New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-16

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regulated. and the machinery by which the rule is
given effect but it is also the substitute IN me
force and conserves and stimulates commerce by
% ne Of peace and the
people have always given all EFFORTS Tor aroltrai
countries their strong approval; they are observ-
ing today am sure Mth me gTeaseS9 "a ddin
in that direction. , ,, -, -.
do they accomplish? They simply put the rule of
law in place of the tyranny of the strong hand and
make right instead of might the controlling factor
in the commercial intercourse between states. The
able to a pao GI iced with despotc rule and
that is old cardinal political tenet that all 1uss
men men 'l''e"' 10 " S''s''''''S''' lows '',,
tween England and America, and that when TO sup
nit great TO an arb:tral tribunal made up IN
Each party having equal number of arbitrators
the foreign umpirss it was SAID would .1or rea my
arbitrators might reach results not acceptable to
either party, might be biased and preJudiced
by interest or sentiment as to ignore completely the
intrinsic merits of the case. ,,s,,. 49,,
A best solution of this seemed to be diticult ana
that dc9y peculiarly Pro Wo great
English Speaking s' COUNTRIES. Each of them is
UNIQUE and each has abiding faith in its Judges
the solution to which I refer consists in dispensing
ung the ibunal of pn eonai number Of national
judges half chosen by one party ana hair pI Ine
tribunal should consist of judges is shown by
tee of England saved the situation by conciding
with the views of his American colleagues and
In that connection. and because of the immense
to have a mode Of settling ali trials between Eng
land and America let make an additional sug-
by arbitration that it be settled right. 1t
e a so ee6a { Ieaee e t be that their
side of the case has been fully and fairly consid-
To place such arbitraI tribunal have re
ferred to persons privately or publicly pledged to
if any decision is right the decision can be only
party INDUCING in the performances. But the vic
0Py SO bn gh f bs hqm It
which should be friendly. but which is ahenated
The basis OF all true arbitration is the confidence
of the parties in each others honesty of PURPOSE
er wound upon the cause of peace through in
dence; yet shaken it must be if court of arbitra
ton that ought to be as judicial and impartial as
the makeup by one Of the parties as to make any
To refuse arbitration may be justihabe,' and is
at all events straightforward To consent to arbi:
win and tails you lose affair is unworthy of a self
eG IN and 3 the eaSS Chsmb
Of Commerce, interested in international arbitra-
peace being vital to commerce. cannot exert
It's powerful influence both at home and abroad 70
not only for arbitration between States as against
9f h0nq6 nnd IS f to enforce
| conduct between sovereign States punish for
misconduct yet there IS bar Of enlightened public
must plead and justify itself upon the penalty
OF ne GTnsqpe ana GonaemaaQon OF the sovereign
Weight and auth0rg is one Of h g d
pitality we are now enjoying and who has made
It's annual feasts one OF the notable days Of the
American year.
DR.. Greer, the next speaker spoke of the prog
ress the United States was making. In declin-
| ing to accept the pessimistic saying THE rich
have become richer and the poor poorer" he
/ said;
you 1T wRa x sa but to S.S0 @
evening upon the great PROSPERITY and the nTornis
| ing outlook of this American nation and OF the
the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting
poorer I do not share that opinion. They are
| is somewhat like two trains running side by side
going 50 5St that 6oE Kay or max makes Int
seem as though the other We're going back But 1t
both going And if the richer are getting richer
land is prospecting. and will continue to prosper
| nt gentlemen. let US not suppose that pros,
he elements, and allow it is not only of the
! we must not suppose that revolving wheel is
Sy4on9n 5i always with an evolving life. The
or its in the course Of its prog
coHo rs 0GVeoPng man4o0d AS our PROSPEROUS
| increase as they increase? Is his measure their
velo 800 hn u ON me NJ San 10 eIP[ess nm mn 10 %
| human qualities with finer feature, with nobler
| cuts that clearly express his image man?
and superaclally. that the Roman Empire fell be-
cause Of It's great material prosperity. No, not
| Not because Of its great material prosperity but
| because there was not found the big enough
TO go into il all, to transfgure aud TO redeem 1t.
! And when the man fell. and only then did the
| The problem that confronts us in this land and
In Great Britain and all the lands around the globe
| is the problem Of turning out the years go by
| stronger manhood, let it come from where it may
IS East and West West
| TIL sky stand presently Gods great juds-
Yet there is neither West border nor breed
When two strong men stand face to face though they
| from the ends Of the earth
Mayor Mcclellan was the last speaker. He
said:
| Mr.. Morley has spoken to US as an Englishman
| Secretary Shaw has spoken TO us American,
and the Secretary has said that he is reasonably
even after last Tuesday. When was first asked
make speech and 1 was told that the Chamber
Of Commerce was non-partisan and nOn-polltical
day am glad that the Chamber Of Commerce Is
partisan and non-poltiCal. Mr.. Morley has said
that he has left the table am sorry he has gone
because l should like to have said 10 him that de-
In coming to the United States John Morley does
not come a foreign country. but he comes home
about him for wherever the English language is
If his fe9ds We are more fo is the mouse
tongue the man who because Of his knowIedee and
his assortment has told us so much about the eeh
teenth century-a period fTaught with Importance
not only to France but who speak the Eng
and the greatness Of that greatest OF English heroes
and English statesmen, ana one of our heroes and
statesmen, Edmund Burke. he is very near to us
and because he comprehended Burke and Burke's
point OF view; he comprehended the ideas that
lie of ours into being
And so in understanding the spirit that created
the United States, he understands the spirit that
actuates US to-daythe most precious heritage that
we have from the fathers. the most precious heri
ase ana the pest heritage that We possess in this