The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-16

ksS<ssa9n a TIE same time Mere Per.
hsEs. bare herr mere important han
tie peace congress sssnsssc4sss essrsv~ly
81 members Of Parliament All az
Congress. and the great nssssave ass Il.
devise Ways To substitute peace for
war- The meeting Vas called a. order
ey n Jases Siruor, al the Cham f<- q
stsTsifzes ct France. wao opened ss,e
meeting With vvry pleasant sF~enh
alter xhheh FrrEers1k PzxSx- 81 The
freneh Ehasnher Of Deputies. was
Eassse permanent chairman. N.
tassT IN accepting the chair thanked
jules simon : For MS verr esoanens
speech ont from his eloquent heayf. =
Ninety members RESPONDED 10 the rssl.
czls among whom we're fovty-sxo
members ct the French chamber Of
deputies AID ezeyea mem hers OF The
frefach senate. twensy-<eyen naerahexs
al the kngiish house OF Commons,
one eSch from BezgiaFa ard Liberia.
I've members Of the house az deputies
from Italy. one froza I~asna-S. one
from spain. one from Hungary and
one only from she United states Mr.
" hitting, who was made one of the
VICE presidents fer the Jnisexi States.
Joftn sherman wss confidently ct
Eecfea bat did not arrive in ssrsse for
TIE conference. The following rrSois.-
mons were proposed and aslopsexi:
Essssarsd. THAI the menas.srs 81 The iaser-
PARLIAMENTARY conferences 80 sgxaa urge
AL civilized governments 60 eater snso
TREATIES herrby sAry shsa undertake e.,
sa6ials % arbitration TIE settlement II All
s.1sfesces which rnxy srlsr h~sveen
taens rsoyhtaa Always that nothing shall
x~<1
ton
kssossfS, As al ~ the circumstances
fssk "a favorable. and as there are NJ q; 81
cafstss between the United states aud
ffarier, aud The Cuited states aasl fEals.
sad fhe tatteS States sad spain. thsss-
governments and g.arliaments are invited
AZ once not 10 aegsest any effort "a
promptly coscluce treaty Of srfifrsssssa.
The con ference i convicted thar one ex
an ri Will he Promptly followed by naEy
ofherS
kssotrsa. That in the oy,srsisaa Of .asse n
ference. INT such fisae a. al esses as dis
puts Whatever cRa be provided for sS per
lnsn@nt treaties, il j. ssess ~ sia shst ali
Special Treaties of commerce. ef sntes-
nAsotaas ecpy ftshf. ETC. slaais i.sssfyszfe al
Arbitration easass f9r The Interpretation
Aissi dne execution OF the same.
kssosrta. That whereas the azfi0a Of ali
governments tents 20 become mere sssss
wishes 0f the citizens al lsrze. this confer
rsfcs considers shat II is the duty Of the
eiefTors everywhere TO decide By the choice
OF the representatives what tae foreign
Pol sey OF the nasioa may bc, 81 As 10 base IL
aF,s1 justice, international lsw and ira
seyniiy
Rssoiref. That the next later Parsia-
mentary Conferences be held Ia London in
I.go.
Resolved. That committee consisting
OF members OF each nationality rvprc.
seuted be chsrges with duty os making
the necessary freparaisoiis for the next
conferences and of Issuing iuvst=slnus for
the same
John saEaxAS ~ PARIS.
But perhaps the most important
resolution OF all was the one making
the congress permanent and con.ing-
Gus from year u year, and the ap-
pointment OF an executive committee
OF sixteen members. With NJ. Jules
Siegfried as chairman, and John
Sherman as the tneiaher oi
the committee for the United
States liz Is understood here
here that Mr.. Sherman has accepted
this position and SAYS. Il will be
glad TO do what CAN" Mr.. Sherman
his regrets on arrival at his
absence from the congress. on ac-
count, as he said, OF the illness OF
member OF his family al Neuchatel,
but as soon as il was known that be
was in Paris a goodiy number of
French deputies and government Off
cials sought interviews with him aud
rendered To him such eouYtesies a.
were in their power His tail form
was seen towering at least head above
the other guests at the brilliant recep-
ton given by the American minister
to America III Paris. while he ehatied
gayiy with old acquaintance, and
With the lady correspond
dents, who seemed TO think Mr. Sher-
man legitimate prey for interviews.
But Mr.. Sherman seemed to be not
tired at all by his journeyings, but in
his very best aud kindliest mood.
1t is un ferstooj on competent
authority that an effort will soon be
made TO induce the administration at
10 formulate a treaty of
permanent arbitration between the
two countries for the settlement OF
any difficulty that may hereafter arise
between the two countries, and that
President Harrison be asked to pro.
coed under what is known a. the
Sherman resolution, passed by the
Senate of the Fiftieth congress.
France Is at peace, barring some.
political distraction common 10
republics, a. 10 who shall rule
and who shall fill the Offices.
England feels secure in Der position.
while Germany is grinding her teeth
and growing at poor little swiszer-
land, very much after the style in the
fable OF the wolf and the lamb who
went together 10 the river to drink.
Only last week Bismarck announced
that war is only continuation of
politics, evidently with a design to
draw out opinions from the balance
of the civilized world. tn see If he can
get any ploral support for an attack
on Switzerland. Bat war is not inn
ninent. The one thing of absorbing
interest is the Paris exposition, and
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