New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-12

It Is at the point Of the sword or at the cannon ,
mouth and those OF that are here tonight n iee
arbitra ton to settle all difficulties between tne TWO
great nations OF I'm ,ne s% WSr or S al
the lannon's mouth. applause For tnat reason.
give voice and sentiment and emphatically 10 in
dorse every line of the treaty that Is now before
by them TO better that treaty. (Applause) II
would be an impossbility 10 write any docut ha
been connected myself recently with committee
a commission daughter that has been trying n 10
Of even the Greater New-York which embraces only
about three m9nf OF o Pg0P ana hats IN SO far
pleasing all OF them Is concerned. ana II Soulo
together and write a treaty that would suit two
hundred millions Of people lnnaDI4nts OF SnS ,T No
United States; that would be an lmpossibiity: put
have got treaty that II carried our WIZ ehaple
Monu 10 ~ yir he allowed and after this treaty
is signed IL will be followed with perhaps greater
and better treaties than the one that we nave now
before the United States senate.
For that reason. my fellow-citizens we meet
here this evening for the express purpose OF in
sentiment OK arbitrating all difficulties that may
arise between these TWO great Enslish-speaking
citizens OF the city OF New-York. without respect
10 party, without respect 10 religion. without re-
spect TO education, have come here TO voice their
sentiments to the Senate Of the United States and
10 say that the best educa ,onal thought the best
eiiy Of NeMoYork fayorS ne ion of that
great treaty. applause we want 10 pass out OF
this century having accompllshtd what me United
States Government has been trying TO accomplish
ever since il became an established government
More than one hundred years ago We hrst tnougnt
that all the difficulties between England and this
country should be settled by arbitration. and there
has scarcely been time IN that period when the
government has spoken, when the people have
spoken on that subject but what it has been
unanimous thought Of the best thinkers OF this
country that treaty OF this kind should he con-
oa d Sa 'ceom5sbed large poriio1 Of bst
result and Il remains FOR the United States Senate
and Senator'S in the Senate chamber OF the
United States to complete that treaty complete
that sentiment, and set an example TO the other
for the two most enlightened nations on this earth
TO settle al their difficulties by arbitration. Ap-
plauscD
PRESIDENT LOWS REMARKS.
The Mayor introduced Seth Low the next
speaker and left to Mr. Low the duty OF pre-
siding as he was obliged to leave the hall Mr..
Low made a speech which somewhat too
full Of praise for England to please some of
the people in the hall. At one point in his
speech he said
What is the influence OF England upon the world
to-day? She has planted colonies that have be-
come self-Governng on every shore. She is gov
ernng hundreds Of millions Of men IN India and
And starving India at the same tmer) No DO
not think so. England is uplifting men In all parts
carrying everywhere the spirit OF English law;
Now what are doing? We invite the men Of
every race from every ldllu 10 cum" mere uc
a part OF ourselves. and TO get here. by the dis
cipline OF selfgovernment. by all It's experiences.
the growth and the power that comes from self
government. our mission IL as literally world
wide mission as that OF England. II Is the same
mission working out under different conditions. the
mission Of uplifting every race to n higher man
hood and more useful life. CApplauseD Now II
that be so | submit that no greater misfortune
could happen 10 mankind than war between
these two Powers. serious in Importance and
so lasting az seriously 10 cripple either one OF them
I'm their work for mankind This Arbitration Treaty
reduces the danger OF that. and strengthens the
chances that the Anglo-Saxon race under hoth
Governments will move hand in hand, leading the
whole OF mankind to a higher civilization by walk
ing together a. the front For that reason, also,
think this Arbitration Treaty ought TO be signed
tApplaEse)