River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-18
NOT ALL IN IT'S FAVOR.
Sensation I'm n Meeting Called TO In
dorse Arbitration TT eaty.

Sensation I'm n Meeting Called to In
dorse Arbitration Treaty.
New York, March 12.-Cooper Union
scarcely ever contained a larger, more
enthusiasts or a more thoroughly cos
mopolitan audience than crowded its
space to the doors Thursday night to
give expression of approval of the rati-
| fication of the arbitration treaty now
pending in the United States senate.
Mayor Strong presided and delivered
brief address in which he strongly
urged the Endorsement of the treaty.
Hon. Seth Low also spoke. Hon. Charles
| S. Fairchild read series of resolutions
petitioning the United States senate for
al early ratification of the proposed
| agreement.
After the resolutions were read and
as the chairman was about TO put the
| question on their adoption, Wauhope
| Lynn rose and asked to be heard. Per
| mission was given, and Mr.. Lynn then
made an address which fairly set the
audience frantic. lie said:
Before adopting the resolutions we
| should stop and pause. Who wants this
| arhitration?" He then went on to say that
| raised troops and built war vessels for the
confederacy during the civil war. and so
/ again broke her treaty. Il care not for
the depreciation of securities; care more
I for the depreciation of American patriot
/ ism. We can have no peace with the rob-
/ Der nation, England. Tonight the Greeks
are defending their humble brothers in
I Crete, while England. with arms and guns,
is forcing that unfortunate people by CO.
ercion under the Turk. LApplause.l
treaty with government that has permit
| ted the Armenians to be slaughtered by
thousands. IApplause.l A treaty with
| government that has broken every cbliga-
| ton she has ever made. IGreat applause.l
| We are a peaceful nation. and we viii main
tain that peaceful attitude with the honor
| that we have always maintained. Zap
plause.l We ask no war. but in the words
of the great Washington. which this call
does not incorporate tonight: We seek
no entangling alliances with foreign ma
tons IApplause.l A treaty that upon
its face reads five years and means for
ever" GApplause.l
Mr. Lynn then presented the follow
IN resolutions for substitute for those
| already presented:
Whereas, The United States. following
\ the sage advice of George Washington and
the fathers of the republics. has ever
avoided entangling alliances with Eu-
| ropean powers, and pursued its path of
| peaceful progress untrammeled by treaties
restricting its beneficent interest in the
western hemisphere and
Whereas. The Monroe doctrine is a
/ practically accepted code of international
| lay prevailing on this continent. and
Whereas. The arbitration treaty now
| pending before the senate of the United
States Is so lacking in clearness of lam
/ guage and so complicated in cons ,ruction
as to involve danger of reversal of the
time-honored policy of Washington and
/ the setting aside of the Monroe doctrine,
| therefore, be it
! Resolved, That we, citizens of New
| York, In mass meeting assembled. respect
| fully urge upon the senate the unqualified
/ rejection of said arbitration treaty with
| England"
Great applause greeted the reading
| Of these resolutions. Mr.. Lynn had not
| yet taken his seat when Seth Low, who
had succeeded Mayor Strong as chair
man, jumped to his feet and said:
Fellow Citizens-This is a country of
| free speech Iapplausel, and when my friend
| asked for the privilege of platform. l
/ yielded to him with the grca est pleasure.
] GApplause.l He must square it with his
/ own conscience. that, having accepted an
invitation to attend meeting to take such
/ action might be deemed best in favor
/ of the ratification of this treaty. he has
/ spoken against its ratification. Misses
\ There is no reason in the world why our
| fellow citizens of New York who oppose
! the ratification of this treaty should not
| have their own meeting. Applause and
! cheers.l But 1 protest that 1t was never
/ yet and it never can be proper to come to
| a meeting called for one purpose and try to
| twist 1t into another. l must therefore de-
| cline with great regret, but most peremp-
! torily decline, to accept the amendment to
| the resolutions. IRenewed applause min
| gled with loud hfsses.1 Fair play is a
| jewel. gentlemen. j call upon Hon.
| John Dewitt Warner to address the meet
/ ing, and then will put the question on the
| resolutions submitted by those who called
! the meeting, and then we will close by sing
| ing America. Tremendous applause ana
/ cheering.l
| The latter part Of Mr.. Warmers adj
dress was completely drowned by cat
| calls and Kisses and the hall through
out was in the greatest confusion and
uproar. After the noise had somewhat
ceased, Chairman Low said: I'VE will
now vote on the resolutions offered by
the meeting; all those in favor say aye"
A loud cry of aye was at first heard.
With a smile on his face he asked for
the noes" The cries that he received
were deafening and completely outdid
the ayes" Men jumped to their feet
waving their hats and shouting at the
top of their voices, and cried: NO, no."
Notwithstanding this fact, President
Low said that the "ayes" had it. The
band was then ordered to play 'My
Country, It's of Thee" but was com
pletely drowned by the shouts and
Kisses of the audience. At the close of
the playing, and while the band was
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lights were suddenly put out and the