Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-27
A REPRESENTATIVE MEETING
In the Interest of international
Arbitration
EMBODIED IN THE TREATY
Between the United States and Great Britain
Now Pending in the Senate.
LETTER 81 CARDINAL GIBBONS
And ast e .g Address by Associate Jus.
tics wer of the Supreme Court
- use Sentiment Favor
2 able to the Measure.
IN THE TREATY
LETTER kA CARDINAL GIBBONS

| w ~ ngton, Jan. pa very distin-
| guisssda audience, representative of in
| fluential social and religious elements
| of the national capital filled the Grand
| opera house at o'clock this afternoon
ito attest their appreciation of the great
| principle of international arbitration as
embodied in the treaty between this re-
| public and Great Britain now pending in
| the senate"
Hon. John W. Foster, ex-secretary of
| state, who called the meeting to order
| pointedly disclaimed any purpose of crit
icising or seeking unduly to hasten or
| influence the action of the senate. He
| said he recognized the senate as a co-or-
| dinate branch of the government He
| closed by saying:
II venture, however, to say, speaking
| for myself, that the final action of the
senate will not be such as to defeat the
| treaty Which is desired by the great ma
| jority cf the people of the United States,
| and whose defeat would discredit this
! government In the eyes of the civilized
| world"
The outcome of the meeting was the
unanimous aGcption of a resolution de-
| claring that believing this treaty to be
| a distinct advance towards the best civ
| ilization, and trusting that it may prove
| a helpful example for other nations, We
| shall hail with joy and patriotic pride its
| confirmation hy the senate of the United
| States.''
Mr. Gardner C. Hubbard was the pre-
| siding officer.
| Prof. B. L. whitman, of Columbian
! university made some pointed remarks
| about two diseases prevailing in Amer
lean social life. one known as angloma-
| MAC and another disease, largely poiti-
! cal in its character, known as anglo
| phobia. He claimed that anglaphobia
| was as unreasonable as anglon.aniac
was ridiculous.
| Ex-senator John b. Henderson, for
| merly of Missouri, I ow of Washington,
delivered vigorous address in support
| of the general principle of arbitration.
| in which he incidentally criticised the
| tone of President Cleveland's yenezue-
| Ian message, and asked If arbitration was
!! good for England and Venezuela, why
1 not good for England and the United
States? Speaking of the objection that
! the Monroe doctriae might be involved in
| doctrine be placed in the crucible Of hu-
| man reason. IL we may claim under Ii
| at ali. cur demands must be settled either
| by arbitration or by war"
AT considerable length he argued in
| favor of arbitration as the only rational
| mode of settlement.
1t was reserved to Associate Justice
| Brewer, of the United States supreme
court to rouse the meeting to it's high
| est point of enthusiasm. The chilly
winds blowing through the wings of the
| theater, caused overcoat collars to be
| turned up and handk erchiefs to be tied
| over bald places, and shivers to pass
| around, but Justice Brewers witty ana
| eloquent remarks caused even the In
clemency of the weather to be forgotten.
| Justice Brewer who was introduced as
1.-The president of the Venezuelan COM
mission" began by saying that when he
| .sf tl.0 tnA n
| take part in the proceedings and was as
sured that the speeches would be limited
| to five minutes, he came to the conclusion
! that all he would have to do would be
| to stand up and be counted in favor OF
arbitration, because according 70 his ex-
| periences, no lawyer could say wnat he
| had to say under two hours. So h. had
| come here to be counted in favor CT ar
| bitration treaty when say that" con-
! tinued Justice Brewer, II do hot wish 10
| be considered as one who would tres
| pass upon the prerogative of the senate
| to make careful canvass OF eVry line OF
that treaty. appreciate fully the words
| of the senator from Massachusetts, (Mr.
Hoar). so recently uttered in protest
| against pressure for indecent haste.
| do not believe in saying to the Sentie-
| men charged with the duty OF CONSIDER
| ing carefully that treaty that you must
| vote for it, there is something IN my
| own nature which, when anybody says
| to me you must causes something 10
| run up my spinal column which says 1
won't. (Applause and laughter II Is
| the senate's duty to consider that treaty
| carefully and when / say that, l say
| it is no trespass upon their rights for
| American citizens to express their views
| of that treaty. And, / am sure there is
| no one who will more cheerful1y aecoru
that right than the senior senator ffor1
| Massachusetts,, (Mr. HoaD, whom we
| all delight to honor. In spite or all the
| .ntimations | see In the press believe
| that the senate will not declare itself IN
| favor of the law, but against its enforce
| nent.' They will act upon 1t with the DE.
| sire to do the best for the interests not
| alone of this country. but OF the worio.
! (Applause)
| IT know judges make mistakes" con-
| tinued Justice Brewer. Having peen
! ON the bench many years, l Know IL Is
| dangerous to submit grave questions 10
| such a tribunal, and If l could see here
| one of my brothers with whom | nave
| been associated for two years, referring
| to Justice Harlan. one of the Berhing sea
| arbitrators) | think 1 could illustrate
| that at his expense 0aughterD But
| then, what are the errors and losses incl
| dental to arbitration compared to the
horrors of war? (Applause.) :.
| wrongful damage in comparison to the
| sacrifices of thousands of human lives?'
Justice Brewer, in his peroration
| brought down the house by priel th,.
| dramatic poem on Lost Opportunities,
| which he said had been writer. by his
| fellow citizen, ex-senator John j. ingalls,,
| of Kansas. He declared in ringing tones
| his opinion that the United States had
| now an opportunity, which If once lost
might never be regained.
Gov. Stannard, of Missouri, from tha
| National Board of Trade, presented the
| resolutions in favor OF arbitration adopt
4 ed by that body.
! The following letter from Cardinal Glib
| bons was read:
| Rev. Dennis s. Hamlin.
Dear Sir-I beg to acknowledge your