Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-04
FOR A LASTING PEACE.
Demonstration In London for u Per
mnnent Arbitration.

Demonstration In London for q Per-
mnnent Arbitration.
The demonstration at Queens Hall, Lon
don. last night in favor Of permanent arbi-
tration between the United States and Great
Britain was disappointing from the point of
view Of numbers, the audience, which was
rot large, being mostly made up of women.
Much enthusiasm was occasioned prior TO
the arrival OF the speakers for the evening
when the girls who were to sing In the choir
trOoped upon the stage in patches, which
were arrayed alternately in sashes formed
OF the union jack and the stars and stripes
until complete blending of the hags of the
two countries was effected intended to be
symbolic Of International harmony, which
the promoters of the meeting are seeking to
establish.
Before the meeting opened the organ play
ed Hearts of Oak" Our ShipsThat Sailed :"
Columbia and kindred airs The choir
also sang the well-known patriotic air. which
Is, to some extent, common to the both coun-
tries, one-half of the choir singing the words
God save the Queen and the other half
My Country, IT'S of Thee" simultaneously
the audience joining in the dual anthem.
SIT James Stansfeld presided over the
meeting, and he was supported by Mr.. W.
I. Stead. Lady Henry Somerset, Right Hon
A. j. Mundella, radical member of pariia-
ment for Sheffield; Prof. James Bryce Right
hon. George Shaw Lefevre. Mrs. Hall Game,
Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, the bishop of
Rochester and others.
MIR. Stead. after the opening of the meet
II 6, read letters of sympathy with its pur-
pose from Mr. A. J. Balfour, first lord of
the treasury; Mr.. Gladstone. Right Hon.
Henry AS1u1th, home secretary in the late
liberal government; Mr.. Labouchere George
Meredith, the author; Mr.. Henry Norman
who came to Washington on behalf of the
London Chronicle; Herbert Spencer. Holman
Hunt, Wilson Barrett, the actor; William
Watson the poet; Viscount Peel, ex-speaker
OF the house OF commons; Leonard Courtney
Alma Tadema, G. F. Watts. DR.. Parker and
several bishops.
The reading of these letters elected yigor-
Gus cheers from the audience.
Sir James Stansfeld said that if 1t were
only for the hearing of the letters the meet
ing would not have been in vain. The Ven
ezuelan question. he thought, was a blessing
In disguise, because he believed that the re-
suit would be treaty of arbitration.
MT m X. Cremer, eX-member of parlia-
ment. " no visited Washington last year with
a petition in favor OF International arbitra-
ton, signed by the members of parliament
related the history of the present movement
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre moved a resolution in
StructlnS the Chairman to sign memorial
in behalf of the meeting to President Cleye-
land. the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. Bal
four. urging that the time was opportune to
conclude a treaty of arbitration. He urged
the arbitration of the Venezuelan question
without any reservation.
The bishop Of Rochester seconded this
motion. and Lady Henry Somerset support
81 IL with an iTnpassioned denunciation of
war between England and America
Mr- Hall Cains. Rev. Hugh Price Hughes
and Others spoke on the resolution, which
was than carried by reclamation
Mr.. Il. J. Nundella then moved a resolu-
ton requesting the committee be convened
in meeting to reconstitute itself on ma
tiona1 basis. with view to cooperate with
the Washington movement. Mr. Mundella,
in the course of his speech. read a telegram
of sympathy and concord from America
This motion was carried unanimously
and the meeting terminated with the singing
of the national anthem.