The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-23
ENDORSED BY MANY
Messages Read at the Arbitration
Conference in Philadelphia.
A LETTER FROM CLEVELAND
Prominent Men From Both Sides
of the Water Agree That the
Time Has Come for the Two
Nations to Quit Wrangling.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22-At the arbi-
tration conference to-day. besides a
letter from President Cleveland, a
message was read from Chicago. heart
lily supporting the movement for arbi-
tration. 1t was signed by Mayor
Swift. Lyman f. Gage. p. ID. Armour.
W. T. Baker @. NJ. Pullman. Marshall
Field and others. Prof. James Brice
cabled from London his "heartiest
wishes for success in the noble under
taking" Major General Miles. Arch
bishop Ryan and Postmaster General
Wilson telegraphed expressions OF ap-
proval in the movement. Messages
were also received from Charles Fran
els Adams. Hon. Nelson Dingley, j.
Sterling Morton. Associate Justice
Brewer, Hon. Il. F. Hit, ex-United
States Senator Edmunds. Senator VOL
colt. Charles Dudley Warner, Profes-
sors wolsety and Dwight. Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale. ID. D., Archbishop
Ireland and others.
At the conclusion of the reading Of
the letters and kilograms James NJ.
Beck delivered the address OF welcome.
which was responded TO on behalf of
the New York committee by w. T..
Dodge. He said the New York COM
mittee had behind IL the sympathy of
all creeds, without distinction of party
or nationality. Let those responsible
for the war spirit do the fighting" he
said. There are bull-headed men in
Europe and warped statesmen in this
country who are responsible for war"
He closed by asking the Philadelphia
advocates OF arbitration to join hands
with the New York and other commit
tees, and form one grand body to meet
in Washington and make their organi
cation so powerful that II can not be
denied.
Edward Atkinson of Boston followed
Mr.. Dodge His subject was The
Economic Aspect of the Question"
Among the prominent out-of-town
delegates present are Rev. w. Hudson
Shaw of oxford, England; Rev. WASH
ington GLADDEN. of Columbus. Ohio;
George S. Hale, Boston; Richard IT.
Dana, Boston; and President Hyde of
Bowdoin college. The following reso-
lutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the common sense
and Christian conscience of America
and England agree that the time has
arrived TO aDOISn war between THESE
two nations, who are really one people.
We invite both governments to adopt
a permanent system of judicial arbi-
tration. We earnestly support the
movement for a general meeting at
Washington at an early date to pro-
mote this great cause. That the ex-
ecutive committee having charge OF
this conference be continued and be
empowered to act and cooperate with
like committees from other sections OF
the country in arranging for the
Washington meeting with power to
add to its members.
William T.. Curtis of the Chicago
Record read a paper on the financial
or economical phase of the subject. He
gave a tabulated statement of the
money spent by various governments
for military and naval purposes in
1895. The total amount thus spent was
shown to be 81 7s.71s.473.
The final meeting of the conference
was held tonight in Association hall
Addresses were delivered by Bishop
Potter and Prof. Felix Adler of New
York; Rev. w. Hudson Shaw OF OK
ford. England, and Robert Treat Payne
of Boston