St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23
TION CONFERENCE OPENED In
PHILADELPHIA.
WORLDS GREAT MEN THERE.
DELEGATES PRESENT FROM ALL
PARTS OF AMERICA AND FROM
ENGLAND.
MESSAGE FROM ABSENT ONE
President Cleveland Assures the
Convention of His Sympathy
With the Movement.

| F11LAOELPf1lA, FeD. ZZ.-Dele-
! gates to the conference in favor of
international arbitration filed the room
| Of the universal peace union today in
historic Independence hall, and listened
to addresses by prominent advocates of
peace by arbitration. Delegates were
present from Columbus, Boston. St
Paul, New York, and as far away as
England. The meeting was presided
over by JudgeW. n. Ashman, of this
city, and the venerable Frederick Fra
ley acted as vice chairman. The meet
ing opened by the reading of letters
and kilograms from prominent per-
SONS from all parts of the country, who
were unable to be present. A letter
from President Cleveland was received
with much applause. 1t is as follows:
Executive Mansion, Washington, Feb %,
1S96.-Herbert Welsh, Esq, Secretary Etc.
My Dear Sir: l shall be unable to attend
the conference to be held tomorrow in the
interest of international arbitration. at the
city of Philadelphia. 1t should be entirely
Unnecessary for me to assure those who ad-
vocate this of my hearty sympathy
with any movement that tends to the estab-
lishment of peaceful agencies for the adjust
ment of international disputes. The subject
should be discussed with clear perception
of all the features belonging to it, and in
spirit of patriotism, as well as love for man
kind.
Hoping the conference you contemplate
may result in securing sentiment in favor
of just and fair arbitration among nations,
-"Grover Cleveland"
A telegram of greeting from Chicago
was read, signed by Mayor George B.
Swift, Lyman Gage, P. D. Armour,
w. T. Baker George M. Pullman, Mar
shall Field, L. z. Letter, H. H. Kohl
saat, w. p. Nixon, r. w. Patterson
and many other prominent citizens:
Prof. James Brice cabled from London as
noble undertaking."
From Maj. Gen. Miles, U. S. A.: "a con-
gress OF nations, or high court of arbi
controversies would be in accordance with
the intelligence and humanity of the age,
and should appeal to the heart and con-
science of all honorable and patriotic men,
From Capt A. T. Mahan, U. S. NJ: Il am
very heartily in sympathy with the motive
that prompts your proposed meeting, but am
dom of the method of a permanent or an in
ternational arbitration between Great Britain
and country
of every movement which tends to subst-
tute arbitration for war in settling inter
national disputes
Postmaster General Wilson: 81 am in
hearty sympathy with every movement look
ing to the advancement of the cause of in
ternational arbitration"
MESSAGES WERE ALSO READ
from Charles Adams, Hon. Nelson A.
Dingley, Maj. c. S. Sterling, Hon.
Sterling Morton, secretary Of agricul-
ture; Associae Justice Brewer, United
States supreme court; Hon. r. r. Hit
chairman committee on foreign affairs;
Hon. G. D. Wright, commissioner of
labor; ex-senator Edmunds, Vermont;
Senator Walcott, Colorado; Charles
ID
New York; President Patton, Prince
ton university; Profs. Wellesley and
Dwight, Yale university; Charles Ell
lott Morton, Harvard university;
President Slocum, Colorado college; w.
E. Craven, Columbian university,
Washington; William Allen Butler,
New York; Rev DR.. F. E. Clark, presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety; Charles j. Bonaparte, Baltimore;
Henry Hitchcock, ST. Louis; John Har-
den Rhoades, New York; Rev. Thomas
c. Hall, Chicago; Rev Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, Chicago; Joseph S. Harris, Phil
adelphia; Moorfield Storey, Boston;
Rev. ]. w. Chadwick, Brooklyn; Rev.
M. j. Savage, Boston; Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, D. D., Boston; Prof. w.
G.. Summer, New Haven; James G.
Carter, New York; Archbishop Ireland,
ST. Paul. and others.
AT the conclusion of the reading of
the letters and kilograms James M.
Beck delivered the address of welcome,
which was responded to on behalf of
the New York committee by w. E.
Dodge. He. said the New York COM
mittee had behind it the sympathy and
well wishes of all creeds, without dis
tinction of party or nationality.
Let those responsible for the war
spirit do the fighting,' he said. There
are bull-headed men in Europe and
warped statesmen in this country who
are responsible for war. There are
no differences however, SO grave that
could not be settled amicably by ar
bitration." He closed by asking the
Philadelphia advocates of arbitration
to join hands with the New York and
other committees, and form one grand
body to meet in Washington and make
their organization SO powerful that it
cannot be denied.
Edward Atkinson, Of Boston, fol-
lowed Mr. Dodge. His subject was the
"Economic Aspect of the Question"
Among the prominent out-of- town del
egates present are: Rev. W. Hudson
Shaw, Oxford, Eng; Rev. Washington
GLADDEN., Columbus, O.; George S. Hale,
Bosom; Richard H. Dana, Boston; E.
w. Peet, ST. Paul, and President Hyde,
of Bowdoin college.