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


man. former president of Johns Hopkins
University Lambert Tree, Rev. d. j. Stat
ford, priest, scholar and orator; w. u.
Prather. president of Leland Stanford Uni
versity, and others, the presiding officer
being John w. Foster, former Secretary of
State. and later prominently connected
with the Alaskan boundary commission,
and whose work at that time was highly
praised by several of the speakers whom
he introduced to the audience.
The Resolutions Adopted.
BY viva voce vote that could be heard
without the confines of the theater the
resolutions were, at the suggestion of Mr..
Foster, unanimously adopted. They were
as follows:
Whereas, by a concurrent resolution of
the Congress of the United States, adopted
in 1890, the President was requested to in
vite negotiations with other governments
to the end that any differences which could
not be adjusted by diplomacy might be re-
ferred to arbitration and peacefully ad-
justed by such means; and the British
house of commons, In 1893. adopted
a resolution expressing cordial sympathy
with this purpose, well as the hope that
the British government would lend its ready
cooperation to the government of the
United States to the end that the resolution
of Congress might be made effective: and
Whereas, since that time, the result
OF an international conference, permanent
court of arbitration has been established
at The Hague, to which nations may Volun-
tarily resort for the peaceful settlement of
their differences: and
Whereas it is the opinion of this con-
ference that the government of the United
States, in view of its historical position
and of the great results accomplished by
means of arbitration, should continue to
further and to support every movement to
establish by peaceful means the reign OF
law and justice among nations
Resolved, That 1t is recommended to cur
government to endeavor to enter into a
treaty with Great Britain to submit to arbi-
tration by the permanent court at The
Hague or, in default of such submission, by
some tribunal specially constituted for the
case, all differences which they may fail
to adjust by diplomatic negotiations,
Resolved, That the two governments
should agree not to resort In any case to
hostile measures of any description till an
effort has been made to settle any matter In
dispute by submitting the same either to the
permanent court at The Hague or to a COM
mission composed of an equal number OF
persons from each country, OF recognized
competence in questions OF international
law.
1t is further resolved: That our govern
ment should enter into treaties to the same
effect as soon as practicable, with other
powers.
The Order of Exercises.
The Marine Band rendered selections be-
closed with the singing Of America by
the entire audience, the band playing the
familiar automatically significant by rea-
son of it's being the national air of Great
Britain-"God Save the King" The pro-
gram previously prepared was carried out
as printed, with the exception OF an address
which Mr.. Clark Howell was to deliver.
He was unavoidably absent. The order OF
exercises included music by tho United
States Marine Band, w. H. Santelmann,
leader. as follows: March. True to the
Flag Won Blum; overture. William Tell.
Rossini; fantasia. Carmen" Bizet; read
ing of the resolutions adopted by the con-
ference. by Thomas Nelson Page. secre-
tary; address by Cardinal Gibbons; address
by Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles; address
by DR.. Edward Everett Hale. chaplain of
the Senate; march, Thomas Jefferson"
Santelmann; address by Rev. DR.. Joseph
Silverman of Temple Emanuel, New York
city; address by j. NJ. Dickinson; address
by Andrew Carnegie of New York; patriotic
song, America, Carey.
Much of the credit for the success of the
two meetings is due to the energy and abil-
ity of the local committee, composed Of the
following representative gentlemen Of the
city: John w. Foster, chairman; Thos.
Nelson Page. secretary; Charles ]. Bell,
William j. Boardman, Gen. Fl. V. Boyn-
| ton, w V, Cox. Admiral George Dewey,
John Joy Edison. D. c; Gilman. Charles
T. s. Hamlin, NJ. A. Knapp, John B.
| Larner, H. b. F. Macfarland president of
| the District board of Commissioners;
| Wayne MacVeagh, Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
| Charles w. Needham, Crosby s. Noyes, D.
]. OConnell. S. ]. Peelle. r. Ross Perry,
NJ. G.. Seckendorff Bishop Henry Y.
| Satterlee, Samuel Spencer, Rev D. ].
| Stafford. Col. George Truesdell, Henry L.
/ West, District Commissioner; s. w. Wood
ward, Beriah Wilkins, Simon Wolf.
Speech Of the Cardinal.
| Upon being presented to the audience,
| Cardinal Gibbons, who was accorded the
place of honor on the program, said:
| Every American citizen who has the wei
| fare Of his country and humanity at heart
| should rejoice at the efforts that are made
| in the sacred cause of universal arbitra
| uon-an arbitration to decide disputes be
| tween strong and weak as we'll as powerful
| nations. And 1t is particularly desirable
| that the United States and Great Britain
| should be allied by such close ties of friend
| ship would preclude any fear of war be.
| tween them.
| First-We speak the same language, ant
| it Is very gratifying to observe the grea'
| strides which our noble English tongue II
| the last few centuries has made. One hun
| dred years ago, numerically. 1t was thirC
| or fourth in the scale of civilized languages
| Today 1t easily occupies the first place
| When the general council of Trent was helc
| in the sixteenth century there were pres
| ent at that synod only three English
| speaking prelates Today there are abou
| 200 bishops ruling sees where the English
| tongue predominates.
Second-We have not only the same Ian
| guage. but also the same literature. W.
| are as familiar as the people Of Great Brit
| ain with the classic literature Of ENGLAND
and Ireland. And the English people rea<
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