The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-30
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THE NATIONAL ARBITRATION CON-
GGREsS ENDS ITS SESSION.


4 President Eliot, of Harvard Univer.
4 sity, Creates a Decided Sensations
by Denouncing the Foreign PoIi-.
j cy OF President Cleveland-E. v.
SmalIeyi Of st. Paul Also Creates q.
Breeze-The Resolutions
Washington, April 225.--The confer.
ence fos international arbitration,
which has been very harmonious,
/ closed with 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
We're SO pointed that they created a
decided sensation. The other speakers.
We're J. Randolph Tucker of Virginia
| and President Patton, of Princeton uni.
versity, who declared that internation-
al arbitration would be enforced ''by
the gradual evolution Of an interna-
Etional conscience"
This mornings session was called to-
order by ex-senator Edmunds. There
was a 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; J ohm J.Valentine of California,
and Il. j. Bachman Of Tennessee. DR..
Bachman said it had pleased God to.
put the English-spcal1ing 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 .... @. SIX.
T.. ". Smal1ey of St. Paul tr
formerly a Washington newspaper
correspondent. Mr.Smalley announceds
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 it's own.
strength within it's present borders.
''The cry for us to establish ourselves
as q sea power among the nations Of
the globe is jingOism, and [ don't be-
lieve it is tile sentiment Of the Amer
lean people," he said, and there was
applause from many of the delegates,
While others raised a point of order
that was Overruled by the chairman.
1--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
lance of the Sandwich Islands. 1t is
idle to think that all nations will lay
down their arms and dwell like BROTH
ers in q church. Most of the citizens
of the United States favor the move
ment to increase our navy" Cries Of
s"No, no." and YES yes.') 'Great
Britain had built canals for sending
her gunboats into the great lakes and
the United States had made mistake u
in taking no steps for her own protec-
ton on the lakes .. 49,.
Carl Schurz of New York replied to
Mr.. Smalley's argument. He contend
ed that if the United States was to be
a great sea power, it must establish a
navy as large as any two European
powers. '.Are you ready for that, gen.
tlemen?" he asked, and was answered
by cries Of mo- The United States
should carry it's IDEAS it's civilization
to all parts of the globe, but not it's
guns. aI
Gen. o. O. Howard made a brief
speech for arbitration, and before adj
journment q permanent committee
was announced.
The Resolutions
declare that the conference is con-
WINGED that experience has shown that
war as method of determining dis
puteS between nations is oppressive in
it's operation, uncertain in it's results
and productive Of immense evils, and
that the spirit of humanity and of the
age, as we'll as the precepts OF re-
ligion, require the adoption of a treaty.
Of arbit1 alton between the United
States and England. The permanent
committee will prepare a memorial to
present to the president.
A letter of regret because of inabili-
ty to attend was received from Cardi-
nal Gibbons, addressed to Hon. Gard
liner G. Hubbard. Cardinal Gibbons
said: Z
There is no subject that should de-
mand the attention Of men influential
in commercial and social life more
than the question of international ar
OlI1dIlOu IL is SidllI yluS " uOte# lie
widespread attention which this ques-
tion has excited in America and Eu-
rope, and which for some years past
has been steadily increasing. That
the cause of international peace is
gaining ground is evident from the
fact that war is no longer precipitated
among Christian nations IS 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 in constitutional gov
ernments. Commercial interests and
fraternal and social relations between
the nations of the earth are now be-
coming so intertWined that one coun-
try can hardly infict an injury upon
another without having the blow re.
coil upon itself. =
Badly Burned
Cleveland, April 25.-The wife of
Herman Scharnitzka, wood carver,
living Oh Yonkers street, tried to build
q fire with coal oil. The oil can ex-