The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-17
UNIVERSAL
 ARBITRATION Enthusiastic Mass Meet
 ing Held. PROMINENT MEN SPCKr Archbishop lreland's Re- marks Interrupted. At Big Convention of Recognized Leadcr.--I.etters From Grover Cleveland and Others Ad-
 vocated international
 Tribunal.
PROMINENT MEN sPlKr

New York, Dec. 16.--A mass meet ing called to recommend the prompt ratification of the arbitration treaties recently signed by the State Depart ment with several of the leading for eign powers, was held tonight at Car negie Hall under the auspices of the New York executive committee of the American Conference on international arbitration.
 There was a very large attendance and the speakers were repeatedly ap- plauded.
 John Crosby Brown in an opening address expressed regret at the ab- sence of Andrew Carnegie who was to have opened the meeting but who. ne said, could not be present Mayor George B. Mcclellan presided and was the first speaker.
 M. Linn Bruce, Lieutenant Governor elect. spoke against deciding differ
 -~aen nations by war followed
 iop Ireland. While the
 sas speaking he was inter
 man who cried: Give
 lse chance
 hbishop immediately sat
 audience booted the man
 shouted and ushers tried to
 but failed. Then the au- plauded until Archbishop Ire-
 imed his speech.
 -l,, from Grover Cleveflnd and
 ,Iurz were read and Mir. Cleve- ;. stter was as follows:
 Princeton, N. J., Dec. IA. John crosby Brown. Esq. Chairman. Dear Sir:
 I very much regret that I cannot be present at the meeting to be held on the 10th inst, in furtherance of an att tempt to secure the ratification by the Senate of such treaties for internation- al arbitration as may be submitted to that body in the near future. Any action in the direction of securing the adoption of reasonable, decent and civ iiized methods of settling information al differeaces ought tc!ssnlist the eo- operation of good men everywhere. It seems to be that an age to be called altogether enlightened. which sanctions human slaughter as legit- Innate and proper incident In the ad- justment of such differences; and there appears to be a bad confusion of ideas when nations boast of the most ad- vanced civilization and at the same time concede that the barbarous expe- dition of killing people is an approved means of vindicating and making more secure their benefcent, kindly rule and attaining their loftiest purposes.
 Yours very truly,
 Grover Cleveland. A letter from John Mitchell express ing sympathy with the object of the meeting was also read. The following resolution was adopted:
 % Whereas, the method of settling in- ternational disputes and difficulties by arbitration rather than by force Is in accord with the highest precepts or reason and humanity; and.
 Whereas, the civilized nations of the world have by jointly establishing the permanent court at The Hague recog- nizer the moral obligation which rests upon them to avoid the horrors of war by the submission of their controver- sies to Judicial determination and,
 Whereas, the government of United States which for the past half centu- rv has been foremost in the actual re- sort to arbitration has negotiated and is negotiating treaties with various powers making compulsory upon the contracting nations the reference or disputes of q certain nature to the in- .ternational court at The Hague, now therefore be it.
 Resolved That we, the citizens of New York in mass meeting assembled favor the extension by the government of the United States of the principle of arbitration to all questions which cannot otherwise be brought to a pacific determination.