Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-13

preme Court the President of the United
States has to bow: before it all of the peo-
pie have to bow. 1t is-not generally known
that in the years past Rhode Island and
Massa chusetts were on the verge of a civil
war; they were near lit are Japan
and Russia today. but the Supreme Court
of the United States stepped in and each of
those great commonwealth had to bow to
the superior powers created by the Consti-
tuition Of the United States. That sort of
thing has been going on for one hundred
and twenty years, and there is no reason
why 1t should not be extended to all the
earth and wars become thing of the past
before the superior power of a great SUI
preme court of the earth, an idea that was
intended when the twenty-four nations met
at The Hague in response to the call of the
car to arrange for universal disarmament
and universal peace"
Would Disband Armies.
DR.. Silverman of Emanuel Temple New
York, followed DR.. Hale and introduced
his remarks by saying that he came before
them as the representative of people who
for ages had withstood brute force and
forged to the front rank through all adj
versities.
Our motto, he said Ought to be, not In
time of peace prepare for war; but In time
of peace prepare for peace by peace1ui
means 1t Is a great achievement to turn
an enemy into friend by truth. by sweet
reasona bleness. Israel has been weak
people in comparison with the great nations
of the world but they have held their own,
not by force of arms, but by the means oil
peace. The Bible is replete with inJunc-
tons to seek peace; your Bible, my Bible,
the worlds Bible, and it contains no more
beautiful passage than this: How beautiful
when brethren dwell together in harmony.
We today are in the line Of natural prog
ress. We are in state of evolution, ana
from now on we shall advance by spiritual
progress Men cannot get along by brute
force alone and forever. And at this time
crave your indulgence if l say That there
might seem to be justification for impugnlns
the motives Of man who advocates peace
with the one hand when he permits thous-
ands of his subjects to be slaughtered on
the other"
of the Jews that thrilled the civilized world
with horror created a wave of sympatheuc
applause, and DR.. Silverman concluded:
LAS long as the nations of the world nave
armies and navies no arbitration VIII stana:
There must be universal disarmament II
we would achieve universal peace. we are
making history today, and we should nave
care to make it Alright There snoulo De
disarmament by all the powers OF the eatth
only a sufficient force of soldiers being
maintained to assure the internal peace OF
the countries. BY advocating the laying
down of the arms of the world we En- may ot
today laying the corner stone OF the great
universal republic Of the future
Tribute to Mr.. roster.
Mr. T NJ. Dickinson paid a iattering trib-
ute to John w. Foster, atributing 10 MN
a large part in the success of the Alaskan
boundary settlement by the strength OF ms
defense of the American position IN 'hd'
famous case. He referred to the deEastd,
ton of the south during the civil war anu
said that such a state of things need never
have been but for the fact that no aroltra-
ton conventions were then existent to step
II ,n,-dn n
in and prevent the bloody sacrilce el .me
youth Of the land to the horrors of war
Arbitration, he said was in all cases the
better solution Of all controversies ana ne
believed that no country on the race OF tiie
earth Is in a better position to advance the
suggestion to Great Rr1thn imam ~ INC
United States.
1--WE have ever been victorious In arms,
he said, land 1t Is meet that this country
in It's strength should extend the hand OF
peace to it's neighbor Of the same race
across the sea. We are not weaklings, but
a power that fears none on earth. cow
ardice cannot be attributed to us as mo-
tive for the advancement of this great
idea, but rather the desire for peace that
actuates all true nobility and strength. 1t
is, therefore, proper that we, in our
strength and might, should make the over
lures to Great Britain for a treaty that will
bring any future possible misunderstood
ings to tie court at The Hague for final
settlement"
Apostle Of Arbitration and Peace.
Andrew Carnegie, the last speaker, was
introduced by Mr.. Foster the great
apostle Of arbitration and peace" He was
greeted with noisy welcome that i'm
pressed him with the sincerity OF his audi
ence, and with characteristic Scotch direct
ness plunged into his subject without
preface other than to indorse the compll-
ments OF Mr.. Dickinson to Mr.. Foster and
enlarge upon the usefulness of that gentle
man to the American nation. Regarding
this he said that time would show that MT.
Foster was statesman who stood among
the very highest in American history, and
not until he had long passed away would
the majority Of the people fully appreciate
the services he had rendered them by his
many public works. He referred to the
fact that he was at a meeting eight years
ago that was called in Washington to con-
slider the same subject, and that none more
than himself regretted the outcome Of those
negotiations. He said he was hopeful that,
along with the duello. which was abolished
by the English-speaking race, 1t would be
the proud record of the same race to for
ever abolish war and its attending horrors.
1T Is the suspicious moment" he said.
Never have the races been so close to-
gether, and now Is the time ripe for the
advancement of this glorious purpose which
hope to live to see crowned with success.
Let 1t be our race that distinguishes itself
by abolishing war as it abolished the duel.
But few years ago gentleman wiped
out fancied stain on his honor with the
blood Of his fancied traducer. Honor is
the most abused word in the English Ian
guage or in any other. The resort was
then the duel. Today the man who seeks
to meet his fellow on the field of honor
will be considered scoundrel and vio-
later Of the law, who is unworthy to live
in the community with men who settle their
difficulties by means of arbitration in the
courts that are provided by law for those
purposes"
Mr.. Fosters Reception.
Last evening, at his residence, Mr..
Foster rendered reception to the entire
membership Of the arbitration convention.
The resolutions adopted at the meeting
at the New Willard yesterday were pre-
scented to the President and the Senate to-
day. committee to deliver them in each
case was appointed, that to carry them to
the President being as follows: Charles ].
Bonaparte, Baltimore; Mr.. ]. Taylor Eli
son, Virginia; DR.. s. Weir Mitchell Phila-
delphia: President Joseph Swain, Swath-
more College; President William L.
Prather, Texas; President Warfield Lafay-
cite College; Mr.. Robert Treat Paine Bos-
ton; Volney W. Foster, Chicago; Mr.. w. B.
Petit. Virginia; Mr.. r. Walton Moore.
Virginia. Dr.. Samuel D. Capen, Boston;
Mr.. George w. Brockridge, Texas: Mr..
Robert Stiles, Virginia; Mr.. Richard M.