The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-28
PEACE UPON EARTH
THE NATIONAL ARBITRATION CON.
GRESS ENDS ITS SESSION.
President Eliot, of Harvard Univer
sity, Creates a Decided Sensation
by DenOuncing the Foreign Poll
cy of President CIeve1and-E. ".
smalIey of st. Paul Also Creates a
Breeze-The Resolutions.

Washington, April 25.-Tbe confer
ence for international arbitration,
" hich has been very harmonious,
closed with a mass meeting in Aliens
opera house, in the course of which
President Eliot, of Harvard univer-
sity, severely arraigned the foreign
policy of President Cleveland and his
fellow toWnSman, Secretary Olney.
The personalities which President
Eliot uttered in cool, measured terms
were SO pointed that they created a
decided sensation. The other speakers
were j. Randolph Tucker of Virginia
and President Patton,o Princeton uni
versity, who declared that internation-
al arbitration would be enforced by
the gradual evolution of an interna-
tional conscience"
This mornings session was called to
order by ex-senator Edmunds. There
was large attendance of delegates,
but the absence of congressman and
government officials was noticeable.
Several sets of resolutions were Of
fered by delegates and referred to the
committee on resolutions. The pro-
gramme included addresses by Prof.
John B. Moore, of Columbia univer-
Sity, New York; President Merrill A.
Gates, of Amherst college, Massachu-
sets; John j. Valentine of California,
and r. J. Bachman of Tennessee. DIR.
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 con-
Vention by
r. " SmaIIey of ST. Paul
formerly a Washington newspaper
correspondent Mr.. Smalley announced
that he must dissent from the PROPOSE
ton that this country should welcome
the extension of the power OF Great
Britain over the world as an agency
of civilization, but should limit its own
strength within it's present borders.
1.-THE cry for us to establish ourselves
as a sea power among the nations or
the globe is jingoism, and | don't be-
lieve it is the sentiment of the Amer
lean people, he said, and there was
applause from many of the delegates,
while others raised n point of order
that was overruled by the chairman.
Eve do not desire to retire from the
competition for commerce all over the
globC' he continued. ut is not jingo-
ism to desire to accept the friendly al
lance of the Sandwich Islands. 1t is
idle to think that all nations will lay
down their arms and dwell like broth
ers in a church. Most of the citizens
of the United States favor the move
ment to increase our navy" (Cries OF
mo. no." and Eyes, yes.'O Great
Britain had built canals for sending
her gunboats into the great lakes and
the United States had made a mistake
in taking no steps for her own protec-
ton on the lakes"
Carl Schurz of New York replied TO
Mr.. Smalley'S argument. lie contend
ed that if the United States was to be
a great sea power, it must establish
navy as large as any two European
powers. Are you ready for that, gem
tlemen?" he asked, and was answered
by cries of No" The United States
should carry it's ideas, its civilization
to all parts of the globe, but not It's
guns.
Gen. O. o. Howard made brIef
speech for arbitration. and before adj
journment a permanent committee
was announced
The Resolutions
declare that the conference is con-
WINGED that experience has shown that
war as a method of determining dis
Dutes between nations is oppressive III
its operation, uncertain in its results
and productive of immense evils, and
that the spirit of humanity and of the
age. as well as the precepts OF re-
lgion, require the adoption OF a treaty
of arbitl alton between the United
States and England. The permanent
committee will prepare memorial to
present to the president.
A letter of regret because of inabill-
fy to attend was received from Cardl-
nal Gibbons, addressed to Hon. Card
liner c. Hubbard. Cardinal Gibbons
said:
There is no subject that should de-
mand the attention of men lnt1uentlal
in commercial and social life more
than the question of international ar
bitration. 1t is gratifying to note the
widespread attention which this ques-
ton has excited in America and Eu-
rope. and which for some years past
mas been steadily increasing. That
the cause of international peace is
gaining ground is evident from the
fact that war is no longer precipltated
among Christian nations Ss IN former
times. at the whim of the sovereign,
but the voice of the people is heard
through their representatives and the
press. at least i'll constitutional gov
.ernmentS. Commercial interests ana
fraternal and social relations between
the nations of the earth are now De-
coming so intertwined that one coun-
try can hardly infict an injury upon
another without having the blow re
coil upon itself.