The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-05

uents of the national capital, hASu
the grand opera house at four O'CLOCK
Yesterday afternoon ITO attest their
approbation of the great principe OF
International arbitration as moodlea
in the treaty between this repuoHe
mud Great Britain now pending IN the
senate"
hon. John W. Foster. cx-sccretary
of state, who called the meeting 70 Or
der, disclaimed any purpose OF cr'''e's'
ing or seeking unduiy To hasten OF ~
auence the action of the senate he
said he recognized the senate 40 -
ordinate branch of the government
lie closed by saying;
II venture, however, to say, speak
inc for myself, that the final action oil
the senate will not be such AS to de-
feat the treaty. which is desired by
the great ma jority Of the people oil the
Irnited States. and whose defeat would
discredit this government ia the eyes
Of the civilized world
The outcome of the meeting was the
unanimous adoption Of resolution
declaring that, believing this treaty
To be a distinct advance toward the
best civilization, and trusting that IL
may prove helpful example ior
other nations, we shall hail with JOY
and patriotic pride ITS confirmation
bv the senate of the United States
MIR. Gardner q. Hubbard was presid-
,ng officer and delivered an address,al
.he close of which he declared that ne
looked forward TO "A day when there
will be a court stablshed that shdIl
be recognized by all nations winch
.xxiIl take into consideration ali d4Her-
ences between nations and settle them
by arbitration. or decision OF sueh
court.
Prof. Il. l.. Whitman, of Colum Ola
university, made some pointed remarks
about two diseases prevailing IN Amer
lean social life, one known as anglo
mania and another disease, largely
poiitical in its character. known as
anglophobia. lie claimed that anglo
pnobia was as unreasonaoie "a uhs'
mania was ridiculous.
Ex-senator John Il. Henderson, Tor
sueriy of Missouri, now OF Washing
ron. delivered vigorous address III
support of the general principle OF ar
duration, in which lie incidentally
criticised the tone OF President Oieve-
lands Venezuelan message, ana ASKED,
If arbitration was good for England
and Venezuela, why not good Tor En-
pland and the United states?
Associate Justice Brewer. OF the
United states supreme court, VINO wa
introduced as 1.-THE president OF th'
Venezuelan commission" aroused th'
meeting TO the highest point OF enthu
siasm. lie began by saying that Whei
he received the request OF the com
mittee to take part in the proceeding
and was assured that the speecne
were to be limited to five minutes IA
came to the conclusion that all IA
xvould have to do would be 10 stan'
unand be counted in favor of arb
tr,tion. because, according TO his ca
.yrience, no lawyer could say what IA
had to say under TWO hours % u
mad come here to be counted IN iavc
or the arbitration treaty. " men
.av that continued Justice Brewe
Il do not want TO be considered
one who would trespass upon u
urerorative Of the senate To make
careful canvass Of every hne OF lh'
.reatv. | appreciate fully the wore
NJ the senator from MassachHset
MIR IIoar) 50 recently uttered IN pr
test against the pressure Tor ihuece
,as.e do not believe in saying
.be gentlemen charged with the du
~ considering carefully that trea
hat you must vote Tor a. mere
,emething in my own nature Whis
Ehen anybody says to me-
must. causes something to run up
spinal column, which says: u won
n is the scnate'sduty To consider IN
treaty carefully, aud when say VI
1 say it is no trcspass upon IN
.iphts for American citiZens
sxpress their views of that trea
And am sure there Is no one
will more chcerfully accord that RI
chan the senior senator from Mas
.h,retts MIR. lloarl, whom we al
tipht to honor In spite OF all the
timations sec in the press. oeii
thatthe senate will not declare u
..in favor of the law, but against
enforcement" They Will act u
7, with the desire 70 do
hest for the interests not al
n this country, but of the wa
Applause. | know Judges I"
mistakes. having been on the be
many wears. AllpN ~ 70 $500
submit grave questions 70 such
bunal. and If | could see here on
my brothers. with whom nave
associated for two years (reierrin
Justice llarian, one Of the ben
sea arbitratorsl. think ! could ,
y.rate that at his expense Laugh
Eut then, what are the errors
iosses incidental TO arbitration
pared to the horrors OF war?
plause. What are few million
iais Of wrongful damages IN com
son tc the sacrifice Of thousant
human lives?'
Justice Brewe. in his peror
brought down the house by
but dramatic poem on Lost y
tunities," which Ito the surprl
many Of his hcarersl he said had
written by his fellow citizen eN
atur John j. ingalls,, Of kansas
declared ia ringing tones his 81