The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
No More War.
DISTINGUISHED MEN FA.
yoR ARBITRATION.

WAsH1NeroN. Jan. ga very:
distinguished audience representa-
tive of influential social and religi
.ous elements of The national capital
filed the grand opera house at 4
o'clock this afternoon ITO attest their
appreciation Of the great principle of
international arbitration as esnhodied
il the treaty between this republic
and Great Britain now pending in
the senate |"
The Hon John w Foster, ex-
secretary, of state. who called the
meeting to order, pointedly d:sclaim-
ed any purpose of criticising or seek
ing unduly to hasten action of the
senate. He said he recognized the
senate as co ordinate branch Of the
government. He closed by saying
81 venture, however, to say, speak
ing for myself, that the final action Of
the senate will not be such as to de.
feat the treaty which is desired by
fhe great majority Of the people of
the United States, and whose defeat
would dfecredie this government in
the eyes of the civilized world
The outcome of the meeting was
the unanimous adoption of resolu
ton declaring that believing this
treaty TO be distinct advance to
wards the best civilization, and trust
ing that it may prove a helpful ex.
ample foy other nations, we shall hail
with JOY and patriotic pride it's con-
frmation by the senate of the United
States. =
Mr. Gardner G.. Hubbard was the
presiding officer Prof. B. L. Whit
man. Of Columbia university, made
some pointed remarks about two dis
eases prevailing in American social
life. one known as anglomania'' and
another disease, largely political in
its character. known as "anglopho-
bia. 2 He claimed that anglophobia
was as unreasonable as anglomania
was ridiculous:
Ex-senator John B Henderson
formerly of Missouri. now Of Wash
ington, delivered vigorous address
in support Of the general principle OF
arbitration in which be incidentally
criticised the tone of President
sGleveland's 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 Monroe doctrine might be
involved in this treaty, he said :"Let
the Monroe doctrine be placed il, the
crucible of human reason. If we
may claim under it at all, our de-
mands must be settled either by ar,
bitration or by war
St considerable length he argued
in favor of arbitration. as the only
rational mode of settlement. Il was
reserved to Associate Justice Brewer
OF the United States supreme court
to rouse the meeting to its highest
point of enthusiasm. The chilly
winds blowing through the wings of
the unwarmed theatre caused over
coat collars to be turned up and
handkerchiefs to be tied over bald
pates and shivers to pass around, bot
Justice Brewers witty and eloquent
remarks caused even the inclemency
of the weather to be forgotten
Justice Brewer, who was intro
duced as the president of the Vene-
zueIan commission began by saying
that when he received the request of
the committee to take part in the
proceedings and was assured that the
speeches would be limited to FIVE
minutes, he came to the conclusion
that all be would have to do would
be to stand up and be counted in
favor of arbitration. because accord
ing to bis experience, no lawyer
could say what he had to say under
two hours. So he had come here to
be counted in favor of the arbitration
treaty. "When ] say that" con-
tinued Justice Brewer, Il do not
want to be considered as one vino
would trespass upon the prerogative
of the senate to make careful can
vass of every line of that treaty.
appreciate fully the words Of the
senator of Massachusetts Mr Hoar
so recently uttered in protest against
pressure for indecent haste | do
not believe in saying to .he gentle
men charged with the duty of con-
sidering carefully that treaty that
you must vote IT, There is some
thing in INV own nature which when