The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-27
A MESSAGE 70 THE WORLD.
ON ARBITRATION.
England's Lord Chief Justics Speaks Cos.
pei OF Peaos.

Over $500 people were In convention hal
at Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 20, 20 listen to the
address OF Lord RUSSELL OF Killowen, lord
chief justice OF England, on international
Arbitration" before the American bar associ.
tion. II was one Of the most distinguished
audiences that ever gathered here There
were grouped on the platform United States
supreme Court Judge Rufus W. Peckham.
Attorney-General Harmon. New York Court
OF Appeals Judge Bartlett. Hon. Cortlandt
Tucker Of New Jersey. United states District
Court Judge Coke, Hon. J. Randolph Tucker
OF virginia, Hon. Henry Hitchcock OF st.
Louis, Hon. William Allen Butler Of New
York. Hon Edward ] Phelps, OF Vermont,
Hon. James &. Carter, OF New York. Hon. Ma
than L.shipman OF Connecticut, Bishop Jno.
l.. Newman and Sir Francis Lockwood and
MUntagu Crackenthorpe.
Mooreileld Storey, Of Boston, president OF
the association introduced Lord RUSSELL
Lord Russell prefaced his words by n
modest acknowledgment OF the loving and
hearty welcome with which he was honored.
After review OF the overtures for arbitra-
ton made In various nations, Lord Russell
said: But, more hopeful still, the move
ment has spread to legislative representative
bodies. As far back as 1882 the senate OF
Massachusetts proclaimed the necessity for
some peaceful means Of reconciling interna-
tional differences and affirmed the expedi-
ency OF establishing a court OF nations. In
1890 the senate and the house Of representa-
tives Of the United States adopted concur
rent resolution, requesting the president to
make use OF any ilt occasion TO enter into
negotiations with other governments, 10 the
end that any differences or dispute, which
could not be adjusted by diplomatic agency,
might be referred to arbitration and peace
fully adjusted by such means.
THE British house OF commons In 1898 re-
sponded by passing unanimously n resolu-
tion expressive OF the satisfaction II felt with
the action Of congress. President Cleveland
officially communicated this last resolution
TO congress. The parliaments OF Denmark,
Norway and switzerland and the the French
chamber OF deputies have followed suit.
Experience has shown that. over n large
area, international differences may honor
ably. practically and usefully be dealt with
by peaceful arbitrament. There has been
since 1919 some 60 instances OF effective in
ternational arbitration. To 80 OF these the
United States has been party and Great
Britain TO some 20 Of them. There are many
instances also o! the introduction Of arbitra-
ton clauses into treaties. Here again the
United states appears In the van. Among
the first OF such treaties--if not the very first
is the Guadaloupe- Hidalgo treaty Of 1SiS
between the United States and Mexico.
Since that date many other countries have
followed this example
'Nlr. President, began by speaking Of the
two great divisions-Amercan and British
Of that Engish-speaking world which you
and rel resent to-day. and with one more
reference TO them / end. Who can doubt the
influence they possess for insuring the
healthy progress and the peace Of mankind Z
But II this influence is to be fully felt they
must work together In cordial friendship,
each people In its own sphere OF action. II
they have great power they have also great
responsibility. No cause they cspouse can
fail, no cause they oppose can triumph. The
fSture Is, In large part. theirs They have
the making Of history In the times that are
TO iome, The greatest calamity that could
bcfall would be strife which should divide
them. Let US pray that they, always self.re-
spectng, each In honor upholding its own
na6, safeguarding its own heritage Of right
and respecting the rights Of others, each In
its own way fulfilling it, high national
destiny, shall yet work in harmony for the
progress and the peace Of the world.