The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
Principles of Arbitration
Approved by Leaders
at the Capital.
Ex.Secretary Foster the First to
Speak at a Big Public
Meeting.
Justice Brewer and Others Tell Why
1t Is A ways Well to Avert
Horrors of Warfare.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-A very
distinguished audience, representative OF
social and business elements of the Ma
tional capital, filled the Grand Opera
house at o'clock this afternoon 'to
attest their appreciation of the great prin-
ciple of international arbitration as en-
bodied in the treaty between this country
and Great Britain. pending in the Senate" :"
Ex-Secretary John w. Foster, who
called the meeting to order, alsclaimed
any purpose of criticizing or seeking un-
duly to hasten or influence the action of
the Senate. He said he recognized the
Senate as a coordinate branch OF the Gov
ernment. 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
iority OF the people of the United States
and whose defeat would discredit this
Govern ment in the eyes of the civilized
world"
The outcome of the meeting was the
unanimous adoption of a resolution de-
claring that, believing this treaty to be
distinct advance toward the best civili-
helpful example for other nations, we
shall hail with Joy and patriotic pride its
adoption by the United States"
Rev. E. B. Hubbard was the presiding
officer and delivered an eloquent address,
after which he declared he looked forward
to the day when there will be a court
which shall be'recognized by all nations,
which shall look into all difficulties and
settle them by arbitration.
President e. L. Whitman of Columbia
University made some pointed remarks
about two diseases prevailing in Ameri can
social life, one known as anglomania and
another disease largely political in its
character, known as anglophobia. He
claimed that anglophobia was as unrea-
sonable as anglomania was ridiculous.
Ex-senator John B. Henderson, form
ery of Missouri now of Washington,
delivered vigorous address in support of
the general principle OF arbitration, in
which he incidentally critic zed the tone
of President Cleveland's Venezuelan mes
sage, and asked if arbitration was good for
England and Venezuela why not good for
England and the United States.
Associate Justice Brewer of the United
States Supreme Court, who WAS intro
duced as president Of the Venezuelan
| commission, aroused the audience to the
| height of enthusiasm. He began by say
| ing that when he received the request OF
| the commi tee to take part in the proceed
! ings and was sure that the speeches would
| be limited to five minutes, be came to the
conclusion that all he would have to do
/ would be 10 stand up and be counted in
favor of arbitration because in his expert
| ence no lawyer could say what he had to
say under two hours. So he hau come
| here to be counted in favor of arbitration.
when I say that" continued Justice
| Brewer, 81 do rot want to be considered
as one who would trespass upon the pre-
| rogative of the Senate to make a care III
canvass of every line of that treaty. /
appreciate fully the words of the Senator
from Massachusetts (Hoar) recently ut
tered in protest against pressure for haste.
I do not believe in saying 10 the gentlemen
charged with the duty of con nsidering care
| fully 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