Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-02-28

PhiladelpA go lee akes n
the conferenc ~ {nternational
versal Peace Il!on. III historic INDIE
nendence hajH today, ana listened 10 n
addresses by prominent advocates Of
,sace Inv arbitration. w. NJ Ashman
of tins city presided. The following let-r
Ter from president Cleveland was re-
ce5Ved with applause:
washington, Feb. 22.-Herbert Welsh.
ESQ. Secretary: My Dear Sir-I shall
he unable to attend the conference to
he held tomorrow IN the interest of in
ternational arbitration, in Philadelphia.
IT should be unnecessary for me to as
sure those who advocate this cause OF
nv hearty sympathy with any move
n,ent that tends to the establishment
of peaceful agencies for the adjustment
of international disputes. The subject
should be discussed with clear percep-
tion of all the features belonging to 1t.
in a spirit of patriotism, as well as love
for mankind. Hoping the conference
NAV result in securing sentiment in
favor of Just and fair arbitration among
nations, am, yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND"
Resides the letter from President
Cleveland, a message was read from
Chicago heartily supporting the move
ment for arbitration 1t was signed by
Mayor Swift, Lyman j. Gage, +. ID.
Armour, w. T. Baker, G. M. Pullman,
Marshall Field and others Professor
James Brice cabled from London:
"Heartiest wishes for success in the
| noble undertaking"
| Major General Miles, Archbishop
RYAN and Postmaster General Wilson
| telegraphed expressions of approval in
| the movement
| Messages We're also received from
| Charles Francis Adams, Hon. Nelson
Dingley, j. Sterling Morton, Associate
| Justice Brewer, Hon. B. f. Hit, ex-
| United States Senator Edmunds, Senat-
or Wolcott, Charles Dudley Warner,
Professors Wolsey and Dwight, Rev.
| Edward Everett Hale, D. D., Archbish-
CD Ireland and Others
At the conclusion of the reading of
the letters and kilograms, James M.
Beck delivered the address of welcome,
which was responded to on behalf of the
| New York committee by w. e. Dodge.
He said the New York committee had
behind it the sympathy of all creeds,
without distinction of party Or matt
| ality.
Let those responsible for the~war
spirit do the fighting" he said. There
are bullheaded men in Europe and
warped statesmen in this country who
are responsible for war
| He closed by asking the Philadelphia
advocates of arbitration to join hands
with the New York and other commit
tees and form one grand body to meet
in Washington and make their organ
i2ation so powerful that it can not be
denied.
Edward Atkinson of Boston followed
Mr. Dodge. His subject was 1.-THE Eco
nomic Aspect of the Question"
Among the prominent out of town
delegates present are Rev. w. Hudson
Shaw of oxford, England; Rev. Wash
ington GLADDEN. of Columbus, o.; Geo.
S. Hale of Boston, Richard H. Dana of
Boston and President Hyde of Bowdoin
college.
1.-THE following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the common sense
and Christian conscience of America
and England agree that the time has
arrived to abolish war between these
two nations, who are really one people
We invite both governments to adopt
a permanent system of judicial arbi'
tration. We earnestly support the
, movement for a general meeting al
$ | Washington at an early date to pro
$ mote this great cause; that the eXecu
tive committee having charge of thi:
= conference be continued and be EN-
= powered to act and cooperate with like
| committees from other sections of thu
| country in arranging for the Washing
f ton meeting with power to add to 1t!
q | members"
Y William E. Curtiss of the Chicago
: Record read a paper on the financla
= or economical phase of the subject
| He gave a tabulated statement of th'
o money spent by various government
for military and naval purposes in 1895
;, The total amount thus spent was show
to be 81, 67S, 71S,473.
The final meeting of the conferenc,
:, was held tonight in Association hall
Addresses were delivered by Bishol
Potter and Professor Felix Adler o
II New York, Rev. W. Hudson Shaw o
Oxford and Robert Treat Payne of Bos
D ton.
COURT NOTES FROM MOSCOW