The herald., 1896-04-23
More Particularly Between the
EngIish'Speaking Nations
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION
Stalks Abroad More PersisteutIy Than
Banquo's Ghost
what VIII Happen When These United
States Discover That England VIII
Not Surrender Her Claimsr

remark:
This delay is most perilous. The
Washington executive still shows {
strong desire for an honorable and rea
sonable agreement ION the Venezuelan
question:, but it takes two to make 6
treaty"
The ST. James Gazette says: "The
statement which Mr. George w. Small
ley was instructed to publish shows
the United States government still
hopes we shall help it out OF the diff
Guilty by surrender. When it is finally
convinced of it's mistake, what will hap
pen?"
the Globe remarks: 'If the Ameri-
cans are wise they will understand that
the marquis of SaliSbury'S attitude
means the steady determination OF
Great Britain not to allow interference
in what she rightly considers to be her
own business
The Pail Mall Gazette says that it
sees no reason for alarm. On the other
hand, the westminster Gazette urges
the marquis of Salisbury to settle the
Venezuelan question out of hand, even
at the cost of lowering his pride.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Three
hundred distinguished looking men met
in MetZerott's hall this afternoon for
Il conference to promote the propagan.
Ga for international arbitration which
has been supported by many religious
% and secular organizations since the
Venezuela boundary dispute first in
spired talk of war between Great Brit
ain and the United States. There We're
several prominent publiciStS and buSi-
ness men conspicuous in the proceed
inSs, but the rank and file of the dele
gateS-WhO number some three hun
dred, and came from most of the states
and territOrieS-Were educators and
C.ergymen. There was a notable alb
scnce of government officials, for al
though invitations had been extended
to the president, his cabinet the SUI
pIeme court, all members of both houS-
es of congress and many others of the
political circles, and though the CO.
operation of many of these dignitaries
had been counted upon, not one of them
put in an appearance at the afternoon
meeting.
Although no references were made to
present international questions, the
whole tenor of the speeches was toward
an agreement for arbitration between
the two English-Speaking nations
Gardiner G. Hubbard of Washington
called the conference tOOrder and his
introduction of the temporary chairman
eX-Secretary of State John w. Foster
as the arbitrator between China and
Japan" evoked applause.
After a few words of welcome in be-
half of the local committee and the mu-
Licipal authorities of Washington, Mr..
Foster said:
II cannot refrain from expressing my
pride at the record which our cause has
made in the past half century of un-
broken peace with all the nations of the
earth, and of steady adherence to the
settlement of international differences
by the pacific method of arbitration, a
record almost without parallel among
the nations of the earth. You have not,
therefore, assembled to recommend to
our government any new departure in
its policy on this subject, but rather to
.f in
so long and SO consistently followed.
Compulsory arbitration between ma
tionS presents problems and difficulties
not easy OF solution, but certainly
among people who profess to be govern
ed by the principles of common Christ
ianity, and especially between nations
kindred in lineage, language and insti-
tutions, a better method of adjusting the
differences which must arise between
them must be found than by the bloody
arbtrament of war;
Judge Daily, for the committee on per-
mainent organiza ton, reported the Sc
lection of the following officers: Presi- |
dent, Hon. George r. Edmunds; also |
list of presidents representing
every state in the union, and including |
the following: Colorado, N. P. HILL Cal
ifornia John u. Valentine; Montana, |
G, w. IL. Dewitt; Nevada, j w. Adams; |
Oregon, ID. S. X. Buick; Utah, George @. |
Cannon; Washington, Gov. John II. Nc |
Graw; Wyoming, Gov. w. A. Richards.
Mr Edmunds was escorted to the |
platform and in graceful speech said:
This aSSemblage, representing the |
largest civilized homogeneous body of |
men and women on the globe, is extra
ordinary. The United States is among |
the strongest nations of thes world 1t
has the least reason of any great nation,
in mere selfish sense, to wish for ar
bitra ton. 1t is strong enough in any
but the most absurd cause to defend it.
self, to promote its policies and to carry
on war, but it's very strength impels it
to be backward"
\ letter from Chief Justice Fuller was
read conveying the regret that his
health and public duties would prevent
him from testifying by his presence his
of the great cause of the con-
vention. Also Letter from Andrew Car
negie, who referred to the movement as
the noblest cause of this generation"
and who in postscript mentioned the
enclosure of check for $1,000 to help de-
fray the expenses of the meeting
In the course of general business Mr. |
John Doniphan of ST. Joseph, Mo-, Gre
ated no little stir by moving that Mr..
Carnegies gift be returned to him. be-
cause Mr. Carnegie has made his wealth !
through contracts to furnish the gov
ernment with munitions of war.
He declared that boards of trade of
the country should pay the expenses of
the meeting, and it will be a humiliation |
to accept Mr.. Carnegie's gift.
The motion was opposed by Delegate |
Weeks of Pittsburg, editor of the Iron |
and was buried under a
large majority
The night session of the conference
attracted large audience.
President Angel took issue with most |
If the speakers in a ringing declaration
hat the United States should stand s
'eady to fight for honor and her terri | I
,ory.
He said the practical difficulties in es-
general court of arbitration s
or several nations are very serious, even
all the principal powers are ready to
10 1t, but we have no evidence that they |
ant to hope that such course may be r
ct up by Great Britain and ourselves \
Mr.. Schurz held arbitration to be prac- :
lcal because eighty disputes had been y.
ettled by that method in this country a
nd had stayed settled, while the re-
ultS or great wars had not stayed set
led, put had been subject to the shift
1g of power. :.
Mr. Atkinson's speech was largely | :,
e lea Tor the abolition Of prvateering | !,
tues should de declared free from Il
ompardment and spoliation, making II
y usn ~ reservation for the defense of the -
arpors as would forbid the ships of any
Guy state from entering by force.
CNJUSTIFIED FEARS m
LONDON, April 23rJThe Daily News tc