The herald., 1896-04-24
ARBITRATION ARBITRATION CC00HHFFEEREES C0HFERREEEESS
Feel Very Sad Over American
War Spirit
JINGOlSM IS DETESTABLE
Nations Should Dwell Together Like
Brothers in q Church
JINGOISM IS DETESTABLE
Boldly Favors . Good Big Navy and
Adequate Coast Defenses
Associated Press Special Wire.

| Aliens opera house, in the course of
which President Elliot of Harvard Sc
verely arraigned the foreign policy of
President Cleveland and his fellow
townsman, Secretary Olney. The per-
sonalities which President Eliot uttered
in cool and measured tones were SO
pointed that they created quite sem
| sation
! The country had been surprised and
! discouraged at the immense war spirit
had encountered, he said, and contin-
| ued
only four months ago we saw by the
| message of President Cleveland that
| compulsory arbitration was to be en-
| tered into by two other nations. We
| learned that months before the secre-
| tary of state had issued from this capi-
tai papers of most remark. Ienor,
| which, between individuals, would have
| seemed at least exasperating. These
| papers took thousands of American cit
izens by surprise--surprise unintended,
perhaps, but inevitable. Then when
| grave propositions were laid before the
| legislative branch of the government
that we thought might be depended on
to consider them deliberately we are
| painfully surprised to see that such de-
liberation could no longer be depended
| upon"
| We have seen the phenomenon of
men employed as cabinet officers who
|
public affairs.
There has recently been an importa-
tion from Europe of an idea utterly
| repugnant to us, a modern notion called
Jingoism. A detestable word for de-
testable thing should be utterly at
a loss to know which party in this coun-
try is the gravest offender in this re-
srect, and politically grieve that fore
| most in this enOrmity are sundry grad
yates of Harvard university. Can
| anything be more offensive to indus j..
trious, sober, hardworking American
citizens than this chip on the shoulder
attitude. this brutality, coupled with
a despotic militarism?"
| Some applause followed these re-
marks, but there was greater applause
when Bishop Keane, rector of the
Catholic university, began his speech:
| Il am not here to blame the president
or congress. I don't believe it is our
purpose or our right to blame either of
/ them. But we, as American citizens,
are free to say that it is a pity that
things are as they are. compelling the
| president and congress to talk of war
| with another civilized nation
The other speakers We're j. Randolph
| Tucker of Virginia and President Pat
| ton of Princeton university, who de-
olared that International arbitration
would be enforced "by the gradual evo-
luton of an international conscience. "
| der by ex-senator Edmunds There
| was a large attendance of delegates. but
the absence of congressman and gov
/ ernment officials was again noticeable
Several sets of resolutions were offer.
ed by delegates and referred to the con,-
| mittee on resolutions.
Professor Moore's paper declared thai
the establishment of tribunals of arbi-
| tration, even when they were not re-
sorted to, would restrain from war.
President Gates answered the ques-
ton: why should wei have a perrna
nent tribunal?" One of his arguments
was that by arbitration chances of wal
! would be avoided. the party with the
| best cause rather than the strongest one
would win.
DR.. Bachman said it had pleased God
to put the English-speaking people in the
| front rank of the nations of the earth
and that rank imposed the obligation
of leading in all the ways of peace
A small bomb was dropped into the
! conference by Mr.. F.. V. Smalley of st.
| Paul. Mimi, formerly a Washington
| newspaper correspondent. Mr.. Smalley
! announced that he must dissent from the
| proposition that this country should
emulate the extension of Great Britain,
over the world as an agency of civilza-
ton, but limit its own strength within
| its present border. THE cry that 70,
! us to establish ourselves as a sea power
among the nations of the globe is jingo-
ism. | do not believe is the sentiment
o. the American people," he said. and
there was applause from many of the
| delegates, while others raised a point OF
order that was overruled by the chair
/ man.
We do not desire to retire from the
| competition for commerce all over the
globe he continued. 1T is not jingo-
| ism to desire to accept the friendly al
! liz nee Of the Sandwich is1a O6S
1t is idle to think that all nations will
lay down their arms and dwell like
brothers in a church. Most of the citi-
zens of the United States favor the
movement in congress to increase oul
navy"
Cries of NO" and Yes"
Great Britain had built canals fol
sending her gunboats into the Great
Lakes and the United States had made
a mistake in taking no steps for her owr
! protection on the lakes
Carl Schurz of New York replied to
Mr.. Smalleys argument. He contend
ed that if the United States was to be {
great sea power it must establish q
navy as large as those of any two Eu.
ropean powers.
Are you ready for that YETI" he
! asked, and was answered by cries o
mo. The United States should carr,
its ideas, its civilization to all parts o
the globe, but not its guns.
president Angel of the University o,
Michigan presented the report of tho
committee on resolutions, which was
as follows:
This national conference of American
citizens assembled at Washington
April %, 1896. to promote international
arbitration, is profoundly convinced
that experience has shown that war as
method of determining disputes be-
| tween nations is oppressive, uncertain
and unequal i'll its results and produc-
tive OF immense evils, and that the
spirit and humanity of the age as wei
as the precepts of religion, require the
adoption of every practicable means fol
the establishment of reason and justice
between nations, and the consideration
that the people of the United States
and the peopl of Great Britain. bount
together by the ties of a common Ian.
suage and literature. of political ant
legal institutions and of many mutua
interests, and animated by a spirit OF
devotion to law and justice, have or
many occasions by recourse to peaceful
and friendly arbitration, manifested
their just desire to substitute arbitra.
ton for force in the settlement of thei
differences and to establish reign o.
peace among nations That the com
mon sense and enlightened public opin
ion of both nations is utterly averse t.
any further war between them, and
| That the same good sense, reinforced
by common hope of humanity. religion
and desire, requires the adoption Of
permanent method for the permanen
adjustment of International controver