The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-21
AN ENGLISH JURIST
The Speech on Arbitration By Chief
Justice Lord Russell.
DUTIES OF THE NATIONS
He Explains With EloQuence the
Benefits to Be Derived From
Peace-A Talk BY RAN
dolph Tucker.


500 people assembled to-day to listen to
the address by Lord Russell OF KILL
owen. lord chief Justice Of England. on
uIn,arr.,,o Arh,,ra,,on" hasor, ,ha
-, ',..,' S.s,.s,sS
eiNa" nar assoei"',oh' ope""s
Oh the movement TOT aroi'ra.ion' Loru
Russell said In part: In 1880 the sem
ate and house OF representatives adopt
ed concurrent resolution requesting
the president to make use of my nj
occasion to enter into negotiations with
other governments to the end that any
differences or disputes which could not
be adjusted by diplomatic agency
might be referred to arbitration aud
peacefully adjusted by such means. The
British house of commons. In 1898, re-
sponded by passing unanimously res
olution expressive OF the satisfaction II
felt with the action OF congress and or
the hope that the government Of the
queen would lend Its ready cooperation
Denmark ana switzerland ana the
French chamber or deputies nave ioi-
lowed suit. 1t seemed eminently oe-
lative body OF the world. interesting
%ss~s~ Ass sAssS
should meet on common ground and
discuss the basis for common action.
With this object, there has recent
ly been founded the permanent par
liamentary committee In favor OF arbi-
tration ana peace or, as II Is some
times called, the 1nterparliamentary
union. This union has permanent
organization. Its offices and members
a vain tdoo 1lQto Thav n
OF the world and they do not claim to
be regenerators OF mankind, nor DO
they promise the millennium, but they
are doing honest and useful work In
making straighter and less difficult the
path or Intelligent progress. speaking
In this place. l need only REFER, In pass
ing. to the remarkable pan-Amerlcan
congress, held In your states In 1880.
at the instance OF the late Mr.. Blaine.
directed to the same peaceful object
1t Is obvious therefore that the senti-
ment for peace and In favor OF arbi-
tration, as the alternative for war. Is
growing apace. Experience has shown
that over large area international
differences may honorably, practically
end usefully be dealt with by peaceful
arbitration. There have been since
1875 some 80 instances OF enective ar
bitration. Thirty-two OF these the
United states has been a party to and
Great Britain to some 20 OF them.
Arbitration VIII not cover the whole
field OF International controversy. and
until the great powers OF the world. In
league, bind themselves to coerce a
recalcitrant member OF the family OF
nations we have still to face the more
than possible disregard by the power
OF the United States Of obligations Of
good faith and OF Justice. The scheme
OF such combination has been advo-
Gated, but signs OF It's accomplishment
are absent. ! doubt whether. In a case
Of permanent tribunal. the members OF
which shall be priority designated, Is
practical or desirable. In the first
place the character OF the best tribunal
must largely depend upon what Is to be
arbitrated. The interests involved are
commonly so enormous and the forces
OF national sympathy. pride and preju-
dice are SO searching, so great and
SO subtle that j doubt whether tri-
bunal. the membership OF which had
character Of permanence. even II
solely composed OF men accustomed to
exercise the judicial faculty. would
long retain general COnuutnCe, ana
fear Il might gradually assume intol-
erable pretensions. There Is danger,
too. to be guarded against from an
other quarter. SO long as war remains
the sole court wherein to try interna-
tional ouarrels. the risks of failure are
SO tremendous and the mere rumor OF
war so paralyzes commercial and in
dustrIal life. that pretensions wholly
unsoundad would rarely ha advanced
bv apv nation and the strenuous o..
Sor,s ~ statesmen whether ,r,medlate.
,v coro.rnad ~, No, v,iI, ha directed %
rrayan, ,.,ar pnt 10 ther, ha a sta ~ :
ine court y, ma t,on. 70 which anv now.
20 80. ~, :, ,a.ort nth I;,t,. 90. "a "
r,.L -. .a,,,n,a,,ons ,,av me- s,,.,nn -, ~
.,sA, .ns Va p la.a.'s "s a. s.,os "
~, ~ "au -. 80 ..,.snS as su ."uu 49,
e'aims, III sspp' vi "en 'ne.e may
teaoy pe lounu, IN mos, uoun'' res
va" we e.cep. even liza. D,I'a,n anu
tne uhteu s,a'esD ousypouy Jhsoes
oniy 100 reauy 10 ar .ne'r spurious
anu ,.a Innamina.ory patrio.'sm
rneIe is one lnnuehce wnicn, py tne
law OF the nations. may De iegitimateiy
exercised py powers In the interests OF
peace mean heuiation. 4 began py
speaking OF tne Two general DIVISIONS
american ana britisn-or that Eng
nsn-speaking worid whlch you and
represent, ana WIN one more reference
10 them end' we cannot doubt the
influence they possess Tor insuring the