Rock Island Argus., 1895-09-25

ing Of the Important Meeting Attended
by 500 Persons, zoo Of Whom Are Dele.
gates-Some Papers Presented.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 25.-The delegates to
the first annual convention of the Deep
waterways association, which assembled
here yesterday for a three days session,
constitute a representative body. The
American congress, the Dominion par
lament, big cities on both sides of the in.
ternational boundary, great universities
and scientific associations, boards of trade
and organizations # engineers and vessel
owners-all forces in tho; commerce and
civilization Of the American continent
are represented. There are among the
delegates men prominent in the scientific,
educational, commercial, financial and in.
dustrial world, and all are inspired by a
common purpose-tO break the fctters
which have heretofore bound the com.
merce Of the great lakes, by opening q
deep waterway to the sea.
Five Hundred People Present.
The convention may not be able to pro
vide the means for making the great ma
tional improvement, but it will discuss
the ways and endeavOr to select the best.
The convention assembled at o'clock in
the afternoon in Army and Navy hail.
There were present at the opening session
about 200 delegates and 300 visitors, who
had been attracted to Cleveland by the
convention. General +. c. O'Brien, pres
ident Of the New York Dock commission,
presided as temporary chairman. An ad.
dress OF welcome was delivered by Mayor
Mckisson, the responses being by Prcsi.
dent +. V. Smalley, of the st. Paul Cham.
Der If Commerce, and James Fisher, NJ.
p, of Winnipeg. Manitoba. The first
business of the day was the report of Ex.
ecutive Secretary Flower, but he said he
would let moro gifted tongues talk ana
asked his hearers to accept this splendid
gathering as my report"
Wants an international Supreme Court"
After some other preliminary business
the convention adjourned to evening" and
upon rcconvcning the business was opened
by The annual address of the international
president, o. A. Rowland, NJ. p of Toronto,
his subject being: "International Comfy
and Cooperation" After giving an ex.
haustive history Of the deep water move.
ment and enumerating the various obsta-
cles to be overcome Mr.. Rowland reached
the following conclusions: '.Thcre arc
reasons, and 1 think they will seem to you
as they did to the orig 1inal convention suf.
ficient ones for making a permanent
means Of settling difference between the
United States and the British empire by
means Of an international supreme court
part of our association platform.
Means of Settling All Difficulties.
"It is not to be limited to questions
arising under this particular agreement OF
treaty relating to the waterways, but is
to be a method Of disposing of all Difficult.
ties that may arise In any wise between
the peoples and governments of the United
States and the British empire. And, in
the next place, the method proposed is not
by arbitration, but by the establishment
of a permanent court in the nature of a
court of law. The proposal of an interna.
tional court as a security against interna-
tional difficulties, and the decade of inter.
national injustice, between the two great.
est popular governments in the world,
which on this continent are conterminous
for thousands of miles, is one of four diff.
ferent modes of confronting the subject"