The evening times., 1896-04-21
PEACE INSTEAD OF war
Aims Of the Arbitration Confer
ence to Be Held Here.
OPENING SESSION TOMORROW
The First Effort VIII Be to Unite
England and America Upon Such
a Basis-The Prominent Men Who
VIII BE Prescnt-Grent Success of
the Movement.

Thenational larbitration con ference, which
will open a two days session tomorrow
morning at Metzerott Hall, promises TO
be one of the mCst distinguished and rep
rescutative bodies that have assembled at
the capital.
Among its members are numbered some
of the most prominent iursts, professors,
lawyers, legislators, aud business men from
all sections of the union.
The object of the conference, as stated
in the call issued by the New York COM
mttcc of forty-five, and through whose
untiring efforts the national organization
is TO be brought into existence, is to sug-
gcst, at least, treaty of arbitration be-
tween the United states and England,
the mother country, as well as other Eng
disappearing nations. The conference Will
doubtless go even further, and recommend
that an arbitration commission be estab-
lished, 10 which all questions in dispute
between these grea: countries could be
submitted.
The wide scope embraced in the project
and the character and standing of the men
allied with it has given it prominence and
commanded universal attention.
ORIGIN OF THE MOVEMENT.
The first live movement in this direction
seems 10 have sprung up simultaneously
in the various cities throughout the country
shortly after President Cleveland issued
his famous message to Congress on the
Venezuelan boundary question. In mum.
Der of cities meetings OF citizens were held
and committees appointed TO discoura ge and
protest against the idea of war.
In some Of the larger cities, like Phila.
delpIiia and Chicago, the celebration OF
washinrton's Birthday was taken as an
opportune time for the expression OF such
views.
The New York committee, however. after
a meeting at the residence of Hon. William
E. Dodge, decided to go a step further and
communicate with other cities in regard to
holding a national conference in Washing.
ton.
Invitations were extended to something
like 900 prominent men in all parts OF the
country, regardless OF political creed. The
committee discovered that they had touched
a popular chord, as is shown by the nature
OF the replies received. The result was the
issuing of the call for a national conference
of all those in sympathy with reinforcement.
tional representation somewhat similar
to the Congre ssional State dele cations, and
in addition admit all those beside who
might decide to be present.
The call was issued by the committees
of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston,
New Orleans, st. Louis, Baltimore, Wash
ington and other leading cities. Among the
representative men who attached their
names to the document were:
Philadelpha--Charlcs F. Warwick. Fred
erick Farley, Charles c. Harrison, =. j.
Ryan, Cyrus ID. Foss, W. n. McVickar.
Boston Charles W. Eliot, william E.
Russell, William Lawrence, Robert Treat
Payne, Charles Francis Adams.
San Francisco-Horace ce Davis, i. W. He'll
man, william H. Beatty.
Chicago-Georgc 3. Swift, Marshall Field,
Marvin Hughitt, Potter Palmer, Cyrus II.
Mccormick, william C. Gray. W. ]. Onahan.
New York-Abram S. Hewitt, Charles F.
tow. Oscar Straus, Seth Low, Dorman B..
Eaton.
New Orleans william Preston. johnson.
B. NJ. Palmer, J. c. Morris. Charles E: Fenner:
st. Louis-Henry Hitchco ok, George E.
Leighton, James A. Broadhead.
Cardinal Gibbons, Baltimore; Timothy
Dwight, Yale University: Charles Dudley
Warner, Hartford, Conn.,: James B. Angel,
Ann Arbor, Mich; ]. L. NJ. Curry. Washing
ton, ID. c.; C. NJ. Thornton, University of
Virginia.