The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
ARBITRATION TREATY
WITH BRITAIN URGED
Conference Which Was Attended
by Governor Durbin and Adj
dision c. Harris.
TEXT OF RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA conference
called to frame basis for an arbitration
treaty between the United States and Great
Britain aud for extension of arbitration
throughout the world, was held in this city
to-day. There was a notable array of speak
ers representing most of the large cities Of
the country messages of Endorsement were
received from many others. including John
Mitchell. president Of the United Mine
Workers. The meeting was held in the
New Willard hotel and was attended by
Andrew Carnegie. ex-senator Gray, of Del
aware now Circuit Court Judge; Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, President David Starr Jor-
state John w. Foster. James Cardinal Glib
bons, Winfield T. Durbin. Governor of In
diana; A. c. Harris, indianapolis. former
minister TO Austria; Robert Treat Payne,
of Boston. president of the American Peace
Society and others. District Commissioners
MacFarland, West and Biddle also were
present. Ex-Secretary Foster was chosen
president and Thomas Nelson Page. secre-
tary
Addresses were made by President Wood
row Wilson, of Princeton University Gov
ernor Durbin, Horace Davis. of San Fran
cisco; Judge Gray, A. b. Farquhar repre-
senting the national association of manu-
facturers, Volney w. Foster. Chicago,
George l.. Rives, New York; Edward Rose
water, Thomas ID. Ransom. Virginia. and
ex-Representative Coombs, of Brooklyn,
who also presented a resolution to make the
conference permanent. This resolution was
adopted.
The committee on resolutions made n re-
port 10 the effect that the government OF the
United States should continue TO advance
every movement by peaceful means to sup
port the law OF justice among nations. The
resolutions follow:
Resolved. That the two governments
] should agree not TO resort In any case 10
/ hostile measures OF any description till an
| effort has been made TO settle any matter
| I'm dispute by submitting the same either
| 10 the permanent court at The Hague or TO
! a commission composed OF an equal number
| OF persons from each country, OF recognized
competence in questions of international
/ law.
| A letter was received from ex-President
Grover Cleveland, In which he expressed
/ his gratitude for the invitation and sorrow
/ for his inability TO be present.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Of Chicago,
also sent his regrets for being unable 70
/ attend on account of the work connected
with the Chicago theater fire investigation
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles and DR.. Ed
ward Everett Hale expressed themselves
as being heartily in favor Of the movement
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Siverman, OF Temple
| Emanuel and Mr.. J. NJ. Dickinson also
spoke encouragingly OF the project
Cardinal Gibbons, who was among the
list OF closing speakers, said. in brief:
1T is a matter OF the greatest interest
to every American citizen and TO every
lover OF humanity that things are being
done TO establish universal arbitration in
the world, not only between the great and
powerful nations. who might hesitate be-
cause of the consequences to go to war
with one another. but also in favor of the
! weaker and smaller nations In the face OF
the great and powerful l hope for the
| time when all disputes between nations will
( be settled by means OF arbitration, and that
! this will appeal especially to the small and
| weak"
At the close of Cardinal Gibbons's address
| Andrew Carnegie was introduced as "tht
| great apostle of arbitration and peace.
! He said the nations had abolished the due
among individuals ana should do so among
| nations.