanimous feelings OF the
Noonle of the United States when, on the IIth
ss Deoember, 1885, it resolved to recommend
~ tho Executive Department of the Govern
yoent "that the friendly offices of this Govern
ment, if practicable, be offered Tor the promo
,;o,, Of neaoe and harmony in South America"
Jf Governments and peoples have, unfortu-
uately. not yet learned to avoid war altogetner'
Il vet is cheering sign of the steady progress
nc oivilization that men everywhere come TO
.orord Il as a sacred duty to look to peace
aoS5,faTences rather than to arbitrament OF the
sword for the settlement Of grave comPllca-
tions. ,,..-.u,,,. of tho
We readily admit that the result Oh the
Peace Conferences which during the lasv zen
years have been held in Europe ana AlleIlcs,
Is not entirely satisfactory to those VINO 1eeIi ni
~ Moth nossible and desirable to abollsn all
,vars The Peace Conference held IN w Assn
;,oton before the outbreak OF the Rebellion
was failure; so was the London conference,
which attempted a peaceful solution OF the
Sobleswig- -Holstein question, and the CONFER
enee.which was to avert last year the German
italian war did not take place at all But
rrantinp all this, we rejoice at the fact that,
Gre anv of the great wars Just referred to was
6egun. the idea of a Peace Congress was con-
ca;yed and an earnest effort made to prevent
4be atrocities and the barbarities OF war. 1t
was, therefore, eminently proper that the re-
1nresentatiyes of the American people, in Con-
press assembled, should recommend, and the
Executive should accordingly undertake, the
Daoi6o termination of the wars which for some
time have been raging on both the Pacific and
the Atlantic coasts OF South America
OF the manner in which the United States
Government has acquitted itself of its impor
tant task we have now ample information. 1t
onnaars that our Ministers at the several
South American capitals were instructed to
nropose that conference be held in the City
of Washington, consisting OF Plenipotentlarles
of the belligerent powers, to be presided over
by some person designated by the President
nj the United States, and that in case of the
disagreement of the Plenipotentiaries, the
President designate some State or sovereign,
not the United States, nor one of the bellige-
rents. to be an umpire to decide all questions
which shall be referred to him by the Con-
ference and the decision of that umpire shall
be binding upon all the parties.
In comparing the terms OF this mediation
with those of the recent London Conference it
is evident that the proposition made by our
Government demanded from belligerent powers
greater concessions than at the recent London
Conference were demanded from either France
or Prussia At the London Conference both
Prussia and France were left free to reject any
advice that would be rendered. and to make
their final appeal to the decision of arms. The
South American States on the other hand,
were asked by our Government to bind them
selves to abide by the decision of an umpire
designated by the United States. While
Prussia and France could have no reason what
ever to dislike participation in the Conference,
the South American States would naturally
feel doubtful whether it was safe to trust an
umpire who might not understand the subject
In all its bearings, or have preconceived
notions favoring one of the belligerents.
Mr.. Stewards plan has not met with favor
able reception in the South American repub-
lies. The Argentine Republic and Brazil have
declined taking part in the Conference, and
Peru and her allies will soon follow their eX-
ample. We shall not stop to examine whether
the failure is to be more attributed to the ma
ture of the plan proposed, or to the obstinate
disposition shown by the several Govern
ments. At all events, this pacific settlement
of warlike complications is, in every question
and at any time, an undertaking so praise
worthy that we cannot but hope that our
Government, our Congress, and our people
will not cease to give to the subject the most
earnest attention. If anything can be done
towards diminishing the number of wars in
American countries, it is in particular the
United States which can do it.
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The Debate An the British Parliament on
Female Suffrage.
From The Times.
1t is certainly notable circumstance that
SeUenty-three members of the British Parliament
have inst cast their votas in favor of fa,,,oIo