The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
court OF ARBITRATION
Leading Men Of the Country Favor Its
Creation.
GATHERING AT WASHINGTON
Memorial Was Prepared and viii nc Pre-.
scented to the President and Congress
Urging the Creation of IN Inter.
national Arbitration Court.

The International Arbitration Con-
vention held in Washington, ID. C., last
week brought together 400 thoughtful
conservative citizens of the United
States who met for the purpose OF tax
ing some action that would result In the
formation of a permanent court or arbi-
tration to which disputes between the
United States and foreign countries,
but Great Britain more especially. could
be referred for adjudication and peace
full settlement.
For years there has been a growing
sentiment in this country In favor or
the establishment of an international
court of arbitration, and to get public
expression of this sentiment DIR. Cham
berlin and william f.. Dodge, of New
York, and representative men of all Of
the large cities of the country issued a
call for the convention which met in
Washington last Wednesday.
Invitations to attend the gathering
We're extended to leading citizens of all
of the congressional districts of the
country and were generally accepted,
every state in the union having repre-
sentatives in the convention. This con-
gressional district was ably represent
ed by ex-Justice Alfred Hand, Judge II.
w. Archibald and Colonel II. NJ. Boies.
The latter. in speaking about the con-
vention yesterday to a Tribune report
vs. ''''
AN IMPOSING GATHERING.
.Jt WAS n worry renresentative and inn
nosing yotberinr of American ci,iyens
presidents of nearly ali of the leading
colleges of tbe country were nresent
hosidos n host Of ,,,a,, who ora LEADERS
of thought in many other walks OF life.
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IDEA WOULD SPREAD.
"If such q court was recognized by
America and England IL was the onin.
ION OF me most thoughtful men of the
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eyample Then II would ha mnnenasl
snrv 10 have the LARGO starIiro ~ nrr,ia.
and eynons;ye n,v;aS that ,,an,, E,,no
mean nations fnd nooassar,, ~ ~,
lain today for nrotac,iva ,,',,,,nsa,
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could hetter caro for thai, noonIa ~ ID
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