The morning times., 1897-01-27
PASS THE TREATY
Continued from First Page.

acknowledging the compliment Of his selec-
ton said, in part:
We are not here to discuss its pro-
visions or 10 criticise its defects. We ad-
NIT its imperfect 'onS and its incomplete
ness, hut we believe these very imperfec-
tons and this incomplcteness attest its in
-egrity, its earnest purT ose and noble aim.
Every treaty, whether between individuals
Or nations must, from its nature, be
compromise, a yielding of minor points on
the one side and on the other that the vital
principle may be onfirm.-d a nd established.
Sir Julian PauBcelo.e on the one hand, and
Mr. 0lney on the other have both required
and made concessions, which have tested
and proved the sincerity and good faith
o. England in agreeing TO a treaty 10y which
all differences shall bc decided by arhitra-
Lon and thereby all danger of war be re-
Hovcd, and two nations, one nlineage and
language, bc II ore closely bound in mutual
confidence and respect.
Tie settlement of differences between
nations by arbitration is tile outgrowti
OF our higher civilization. 1t is the grad
ual growth Of centuries OF development: the
NNtA SAoGuuA buttt4DE up bl d tlNaltLt-
tion, Of which it is tie topmost,
GROWING stone. Nor Will tie settlement
of national differences by arbitration be
nonfined to England and America. Other
nations viii gradually be brought into
SIMILAR relations and wars VIII be no more.
TheeXpelseO lseOfmaintainingan arn.edpeace-
HAT is OF keeping an army and navy ever
fully equipped and prepared for war-lays
nations.
Tie aggregate Of the debts Of the
principal nations of tie worlG-debts in
CURED principally in war and constant
preparation for warm 1860 was $lU.-
00o,o0n,oOo; in 1870, ST. .0O0, 900 600:
in 1890 So coo ,0o0, 600, an increase
Of so per cent IN twenty years OF profound
peace.
Between $50 and 1896, the annual APP
preparation for the armies and navies OF
the seven great powers OF Europe, in
creased from $647 ,000 600 year to $685.
O,oo0, or 25 per cent. Our annual
appropriation for army and navy during
the same period increased from S40,0OU,-
600 to $4,000 GOO.
The preparation for war has always
been one of the heaviest expenses of a
government. 1t has Increased with new
inventions and new methods OF warfare,
and must continue to increase Could ths
fear of war be removed could confidence
in a higher tribunal be secured, how gladly
would the nations of the world, so heavily
taxed for the maintenance Gf these armies,
beat their swords into plowshares and
their spears into pruning hookS-how Stead
lily would they rise to new liberty and a
higher development
In the interest then Of peace-of the
brotherhood of nati0ns-of the lifting Of
burdens, heavy TO be borne-of humanity
OF Christianity, let us Join with England
in the establishment of a tribunal of inter
national arbitration, to which national diff
ferences, shall in future be refeTred''
IL closing MIR. Hubbard read an extract
from letter of Gen. Grant 10 the Universal
Peace Union Of Philadelphia, in December,
1879, in which Gen Grant looked forward
to "a day when there VIII be a court
established that shall be recognized by all
nations, which viii ia Ike into consideration
allquestions of difference between nations,
and settle by arbitration, or decision of
such court, these questions
President Whitman, the next speaker,
pronsedthatthe object OF the meetingwas
nottoforce public opinion into any particular
channel yet it could be assumed that the
sentiment of the country was in sympathy
with that of this meeting As a teacher as
a Christian, as a citizen, and a s a patriot
he felt the full force of all obligations and
1t could be said OF no other country with
greater truth than this that its patriots
desired the fun discharge of all national
obligations lApplause A S citizens we have
not only duty of our own, but to a Il other
countries, and to do that duty it is necessary
TO recognize what is due to manhood and
60 womanhood, remembering that man is
a greater thought than men
We must avoid that miserable feeling
Of being Isolated among nations, and, as
well, the other miserable feelings OF Anglo
mania or 8nglophohia the cure for the
latter two being innoculation with some
firSt-ClasS common sense (ADplause)
Arbitration had long been regarded as
something impracticable. II was now a
practical idea, and it was necessary to
adjust ourselves to the new conditions
There WAS a time perhaps when it was
necessary to believe with Matthew Arnold:
Might, and then right" it appeared that
tie order now bade fair 10 be reversed
tAppause) No matter what the result
might be in this specific case, the idea of
International arbitration is now assured
forever.
Dr.. Whitman closed by announcing three
articles of his creed as to arbitration, as
follows:
Il believe in the honor and integrity Of
our own citizens"
II believe in the honor and integrity OF
our kinSmen beyond the sea" tApplauSe).
II believe in the establishment Of court
of arbitration as guarantee OF good will
= and peace and as a guarantee of the CO.
operation of the two English speaking
peoples, who lead the world, in securing
the peace Of all other governments Gap
plaUse)
Ex-senator John B. Henderson had pre-
pared written address, the first part OF
which he desired to have published, but
did not read 1t was his view of the
scope and intention and result of the
treaty, and was as follows:
Mr.. Henderson view Of the meaning of
the treaty is as follows:
Tie treaty as agreed on by Mr.. olney
and Sir Julian Pauncefote provides the
machinery for arbitrating three distinct I
classes OF claims.
For the Mere purpose OF mentally econo-
plizinr our tiuue shall reverse the order