New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
AiI1'TEE.


Philadelphia Feb. 22.-The anniversary OF the
birth Of George Washington was more gen
erally observed in Philadelphia to-day than
has been the case for many years. me MOST
important feature was the conference held III
the headquarters Of the Universal Peace 30
ciety by prominent advocates OF arbitration
for the purpose of discussing the Feasibility Oh
the creation CT a Court of Arbitration for the
peacefu adjustment of difficulties tnat may
arise between the United states and Great
RritaIn. Judge William n. Ashman presided
and among those present were the Rev. W.
Hudson Shaw, Of oxford England; the Kew
Washington GLADDEN., OF Columbus, Ohio' the
Rev DR.. Joseph May Of Philadelphia; Alfred
II Love nresldent of the Peace Union. OF Phila-
deluhia: Richard T. Dana, of Boston; r. w.
Peat of St. Paul Mimi, and President Hyde'
of Bowdoin College.
Letters were read from President CleveIaho'
Secretaries Smith and Morton and Postmaster
General Wilson. and a number of addresses
were made.
presiden, Clevelands letter was as follows
Executive Mansion. Washington. Feb H. iS'''
Herbert Welsh. esq. secretary eye. . ,,,ord the
My Dear Sir shall he unab:e 70 a,te,la ntrest of
international arbitration at tae city OF IN @ ~
phla 1t should be cntirey unnecsssaoy NV , hearty
assure mos xth T1 nnv movement that tends to the
establishment Of peaceful asencies LOT 9htne shSmd
be discussed with clear perception OF o,,ot a. I,
features beiong to 4. ana IN, IN Sp"'' ''
Woping tho conference you contemplate Hii' ,,, ,e
su.t in stimulating sentiment III Ia'oi "a vS,I-s
very truly. "iSO' En- ~''-'
The Cabinet officers also expressed sympathy
with the movement and regretted their inap'!l'y
90 ho IN attendance Secretary Norton wrote
7, after all these centuries OF aegeI c.y''l M
AMI t'hristi,nity England and the nitci asates ,
must settle their differences Nke w!1
u,era brute force. then IS our poas'p' Sup''0''''
over savagery and barbarism myth
commondatory letters and telcgrams were also
road from Nator-General Niles. L. s. A.; Captain
Naha,. l. s ~: Justice Brewer, Uniteu ''a''
supre,ne Court; Archbishop Ryan. o, PAliaue.-
phia: Congressman D.ngley, Charles frahoIs Az
ans Congressman HIT chairman of 'he fiouse
Committee on Foreign Affairs; Carol! ~ "f's"'
r-,itea States Commissioner Of LABOR; CnAEl1S
Dualev Warner. Congressman Mccall eX-Seha-
tor Fdnurds Senator Wolc0tt. the Rev Dr' T. T.
clark president o. the Society for CHRISTIAN In
deavor: Professor Charles t. Norton. Camo'lose
Mass: sherman :. kogers Bu'1alo' ~ l. anu
Timothy Dwight. OF Yale College.
Among the papers rad was one by PROFESSOR
rohD Yasse;t Moore. OF Columbia College, New,
vi, mo-, "Wha. Arbitration Has Accomplished
i,a,noan england and the United states
IT,. afternoon session was held IN me oIu I'm
,rcr rnuncil Chamber in Independence nan, i'e M
,os,,re or the Peac. Society being too small ioi
mo Gathering Mayor Warwick PRESIDED. ne
srsate-s we're the Pew. DR.. Washington EIa9ueh'
proeIdon, IIvde OF BOwdoin College ana w NM ~
+, Curtis If Chicago. paper prepared py ~. !,
Auctln Aboott OF New-York. on inc JuoIc.a,
power in International Controversies was ieau
bv secretary Welsh. ,, ,o.oo,,
Tonight mass-mee;ing was heid III 49,, 49, :,
ton Hall The speakers were Bsnop neI.t' - ~ NJ
potter. of Now York; the Rev W. huI3on o"a /"
Professor Felix Adler. Robert Ireit ta,.e an
Y Y RAYMOND, president OF Union Ooiiese'
London. Feb. 22-The Anglo-American Ar"'-
,-pfi,n Committee has requested the United freSS
n nubllsh the following cable dispatch sent o.!
,he committee to the chairman OF the Arbitration
demonstration held in Philadelphia to-day:
Hearty greetings to our American k.nsiRWyn WHO NM
ar relshrating Washngton's B.rthday. W" 49,. 49,
,,,,b van I'm doing honor TO your Nat'o"aI 80 -
aIvo,gf,n., graterral union through 4 pc, .
,,purt ~ Arbitration FOR the p"aceltl anu toJ ~ -
ohIo adjustment OF all differences arl''"S ~ '"'
Erg...h-speakinS family; ,,o,- vt-rsTcoTT
Inc '''7'' b shop o. Durham
1Sr 1;9r' yery rr;Af Rev. r ,'E; + w. FARRAR.
Sir JOHN LUBBOCK.
Lady HENRY SOMERSET
The Rev Ht'CiH PRICE HUGHES.
WILLIAM II. CREMER
Dr.. CLIFFORD.
Dr PARKER, Pastor OF the CITY Temple