New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
THEY ALMOST PULLED HAIR.
THE SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL STUDY hA"
MOST EXCITING DiscUssioN
az ARRITRATION.

THE SOCIETY FOX fOISll IL Az o''|' ''
MOST EXCITING DisctssioN
on ARBITRATION.
=. 49,, orhers Of the Society for Political STUDY
,od boen men they would probably nave co"' W
80 ,os,eroav but as 1t they confncd 'heh
sovcs to rather forciblc expressions OF opho'' anu
~ ~, of IN. fray with gowns and honnets IN
60, The subject that was treated with 80 Hiucn
,rror and animation was tho arbitration sec"oh VI
the Presidents message.
THE WAR BEGINS.
Mrs d 81, John Ganney said inns c"" "
STIRRED her I'D go that she could scarc'! Sp'""' '
sh. wondered II the Daughters OF the A"e''""
Revolution had noticed 1t, and II theS in'e""'' W
,ole any action with regard to IT, She Ola not gee
wbv a peacoful nation should ally its'f Win one
CONSTANTLY engaged In wars Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Such agreements as the one proposed shon'n oe p
,veen two pcace-oving nations. but she dono''d II
there were any peacc-lovng nation o'he' '""" "''
United States. -.
American Revolution. did not see why 'hat soci''!
,o,,,d no stirred up about the clause az IL hau
,,k.n the first step In the arbitration movement
and thoroughly approved Of what the Governmeh,
had done in the matter
Mrs Anna Maxwell Jones said that IL was
o,her odd circumstance considering tho beiiger-
en-, spri, Of the Daughters OF the American Revou-
,ion that they should have come out so strongly TOT
arbitration: she thought they migh' WIN "o-
vantage apply their own principles 10 'h'' o""
case Whereupon Mrs James Fairman. ~ n H.
officer rose the occasion ana Hahc III" So'"'
what startling statement ,ha, tho D. a. r. was
the most peaceful body In the world She explained
this af,erward 10 the reporters by saying that III"
regent Of the New-York city chapter OF the d. A. X
could not bc considered have any legal knowledge
OF the detection IN tho ranks. THIS war MIS-
Pryor's view and shc had tho benent OF legal
advice from the Judge her husband. she must be
right.
Referring 20 Mrs Ganney's other remarks Mrs.
Anna Jackson declared that Englands wars were
no concern OF unless they should happen 10 be
attempted on this continent. and for her part she
thought a between tho Two countries would 10"
a disgrace 20 civilization. and nothing would de-
light her more than sec them establish a pcrma-
nent court Of arbitration tha' would settle disputes
between them.
Mrs. Bates OF similar opinion She In
clined to Dr Johnson's view. that patriotism was
the last refuge OF scoundrels. and as for war. she
could not see that II was justified under my cir
cumstanccs. "The actual nghting" she said. is
tho least Of the evils connected with II. Its worst
feature is that II develops the latent ba rbarism OF
the human animal. II Is said that when :hc Union
Army stationed at Lexington IN" wickedncss
Of the cities OF the plain was as nothing compared
to that OF Lexington and 1t would have been bet
ter for many families II some OF the soldiers VINO
returned had failed TO do SO.
Mrs Ida Tranord Bell agreed entirely with Mrs
C;affncv She wanted arbitration with England
which she characterized ns the hereditary enemy
OF this country" England settled quarrcls with
weaker countries" shc said 'by war but when
IT came to n great and powerful Nation Ike the
United States she wanted arbitration.
Then Mrs. Sarah Moffat. who Il an English
woman came to the defence OF her native land.
and declared that so far from depressing weaker
countries England had often In the last thirty
years been accused OF being weak and cowardy
because she had drawn back and refused to fight.
MISS BARCALOW CRIES "ADJOURN.'
At this point Miss Barcaow suggested that the
society adjourn. lest It get into war with Itself.
but the ladies' were too much excited to stop talk
ing tist then and no one would second the motion.
Miss Kcyscr made the next speech. and said that
II was not at all becoming for Americans to
vile England for II we had not had Anglo -Sa xon
blood in our veins we would never have had any
Revolution.
She was followed by Mrs. Fales. who asserted
that the United States had right to pose
peace-loving nation. 1t had killed more men in
the Civil War than the European nations had In
twenty wars; 1t had bayoneted Indian babies.
sIaughte cred the people right and left In Japan.
and committed atrocities In Mexico
At the end OF her speech another effort to
curo an adjournment was made By DR.. Tudah
Gunn who thought England and America had
better not get to nghting right there. but Mrs.
Burgoyne had something to say. and when she had
soid II the fame burst brighter than ever
Mrs Burgoyne was simply boiling over with in
a,oo.,op because an "Englishwoman. who ad-
drcsscd them at the last meeting on aigrettes.
,ro,bers and some other things" had made pub
usbcd statement TO the effect that American women
u,ore fools She referred to Mrs. Stanton Batch,
and Mrs MofYat Immediately retorted that this
lady was American
Mrs Falcs said that. as she had married an Eng
ushman she was an Englishwoman In the eyes OF
tho Iaw and Mrs Moffat replied that she had mar
r,ed n scotchman but she was not therefore
Sco.chwoman.
ALI. TALK AT ONCE.
Half dozen women how tried make them
so,ye. heard Mt once and others began to relieve
,bo,- feelings by beginning 10 talk to whoever hap
pepcd TO be mos. convenient. and In the midst or
,h confusion Miss Barcalow again called for an
aT,ournment and the motion was seconded ana
carried. o,~.ros ,,.rrrpc
Como matters of business were attended 10 nt the
onen,pg Of the meeting one OF them being the In
dorsinr OF Miss Mary Smith Christine Fabre) for
,ho ,os,tion OF assistant secretary In the Civil Ser
,',co examinations Mrs. Lille Devcreux Blake also
announced that the Pilgrim Mothers would nave
.he,r annual dinner at the Tuxedo on the "a inst,
,he anniversary Of the landing OF the Pilgrim
Mothers. ,,,, ron THE nav
Tho paper for the day South Carolina
ord Georgia" and was read by Miss Iiarricttc
E.vscr she and Mrs. Gaffney. who was scheduled
Tor tb,s date having found II convenient to change
aces Miss Keyssr was witty ana in,eres,mS ,, .ed "a
while at the same time snc gave them musn 'h,u,
abie information about tho two states that hao
been assigned to her.