The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-01-29
FOR ARBITRATION.
Distinguished Citizens Attest Their
Appreciation Of the Treaty.
ElTlOgAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION,
Miss Anthony Delivers Her Annual Address
IS President and an Ovation Is Ac-
corded Ber-An Arbitration
Treaty with France.

WASHINGTON, Jan. GA large meet
ing Of the friends Of the arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain now pending in the SEN
ate was held in the Grand opera house
yesterday afternoon. The call for the
meeting was signed by ex-Seeretary
Foster, who succeeded Mr.. Blame, in
President Harrison's cabinet; Chief
Justice Melville Fuller, Of the United
States supreme court; Bishop John f.
Hurst, Bishop H. Y. Satterlee, Presi-
dent B. L. Whitman, of Columbia uni
versity; Rev. J, D. Stafford, and other
prominent citizens. Thepurpose of the
meeting was stated in the call TO be
the public attestation Of the approba-
ton Of the great principles Of arbitra-
ton embodied in the pending treaty.
The audience was large and distin-
guished one. Many speeches heartily
fa7Oring the ratification Of the treaty
were made. Mr.. Justice Brewer, of
the United States supreme court, said,
although he was earnestly in favor of
the pending treaty, he would not
trespass in the slightest degree
upon the prerogative OF the sen
ate carefully and thoughtfully
to consider it in all its as
poets and to accept what was good
and to reject what was bad He did
not believe in saying to them ''You
must adopt it." The great question
should not be approached with the
thought of whether we can secure a
tribunal that will always decide our
way. The main question is how to Sc
cure an independent and impartial
court, and then send to it all of these
vexatious and peace-disturbing ques-
tiOns. Courts sometimes make mis-
takes, but what are those mistakes as
compared with the waste and carnage
of war. u an in favor of the treaty"
said the speaker, because it gives US
for the first time in our life a chance to
arbitrate our differences. The first
step is the most important one. This
is our opportunity, and who can say
when another such opportunity shall
come to Us"
NATIONAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 27.-The 18th
annual convention of the National
Suffrage association opened in this city
yesterday morning, Susan B. Anthony
presiding. The following states were
represented; Colorado, California, Hi
nois, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Massachusetts,, Missouri,
Montana, Michigan, Nebraska, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and
Washington, D. C. The attendance at
the morning session was not large.
The weather was intensely cold. In the
afternoon the large audience room was
crowded with men and women, eager
to hear Miss Anthony deliver the
annual address as president. She was
given an ovation, which moved her vis-
IDLY. She said that the time had come
when the suffragists must recognize
wise political methods and not depend
upon generalities. She said that the
cause was never stronger than it is
now,with four states in line. Before
she laid down the work to which her
life had been given she hoped to see
the stars on the suffrage flag multiply
four score and more, and in the end
the triumph of the cause. The rest of
the afternoon was devoted to hear
ing reports from the states which
were, in the main, encouraging to the
suffrage workers.
ARBITRATION TREATY WITH FRANCE.
PARIS, Jan. Cit is semi-officially
stated that negotiations for treaty of
general arbitration between France
and the United States was commenced
about a year ago, but were only re-
sumed when it was announced that the
Anglo-American treaty had been
definitely concluded.