Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-30
Lrr Us HAVE PEACE.


Now Tint The work Of the peace com
rnlsslon IL soon 20 begin, reniniHceno'H
of what has been accomplished through
the agencies OF diplomacy and media
,lon are In order one of the greatest
men In hieh station who ever accom-
pllnhod great results by the means
SPOKEN Of was persldcnt Grants score
tary Of state. Hamilton Fish I've u
was who brought about the Alabama
claims arbitration after the eubiec, had
been hagacrsd RI for years The board
Eat IN ticneva, Switzerland. and IL
proccsiinra were characterized by the
srea,set OF dignity and ability. The
membership consisted OF fnsn Of very
hlrh standing throughout the world, AZ
follows. Fir Alexander cockburn' APP
pointed BY Great Brlialn' chasor
-E.ancls Adams. representing the Unit
cd states: Count Frederick scaiopls'
Of Italy; w. lecaucs s,aompnl. Of swift
rerland; vlscount d'ftajuba. OF Brazil
The de,ibcrstlona OF the commission be-
can on the 18TH 81 December. 1871. and
continued until September 18th Of the
following year. with the exception Of
the Brtinh representative. the decision
was unanimous. and awarded this coun-
try $3.50, 900. which vas paid. This was
for violations Of tho laws Of neutrality
BY her mhicn,y's subjects In building.
euulpplne ana manning the confcder-
ate cruiser Alabama. which was COM
manded by Admiral asmmcs and
ala Immense damage TO American ship
ping.
OF course this dlnicul,y. setiiod
amlcably at u was created some 1T
lie friction. which gradually wore away.
II IL perhaps proper TO any that dur
ing the term OF Once Of Thomhn v.
nayard as our representative at the
court Of NJ. James. the ~ feeling en-
urcly disappeared. and We are now on
such decidedly friendly terms that one
who was not posted on the march OF
cvonts. to take view OF the situation
would conclude that tho two nations
had never had strained relations. lei
alone fought each other. lie has lately
been seriously M. although dispatch
In the -Ncwa" columns yesterday an.
nounced that he was improving. Mr
nayard II Democrat OF the old
chivalry school. but m siralght-oui a
Republican paper a. thu chloagu
Timcs-iIcraid Ia moved by his sickness
10 say some kind and rnorltcd words OF
him. II shown that he ala more thar
any other OF our representatives e
Great britain TO foster the prcvaillnl
fraternaI feeling. The nrHt Of this olaai
OF representatives, was James flurael
Lowell. who was IA accomplished Il
diplomacy ar In scholarship and let
tors. but II was not until the In
curnbency Of Thomas 4. bayari tina
English goodwill became manifested
20 strongly that the American ambaasa
dor vled with leading British stateamel
for popularity at public gathering
This IA great praise. Indeed. but no
greater than the facts warrant
Continuing In the same line. gu
Chicago contemporary shows that IN
entire term OF office Of the dluiln
ruinhed Delaware statesman at N
British court was not marred by
angle unpleasant episode. nor wa
there any aarrincc " American M
tionai dignity. pride or intercat dur
Ing that time. The remainder OF ~
case 10 pretty well stated In Thea
choice and vigorous seniencea'
'sThe public speeches and utteranc,
Of Nit. Rayard brcathed Anglo Amer
can fraternity, they asserted the Ind
pendence aud growing sircnEih
America. while recognising the grtal
nos and grandeur OF the lirltlah en-
plrc. They touched the British heal
and conscience and gave the lirlus
mind a clearer conception ana hlRhs
appreciation OF our national chnra'
tor.
''But they had a far dlnercn, enc,
In this country, where augluphuhl
had been cn'''Vated 10 such derr,
that Il wgs regarded ~ about the onl
unfaillnL sign of patriotism. NJ
Bayard was denounced even by lars
element In his own party and almol
unanimously by the opposition. Thei
were at times loud demands Tor his n
who would display the true Amer
can spirit
II Is 10 be observed as one gratlfyir
outcome Of the new and improved n
iaiions between the two countries tn
nnglomnnia and anslophobla hay
practically disappeared, the former 4
the reason that Il no longer makes n
one who Anocta II especially COZ
spl,uouR. and the latter because It h.
ceased 10 be az Il ever was) ovidcn
o. loyalty 20 American institution
May the reproduced era Of good fes