New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-04
MOVE FOR ARBITRATION,
4ctiue Work to Secure an Anglo
american Treaty Begun.

Washington Dec 3.-The awakening through
out the United States Of a popular sentiment
which il is hoped. viii develop into natlossi
,s-,,.r5 fo- an arbitration treaty between the
T-r;ted States and Great Britain was the oo1ect
cf a Gathering this afternoon at the nome OF
Holm " Foster. formerly Secretary OF state.
:. : understood that the movement has the
hearty approval Of the President. Among those
,,resent to-day were Admiral Dewey, General
Neison A. Miles Wayne MacVeagh, Thomas
Nelson Page Clifford Pinchot. John r. Proctor.
General H Y Boynton d. c. Gilman, Charles
a Glover. District Commissioners MacFarland
and West. John JOY Edison, Charles J. Bell.
William J. Boardman and ". Y. Cox. Mon
signor D. J. O'Connell was unable TO be present,
hut telegraphed TO General Foster his sympathy
with the movement. The men named constitute
the local committee. and will arrange for
meeting Of the National Arbitration Committee
in this city on January u
Regarding the scope Of the plan. which is to
be pushed vigorously in the hope of securing
81 an early date the conclusion Of an arbitra-
ton treaty following the general lines of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty OF 1897, The Associated
Press is authorized TO make this statement:
In April 1896. q notable conference of the
friends Of international arbitration was held in
Washington attended by prominent and repre-
sentative citizens from all parts of the United
States. That conference declared in favor of an
arbitration treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, and IT was followed in January
1897. by The signing of such a treaty by Sec
retary Hay and Sir Julian Pauncefote. The
treaty failed by a close vote 10 receive the two
thirds majority required for its ratification.
Il is understood that prominent among the
objections urged against this treaty were the
complications growing out Of the Clayton Bul-
treaty and the ControNers,r over the Alaskan
boundary These having been disposed OF. il is
felt hy the friends of international arbitration
that he present is favorable time to reawaken
of arNff
treaty with Great Britain. They point out that
France has already taken the lead of us in this
matter by the convention recently made with
Great Britain. when the United States
kindred nation should have set the example
Al q meeting of the executive committee ap-
pointed by the conference of 1885, held last
week in New-YoTk. 1t was decided to call a.
meeting Of the National Arbitration Committee
N Washington on January u next. 10 take this
subject into consideration and adopt such meas
ures as may seem desirable TO be ia ken. To ad-
vance these ends a local committee was desig-
mated for Washington, and II is contemplated
70 organize similar committees in other leading
cities OF the country.
A circular letter n this effect has been sent
throughout the country. II is learned thst Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand. the new British Am
hassa6or who has just arrived in Washington,
Is an earnest advocate Of international arbitra-
riou While he IS not associated with the move
me-t IN this country. Of course, il can be said
that SIT Mortimer may he relied TO bring
rerlatlOnal Arbitration Committee in the United
states is working for. The new British Am
uasSadoT has been p lifelong believer in the
cordial and inherent frien6liness on which Brit
'sh-Amerlcsn relations are based. and his ap-
polntUent 10 the Washington embassy is re-
carded i'm official circles here especially fort
Ura1e for the movement which Admiral Dewey
and General Foster head.