Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-25
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Washington to Take Part in the Movement
Already Begun.
National Conference to BE Held i'm
This City In April The
Proposed Plan.

AL AhSCA CSliA6 luCSI1uS "do uClu ySSlCI-
day at the residence Of Hon. Gardiner q.
Hubbard, 1928 Connecticut avenue, of the
committee appointed lately to cooperate
with similar committees in other cities in
furtherance Of the plan for a permanent
and the United States.
This plan, inaugurated by members of
the New York chamber of commerce, has
been organized in Chicago and New York.
and it is proposed to take like action in
Boston and Philadelphia, and elsewhere as
soon as possible. Eventually it Is hoped the
system of arbitration proposed may be ex-
tended to all the civilized nations, as well
as Great Britain.
Those Present at Yesterdays Meeting.
The first meeting of the local committee
was held last Friday at the call Of the
chairman, Mr.. Hubbard, for the purpose of
listening to an exposition of uhe project
from DIR. Chamberlin Of the New York
committee. At yesterdays meeting there
were present, besides the chairman. Col. J.
w. Foster, Mr.. John A. kasson, Mr. c. S.
Noyes, DR.. Busey, Dr. Teunis S. Hamlin,
Mr.John Joy Edison, Prof. S. p. Langley, DR..
Greene, Mr.. S. w. Woodward, Col. H. F.
Rlount, Judge Peelle, Mr.. Boardman, Mr..
Thomas Nelson Page, Mr.. John Hay, Mr..
Beriah Wilkins, Justice Cole, Bishop Hurst,
Admiral Walker, Mr.. j. B. Wight and Mr..
c. j. Bell, secretary.
These gentlemen. with others who will be
invited to serve, will constitute a commit
tee Of twenty-five Chief Justice Fuller
Commissioner Truesdell and DIR. Mackay
Smith will, it Is expected, take a place on
the committee.
There was an interesting general discus
sion of the mode of procedure and the
scope Of the plan of arbitration, in which
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affairs Of Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Kasson were
able to make many valuable suggestions
A Conference in April.
It is proposed to have a conference in this
city in April, at which delegates from each
of the states and territories, Independent of
party or creed, will be present. Dr. Cham
berlin has been in consultation with men,
bers of Congress during his stay, with a
view of ascertaining the most available men
for delegates in each section. He spoke of
having received very hearty encouragement
from members of Congress whom he had
net
The arrangements will be in charge of ex-
ecutive committees of five from each local
committee, and at the conference the whole
course of action will be settled upon.
The meeting yesterday was most satisfac-
tory tory IN IS showing that the cooperative move
ment for general arbitration will receive a
very hearty and influential backing in the
city of Washington.
Progress of the Movement.
In the course of the meeting DIR. Cham
berlin gave an intelligent. exposition of
the plan and progress OF the movement
He said in this connection: The spontan-
eous, Independent movements in Chicago,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and
other places, in the interests Of a perma-
nent provision for some wise methods Of
arbitration between the United States and
Great Britain. have now become one en-
thusiastic movement in favor of national
conference. The purpose Of the confer
ence is both patriotic and philanthropic.
1t is clearly understood that there are
questions. such as those of national SOW
ereignty and the integrity of the national
domain, W Mich no state will consent to ar
bitrate bat for the great class Of disa-
greements which are debatabIa, and which
the usual Imethcds of diplomacy fail to
adjust. there well may be a resort to an
arbitra ding tribunal, instead Of the waste
and bitterness of war.
1t would appear, Moreover, that a noble
step in the advance OF civilization would
be taken. should there be- between the two
great nations which akin in language
Jurisprudence. 1egll methods, and essential
love of right, treaty of arbitration. des-
ignating the class of issues to be referred,
and determining certain methods of pro-
cedure in constituting and converting the
tribunal. as well as certain. essential rules
governing the presentation of evidence
There would thus be presumption, and
practical facility, favorable TO arbitration
such as do not now exist, and have not
heretofore existed. The whole effect would
certainly be on the side of peace with
honor and justice with good will
1t is not too much to say that such a
treaty. or convention, between this coun-
try and Great Britain would tend toward
the adoption of international arbitra ton
throughout the civilized world