Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-15
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
The Memorial Adopted at the National
Conference Presented to the President
MIR. Cleveland Cordially Received the
Delegation and Commended
the object

Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard and Mr. j. L.
NJ. Curry, ex-minister to Spain, called on
President Cleveland yesterday afternoon
and presented the memorial adopted at the
national conference to promote interna-
tional arbitration, held in this city April
22. The memorial urges that such steps be
taken on the part of the United States
world conduce to the accomplishment of
the end the conference had in view. The
resolutions adopted unanimously by the
conference expressed the conviction that
religion, humanity and justice demanded
the immediate establishment between the
United States and Great Britain of a per-
manent system of arbitration and its ear
hest possible extension so as to embrace
the whole civilized world.
The President gave the committee a cor
dial reception, and said that the confer
ence was gratifying exhibition of a " ide
public sentiment in favor of arbitra ton,
and he had been surprised that such an
aSSemblage of men could have been
brought together from remote distances 10
give expression 20 their opinions. II show
ed the magnitude of the subject and the
profound interest they felt in it. He had
read the resolutions as Published at the
time the conference was in session and
was much pleased with them.
In his messages he had given utterancC
to his own views ana was glad to have
them sustained by the conference. Any
brought about by treaty between the ma
lions SO agreeing What had been said
con" erning the ties which should bind to-
gether the English-speaking peoples had
great force, and ii Was impossible TO over
estimate the potency and beneficial influ-
ence of concerted effort for peace by these
two peoples. He hoped the friends of ar
bitration would continue to educate the
people along the lines indca ted, and said
they would have his cheerful cooperation
The committee explained that the me-
morialistS had abstained from going into
any details of plan of arbitration, al
though they might be willing so to do, at
proper time, if it would be agreea bic
to the executive, with whom, of course
must rest the initiative in all steps looking
to treaty negotiation The conference had
sedulouSly sought in the resolutions to
avoid any EXPRESSION that would embar-
rass the administration in the conduct of
pending diplomatic question and a COM
mlttee had called on Secretary Olney in
advance of the conference and submitted
to MN the substance of the resolutions
which We're likely to be adopted.
In response 10 the sentiments expressed
by the President to English speech being
common impulse for an exalted mission
and stimulus to united effort for the
good of mankind, Mr.. Curry said the lam
SCGge of the President reminded him of
his late Interview with Mr.. Gladstone when
the great statesman reiterated with vigor
ard enthusiasm what he had written in
kin Beyond the Sea- and enlarged upon
the true comfy of nations and upon the
moral duty of friendly support in the
cause of peace and free institutions and
said that the two great Notwithstanding
peoples. with a common language. a COM
mon law. a common literature and a COM
mon religion, were under the strongest OBJ
ligatOn 10 use their united influence in
the cause Of humanity and liberty.