New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
INTERNATIONAL ACCORD.
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN COMMITTEE-A
RESPONSE NEEDED FROM AMER.
ICA CHANGES IN ENG
LISH OPINION.


TO he held at Stafford House. the town residence
OF the Duke of Sutherland. This committee al.
ready numbers over five hundred members and
is the most influential body OF representative
Erglishmen ever enrolled for the purpose Of
directing public opinion on any foreign ques.
ton The first meeting has been planned with
a view 10 convincing Americans that the CLASSES
are no longer against them as they were during
the Civil War. For this reason STAFFORD House
has been chosen for the gathering and the
Dukes and Ears will muster there In strong
force Among those who have become membe1
OF the committee are the Dukes OF FIFE. West.
minister, Sutherland Marlborough and New.
castle; the Marquises Of Lorne. Northampton
and Ripon; ViscOunts Wolseey. Peel and Valen.
tia. and Lords Jersey Grey. Brassey. Coleridge,
Farrer. Kinnaird Lister Welby. Crewe. North.
brook and Charles Beresford.
The leaders Of all religious bodies are promi.
nently represented in the committee. Cardinal
Vaughan has not hesitated to commit English
Catholicism to the policy Of friendship ana good
will with America at time wren spain b
under attack in the East and West The Eng.
lsh Church is represented by four archbishopA
twenty-one bishops tel deans and many
canors The president Of the wesleyan Method
ist Conference. the chairman Of the Corgrega-
Union. and many other Nonconform'st leaders
are also enrolled The vice -chanceors OF Ok.
ford and Cambridge universities. fifteen heads
~ colleges the head masters Of Eton. Rugby
Uarrow and Winchester. and other prominent
educators are members Literature ana the arts
are represented by such men as Sir Walter
Besant Sir Lewis Morris. Sir Martin Conway
Sir Edwin Arnold Sir John Robinson. Rudyard
Kipling l. Zangwill, Anthony II. Hawkins H.
W. Massngham. Or. Conan Doyle. ian Mac
laren" and Professor c. V. Stanford, and many
more
Ministers now in office have been EXCLUDED
from membership for obvious reasons. but there
are at least forty members Of Parliament, OF both
PARTIES and many other public men Tne Rght
Hon. James Bryce is the chairman OF the com.
mittee Among other members are Mt Asquth
Jacob Bright, Sir George Trevelyan, Sir john
Lubbock Sir John Kennaway. Sir Alfred Hick'
man. sir Robert Reid. Sir John Leng Sir AL
gernon West Sir J. r. Mowbray. Sir stahord
Nor,hcote Sir Lewis McIver. Sir Richard TEN.
pie Sir John Darlington. Sir Joseph Pease, SIR
William Cameron Sir Colin Scott-Moncrief.
H. NJ stanley William Allan. d. LLOYD George
F. A. Claiming and Mr. Iecky Names might
be multiplied, but IL will be enough TO say that
leading men Of all parties except the National
,st are connected with this movement The
Mayors Of fifty cities are members OF the COM
mittee The Lord Mayor of London Is not
member although he Is wholly In accord Win
the movement: but Liverpool. Manchester. Shei'
fcld York. Leeds Belfast. Edinburgh Glas-
COW Aberdeen Dundee. and nearly all the other
nrncipal cities are represented by their CHIEF
magistrates
ORIGIN OF THE PLAN.
The original proposer Of this Anglo-American
Committee was Mr. T. Lee Roberts. a Well
known barrster at whose office the nrst meas
ures we're taken for carrying the idea INTO er'
feet The Anglo American dinner was suggested
by others, and the two circles Of workers CO..
operated in promoting its success After INA
dinner at the Hotel Cecil the original plan was
maturad and a committee Of five hundred has
hoen formed the bulk Of the work falling Upon
Mr. Roberts. who has described II as labor
~ love. The principal work at Stafford House.
where Mr. Bryce will preside, will he the ccm'
nle,ton Of the organization and the appointment
Of an Executive Committee. This Executive
Committee Will be empowered to propose ana
carry ont a practical scheme OF work WINS
the Organization will he most influential ohs
by virtue OF its distinguished membership.
will not be 4 paper committee without dsnhHe
occupaton Il will be a force in reserve fof
emergencies.
II the Foreign Office and the Ministry do rot
move with sufficient rapidly when the common
interests OF England and America are at STAKE
there will be an organization in the held WIFE
representatives in all the great towns TO fppe"'
strongly TO public opinion. tf the Government
taxes the right course there will be powerful
agency for enlisting popular support. Depu's'
| tions can be appointed Cor visiting the Prime
a4f
ngs can be called for advocating policies IN
which England and America have common in
,erests. and the business OF promoting the best
nosslble relations between he two countries
will no, he left TO individual and unorSanzed
effort.
II viii be observed that this Anglo American
| Committee is exclusively English In its member
| shin Americans residing In England have had
nothing 10 DO with the movement from pe'
ginning TO end. They are In hearty sympathy
| with the objects of the organization. ana nave
taken keen interest In the development of ths
| powerful agency for directing public opinion
| hut they have not considered It expedent &c
he in any sense identified with 1t. The Anglo
| American Committee is a representative bocy
| Of the Queens subjects recruited for the pur'
| nose OF giving form and direction 20 English
| opinion respecting America. Naturally II is an
| English organization from top 10 bottom Tbs
| only corresponding agency. which will he COM
| Element to 1t In rounding out the circle q IN
ternational good feeling, is an American-Ans"
| Committee In the United States. formed ala
| conducted on similar lines. These two bodies
could work In full accord each in its own sphere
| OF influence.
There Is. indeed. a feeling OF surprise h'N
| that nothing has been heard of any analogous
| movement equally well-proportioned IN ms
United states | have listened 10 many COM
| plants OF the Indifference OF the American puo'
WAR NEWS THAT WASN'T WAR NEbS'