Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-27
FOR AR BITR RATION.
MEETING IN BEHALF OF THE
ANGLO-AMERiCAy TREATY.
VERY DISTINGUISHED GATHERING.
Hon. John w. Foster, Ex-senator
John II. Henderson, Justice Brewer
and others SpeaIs--A Letter from
Cardinal Gibbons.
Cardinal Gibbons.

! WASiiNGION, January IA very
distinguished audience. representative Of
influential social and religious elements
in the national capital. filled the Grand
Opera House at 4 o'clock this afternoon,
Ito attest its appreciation Of the great
| principle of international arbitration, as
embodied in the treaty between this re-
public and Great Britain, now pending in
the Senate.
Hon. John W. Foster, ex-Secretary Of
| State, who called the meeting to order,
pointedly disclaimed any purpose Of criti-
| cising or seeking unduly TO hasten or in
huence the action of the Senate. He said
he recognized the Senate as a coordinate
branch Of the government. He closed by
saying:
IL 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 gov
ernment 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 70
be a distinct advance towards the best
civilization, and trusting that it may
prove helpful example for other nations,
we shall hail with joy and patriotic pride
| its confirmation by the Senate of the
! United States"
MIR. Gardner G.. Hubbard was the pre-
siding officer.
Professor b. l.. Whitman of Columbian
! University, made some pointed remarks
about two diseases prevailing in Ameri-
can social life-one. known as Angloma-
mia, and the other largely political in its
character, known as Anglophobia. lie
claimed that Anglophobia was as unrea-
sonable as Anglomania was ridiculous
Ex-senator John b. Henderson, formerly
| of Missouri, now Of Washington. delivered
a vigorous address in support Of the gene
raj principle Of arbitration, in which he
| incidentally criticised the tone OF Presi-
dent Clevelands Venezuelan message,
| and asked If arbitration was good for
| England and Venezuela why not good
for England and the United States?
Speaking Of the objection that the Mon
roe doctrine might be involved in this
treaty. he said: Let the Monroe doctrine
| be placed in the crucible Of human rea-
son. If we may claim under 1t. all our
demands must be settled either by arbi-
tration or by war"
At considerable length he argued in
favor of arbitration as the only rational
mode of settlement.
JUSTICE BREWER.
1t was reserved for Associate-Justice
| Brewer, of the United States Supreme
! Court. TO rouse the meeting TO its highest
| r.,.f,. .f 4 gA1 vi hluVT-
! ing through the wings of the unwarmed
theatre, caused overcoat collars to be
| turned UP and handkerchiefs to be tied
over bald pates, and shivers to pass
| around but Justice Brewers witty and
| eloquent remarks caused even the incle-
moncy of the weather to be forgotten.
| Justice Brewer, who was introduced as
the president Of the Venezuelan Com
| mission" began by saying that when he
received the request of the committee to
| take part in the proceedings, and was as
sured that the speeches would be limited
| to five minutes, he came to the conclusion
I that all he would have to do would be TO
| stand up and be counted in favor Of arbi-
| tration, because, according to his expert
| ence, no lawyer could say what he had
to say under two hours. SO he had come
to be counted In favor Of the arbitration
treaty.
w men L say tndls COHllILtl JuoAiNS
| Brewer. 81 do not want to be considered
as one who would trespass upon the pre-
rogative of the Senate TO make a careful
canvass of every line OF that treaty. 1
| appreciate fully the words Of the Senator
! from Massachusetts (Mr Hoar), so re-
| Gently uttered in protest against pressure
for indecent haste / do not believe in
saying to the gentlemen charged with the
duty Of considering carefully 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 TO run up my spinal column
which says L won't applause and
laughter).
1T is the Senate's duty to consider that
treaty carefully. and when / say that
say II is no trespass upon their rights for
American citizens to express their views
OF that treaty. And am sure there is no
one who will more cheerfully accord that
right than the senior Senator from Mas
sachusetts C1r. Hoap, whom we all de-
light to honor.
'In spite Of all the limitations / see in
the press | believe that the Senate will
not declare itself lin favor of the law.
but against its enforcement They will
act upon it with the desire to do the best
for the interests not alone of this country,
but Of the world. (Applause).
II know judges make mistakes" con-
tinued Justice Brewer Having been on
the bench many years, ! know it is dan
gerOus to submit grave questions to such
tribunal. and II i could see here one OF
my brothers. with whom / nave been as
sociated for two years (referring TO JUS
tice Harlan one Of the Bering Sea arbi
trators) | think / could illustrate that at
his expense 0aughter) But then, what
are the errors and losses incidental 10
arbitration compared. TO the horrors of
war? (Applause) What are a few million
dollars Of wrongful damages. in COMPARE
son to the sacrifice of thousands Of human
lives|
OUR OPPORTUNITY.
Justice Brewer, in his pergation.
brought down the house by a brief. but
dramatic. poem on Lost Opportunities"
which TO the surprise of many of his
bearers), he said had been said TO have
been written by his fellow-citizen, ex-
Senator John ]. ingalls,. OF Kansas He
declared in ringing tones his opinion that
the United States had now an opportuni-
ty. which. if once lost, might never be
regained.
Governor Stanard. of st. Louis. from
the National Board of Trade. presented
the resolutions in favor Of arbitration
adopted by that body
The following letter from Cardinal Glib
hons was read:
Cardinals Residence,
mo. 4OS north Charles street
Baltimore. Md. January % 1897.
"Rev Teunis S. Hamlin:
Dear Sir.-I beg to acknowledge your
favor of the 2st, In which you invite me
10 washington, on the 18th instant. for
the purpose of publicly attesting appro-
bation of the great principle OF arbitra-
tion, embodied In the treaty between the
,-t.oa Gates and Great Britain While