Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-04-24


men and women on the globe, is extra
ordinary. The United States is among
the strongest nations of the world.
has the least reason of any great nation
in a mere sense to wish for arbitration
1t is strong enough, in any but the mos
absurd cause, to defend itself, to promote
its policies and to carry on war, but its
very strength impels it to be backward
this time of peace, over nearly all the
world, more than million men capable
of taking part in the progress of civil
zation were kept under arms and bill
That time must come when the armies
of the world, like that of the United
States would be a mere police body
The force of public opinion must be as
constant as the law of gravitation for
solving the difficult problem of ending
war. The time would come when
armies, for aggressive purposes, would
be dissolved, and the angel of peace
would blow her trumpet over all the
world
A letter from Chief Justice Fuller was
read, conveying the regret that his
health and public duties would prevent
him from testifying by his presence his
approval of the great cause of the con-
vention. Also a letter from Andrew
Carnegie, who referred to the move
ment as "the no5lest cause of this gen
eration," and who, in postscript, men
toned the enclosure of a check for
$1,000 to help defray the expenses of
the meeting.
In the course of the general business,
Mr.. John Doniphan of ST. Joseph, Mo,
created no little stir by moving that Mr..
Carnegie's gift be returned to him, be-
cause Mr.. Carnegie had made his wealth
through contracts to furnish the gov
eminent with munitions of war.
"And,' he continued "the press
charges him, whether justly or unjustly,
with making large profits by stinting
the employees in his work" He declared
that the boards of trade of the country
should pay the expenses of the meeting,
and that it will be a humiliation to &C
cept Mr.. Carnegie's gift The motion
was opposed by Delegate Weeks of
Pittsburg, editor of the Iron Manufac-
-urer, and was buried under a large
majority.
The night session of the conference
attracted a large audience. The speakers
we're Hon. Carl Schurz, of New York,
President Angel of Michigan Univer
,ity and Edward Atkinson of Boston
President Angel took issue with most
If the speakers in reigning declaration
hat the United States should stand |
eady to fight for honor and her terri
DRY. Each of the speakers at the night
cssion touched upon current questions.
President Angel said the practical diff
culties in establishing general court of
rbitration for several nations are very
erious, even if all the principal powers
re ready for it; but we have no evidence
hat they are ready. 1t is, however, not
xtravagant to hope that such a course
lay be set up by Great Britain and our
elves. Possibly we are more in danger
f drifting into war on slight occasions
IAN we were forty years ago We have
rought out of our civil war a new con-
ciousness of military strength which has
S temptations and its dangers. One of
ne great advantages of acompulsory re-
ort of arbitration is that time must be
aimed for reflection.
In conclusion, he said: "Our army is {
ow hardly large enough for the police
over which it is liable to be called up ]
n to exercise But let us make no s
aims on other nations which are not t
Ist claims. Let us show our confidence
the justice of them by cur willingness
submit to a properly constituted tri- {
NAL on all questions between us and I
her powers which do not involve our
onor or our independence" {
Mr.. Schurz held arbitration to be prac r
,al, because eighty disputes had been r
tiled by that method in this country, a
Id had stayed settled, while the results Il
great wars had not stayed settled, but t
ID been subject to the shifting of e
,wer. e
Mr.. Atkinson's speech was largely il
ca for the abolition of privateering. S
ties should be declared free from p
and spoilation, making
Oh raeerva+ion for the defenee Of bar- il