Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-04
FOR ARBITRATION.
| DEMONSTRATION In England for To-
ltTnatIOnal Peace.
CHIEFLY A MEETING OF LADIES.
bttsrI Of sympathy from Gladstone,
Baliour and Macy Other Prom.
inent Men.

tlopsat Quton'o hall tonight In favor OF
Il tsfmanent arbitration between the
i r,lled states ana Great Britain was
disappointing from the point Of view Of
nuuipefs, the audience, which was not
istge, being mostly made up Of women.
Much enthusiasm was cauted feuuiur
The arrival OF the speaker, when the
rItls who were TO slug Ia the choir
hooked upon tho stage In bhtuh,s,
uhich we're affayed alternately iu
aches formed Of tue Union Jack aud
"a the stafs sud StfiyCs, until CON.
LIE blending Of the Gags Of the two
s6uutfies was effected, INTENDED 10 TO
Ia symbol Of the harmony which the
ttolscIurs oi tho meeting are seeking ~
s.iablish. When the meeting opened
Inc organ played Hearts VI Oak, oar
pblps that Saiied, Columbia, AMI kiu.
ifrd aifs. The choir also sang tho
vsli.known PARTICLE air. which IL "
t8nie extent con mon TO the two cOuu.
j tft,s, one-hRf OF the choir singing the
v fds God Save the Queen anu tho
ether halt My Country, 'Tis Of Thee,
simultaneously, the audience Joining
10 the dusl autnem.
Sir Jas. siansneld presided over tho
meeting, aud he was supported by Mt.
W.T.. stead, Lsdy Henry somtr,ei, ~.
Hon. A. J. Mundelia, Rldicsl hemtrf
oil Parliament for Eheniplu; PRO. Jas.
Bryce, Rt. Hon. George Shaw Lafovfe,
So. Hall Csine, Rev. Hugh Pirr
hughes, the bishop VI Rochester, aud
Ulhrfr.
Alt stead, alter the opening Of the
mt,uug,feAJ letters u - mpathy with
%. puflOGe from a, J. Baliouf, nfst
i0fd OF the treasury; MI. Gladstone,
Il. Hon. Henry Atquith, home Bsoft.
tsfy Ia tho liberal government; LIT.
L,uDuohefc, George Meredith, the su.
tu0E MI. Henry NOfmsn, who went 10
Warrington On behalf Of tue Chronicle,
a, tue time the Venezuelan question
was At its acute phase, Auu who wrote
strongly from there on behalf Of
International arbitration aud many
Olhufs.
Mt. Baliour wrote; "My tympathy
with the object Of the meeting has been
more tnan once expressed Ia public,
aud 1 hope l need not emphaHlze a..
Iuefo are, no doubt, questions that q
nation could not permit 10 be- astlled by
any tribunal. But this argument ia not
against arbitration, but against It, fssh
aud uncontlirrod use"
Mr. Gladstone wrote; 81 am glad tho
discussion Of arbitration IL TO DO separ.
ultd from thu Venezuela question uI-
which do not feel myself In final
And full possession Of facts that
should wish. My views on arbitration
Ia place Of war were gathered from tue
Fart took In tbs matter Of tho a la
bama claims. / will only add that
ny conviction ana sentiments on the
subject grow IN alrbHgth from year 20
year, In proportion 10 the growth Of tho
monsIous anu bafbAtous militarl.m,
IN regard to which 1 consider that
ELs laud has 10 bear no small share OF
responsibility"
Tue letter from George Meredith
-aiI; "oincr the bonignant conclusion
VI the greatest OF civil wars, | have
looked upon the American people ~
tue leaders Of our civilization, Anu
whAtever may DO said OF them, am
not alarmed by the thought OF their
wanionly, willingly or consistently
bSing u step 10 ahaIter IT,"
Mt. Henry Norman said Ia his lot.
iUE "Ihe Americans are pTaCtio,lly
uuauim ua ioT arbitration on all sub.
lecIs. The overwhelming majority Of
the British arc the same, Only official
Conservatism blocks tho way, IL this
tn6 moment 10 pigeOn.hOle Ia tue Tor.
eign office draft Of treaty Of hIbl.
tfatiUn with the United Slattt?v
Several letters were read from Her
bert Spencer, Holman Hunt, Wilson
Barrett, the actor; william Watson, the
poet; Vitoount Peel, sx speaker OF the
House OF Commons, Leonard Count.
ney, Alma IauemA, q. h. Watts, Dr.
Parker and several bishops.
Sir James SIAnsfulj, The chairman, In
bis opening speech talI that II II were
only Tor tho hearing Of the letters, tho
meeting would not have been In vain.
ThS Venezuelan question, he thought,
was blessing In disguise, because he
believed the result would be n treaty OF
arbitration.
William II. Cremor, 0x.momber OF
Parliament, who visited Warrington
last year with n petition IN favor Of In
iofnationRl arbitration signed by the
members OF Parliament, related thu
history Of tbs prescott movement.
MI. Shaw Lsieyre moved TesOlu.
llon insItuoilrg the chairman To sigu
memorial ON behalf Of the met. ling TO
President Cleveland, the Marquis OF
Salisbury and Mr.. Baliour, urging tina,
The tlmb was oppOTtuue 20 conclude n
treaty OF arbitration, Mr. Leieyru
then made speech on tho history Of
tho Alabrma cast, Aud subsequent
cases Of Arbitration, referring to Amer
ica's vlgor In negotiating treaties con-
tanning arbitration clauses. lie usged
the arbitration Of the Venezuelan
question without any reservation what.
ever.
Tho Bishop OF Rochester seconded
this molion,aud Lady Henry Somerset
supported II with an impBssiUued de-
nunoiatiOn Of war between England
ANA America.
Nj. Hall CAine, Rev. Hugh Price
Hughes and others spoke on tho TvsO.
luton, which was then carried by
reclamation,
The Right Hon. John A. Mundella
moved n resolution requesting that the
committee be cOnyeutd IN a meeting ~
ftconstltute itself on national basis,
WIN Wow To cooperate with the
washington movement. Mr.. Mundella
~ tho cOuTsn Of his speech read a tele-
gram sympathy anu COac0rd from |
America. lie urged the importance Of |
gIasplng tbs hand OF fellowship thus |
excluded, ana no advocated the lorna.
Won OF great Angl0-Amerloan Ass0-
vlation 10 promote the movement ana |
10 perpetuate the principle by means
Slh permanent stan ling committee ON |
bllh Sides Of the Atlantic. This mo- |
Won was carried unanimously, ANA tbs |
meeting ended with the singing Of the |
national anthem.