Evening star., 1897-01-26
N FAVOR OF SRpIrR.TIoN.
Senators Receive Nnay Letters From
Friends Pence.


Mr.. sherman. chairman OF the senate
committee on foreign relations. has re-
ceived many evidences as to public Senti-
ment concerning the pending arbitration
treaty one of them il a letter from Rev
Josiah Strong. secretary OF the arbitration
coniiabi-e. calling attention to two facts
Nhich, he says. are significant. The first
IL mat OF tie Invitations sent TO the mosi
ihuuentiSl men in every state TO attend the
arbitration conference. :spo were accepted
and "a" replies We're received not one Of
which lacked sympathy with tn. move
:u"nt The names were selected uithou,
reference 10 known opinions. hut were sup
piled by members OF Congress The writers,
OF the letters included SeVartV-SiN Judges
t1tN-hVe OF whom are justices OF stpreme
courts. fftern of whom are chief Justices
o' a. many states. and one is chief JUS
TIC" fulier. on may not regard tn. in
srument as ideal says Mr. strong III
II were to be binding for all time il might
ne Wen 10 >tard out for an ideal treaty
nut Is IL hot better TO accept something
snort OF an ideal for five years rather than
abandon the principle inVuivede''
letters lavoring the treaty have been re.
ceifPa py senator sherman from Lyman
ABBOTT WHO says that its speedy and cor
uiai ratihration is far more important TO
the interests of civilization than any
am ndfnent which might perhaps b- 81
cured by long delays and future negotIa-
nuns lrcI EDWARD Everett Hale who
asks that the Senate rise TO thu high
| treaty mark: from Robert Treat Paine
wfo hopes for early ratification: from
Bishop w A. Leonard OF Cleveland. obo
who says that the treaty Is in the inter
est OF praS" on earth aud good will toward
men There are also many other letters
ana kilograms, not cnly from indiyiduals
but from chambers OF commerce colleges
evangelical alliances and Society Of
friendE peace societies and kindred or
lantza lions.
Similar Communications are beina: received
ny Other 'nembsrs OF the committee. Sei,a-
Tor 'Uilonl has received letters from Frank
lin MacNeagh. who expresses his apx,a,y
Tor me approval Of the treaty: a. y TIIs-
gihootham OF Marshall. Field & Co an,l
ex-senator fsrwell. The latter SAYS that
opposition 10 III" treaty is in"xpicable for
ahFthinS IN the line Of arbitration is better
than nothing.
Senator Brice has also received some in
tereStlhe communications on the subject
ore from DIR. Washington GLADDEN. of the
r1rst congregational Church Columbus
ONO. Dr. GLADDEN. says that the failure OF
the treaty would be nothing short of a ca
lamity. -
Senator Hawley has presented tha ne,f-
t'on "i Chief Justice Charles B Andrews
ana other justices OF IN. supreme court OF
Connecticut. while senator Lodge has also
put III bundle OF petitiUrs ard letters
Som OF IN" organizations which have.
asked The ratification Of the treaty are as
follows: Young Mems Baptist Social | mon
OF Hoston. fremont Temple Church OF BoS-
ton. Boston chamber Of commerce annual
conN Nentton of the So.ietv Of Friends Grtb
conference OF foreign ms sion boards, fu thr
jnited states and Canada. Bar Association
of Cincinnati chamber Of commerce. OF
Cleveland. Ohio: Lexington Historical So
cletN OF Lexington. Mass. Franklin Tvpo-
graphical Society of Boston Coner.ga lional
",nistsrS Union of Chicago. Evangelical
Alliance New York. faculty Of the Chicago
Theological Semiiory, Chicago: faculty of
Bowdoin College. Brunswick. Me. ATn-ri-
can Peace Eniou snd others
Very few letters have been received fr,
opposition 10 the treaty