The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-27
PEACE SOCIETY MEMORIAL.
Arbitration Between English speakins
Countries Great Forward Step.

arbitration Between English speakin,
Countries Great Forward Step.
Boston, Jan. T.--In accordance with
instructions formulated by the director.
OF the American Peace society at theil
January meeting held recently, an ex.
preston In regard to the pending treat,
OF arbitration between the United State.
and Great Britain has been prepared
| ana forwarded TO the president secre.
tary OF state and the senator's. IL is as
| follows:
To Grover Cleveland. President Of the
United States. Hon. Richard olney.
Secretary OF States and TO the Honor.
abe Senators OF the United States
The American Peace society. acting by
It's board OF directors, is moved to say:
We rejoice, we believe the whole civil
ized world rejoices. that arbitration If
triumphlng over war
We rejoice in the honorable share OF
our beloved country In this grand con.
firmation.
We rejoice that English-speaking peo.
PIE nave the proud privilege of being pio.
neers In this great achievement
We rejoice in the firm faith that this
illustrious example will be followed by
oiher countries, till In less time than
would now be foretold the world shall
reel the sweet but potent influence of
Just and honorable arbitration.
we do not beRrudge Concessions
made by each party in the patient
deliberation" which has produced this
treaty. We do not complain of the treaty
that its machinery is intricate or it,
term brief. Experience will simplify the
procedure and the term which now be.
gins will have no end
America and England are bound into
perpetual amity by the indissoluble
bonds OF justice. The glory or This preaf
international act between the two mos,
powerful nations OF the world ia moi
merely that they are to keep peace with
each other. but even more. that the,
sclemnly declare that hereafter betveer, !
them all that either party asks or win |
accept is justice.
The judicial integrity of our English. |
speaking race is a pledge of IMPARTIAL
justice. so that disputes may no longe,
be settled by war but will yield 10 dis.
cussions Of intellectual champions ana
decisions by tribunals OF eminent and
honored jurists.
We believe that this treaty and its es.
sential principle mark a new epoch in
civilization, a worthy elimination OF the
Century.
Peace between the nations of the
world Is the essential foundation OF I'm.
ttrnational brotherhood and human
progress: peace. not so much as q prob.
able outcome OF discord, but assured
peace; peace protected by solemn trea.
ties or arbitration, peace founded on the
rock of justice.
III these words ring with excess of tov
me American Peace society. which has
been working in the cause of peace for
-hrce-quarters Of a century. cannot now
'otTain from expressing its exultation
we congratulate America and Grea,
5ritain, and indeed, the whole civilized .
World. on the signing OF this treaty. ans !
'icious harbinger OF peace. wrought out
lnder the constraint OF Christian con-
science. We congratulate also the dis
inguished statesmen and diplomatists I
II both countries, whose sagacity has c
nabled them to achieve this great re.
ut
We earnestly petition the honorable :
enate or the United States, after givine =
norough consideration TO the provisions /,
I the treaty, not TO allow minor consid
rations to outweigh the supreme i'm.
ortance OF accepting the result of mn. o
lal concession and to rutffy the treafy {
an early day n