Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-07
LEADERS FOR PEACE
Philadelphia Mass Meeting to
Promote Arbitration.
NEEDLESS WARS SHOULD CEASE
America In the Van of the Worius
Army of Amity to Establish inter-
national Feelings of Good VIII
Among All Mankind.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. "a l"i1N
ly attended public meeting was lleld Ut
| the boursc here for the purpose OF Cd
/ tanning from Philadelphia af express
| sion of opinion favorable to the inter-
national arbitration treaties NEGOTIATED
by President Roosevelt III secretary
IIav with Great Britain, Germany,
| Denmark. Mexico and other countries
and which have been submitted to the
senate for ratification.
The meeting was held under the aus
nices of he international arbitration
| commission of Philadelphia. Mayor
| Weaver presided. d
Among the speakers besides the may
mr. wore William Potter, former minis
| fer to Italy; Colonel \. Loudcn Snow
| den. former minister to Spain. Greece
and Servia; former Postmaster Gcner-
nj Charles Emory Smith. who vas
minister to Russia; Congressman
George ID. McCreary and Reuben o.
Moon. John Wanamaker, chairman of
the committee, was prevented by i'll
ness from attending.
The statement of the meeting WAS
expressed in the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The president and secre-
tary of state have succeeded i'm ncgo-
tiating arbitration treaties between the
United States and Il number of other
nations and those treaties have been
submitted for the necessary ratlflca-
ton of the senate; now. therefore.
Resolved, That as citizens Of Thila-
dclphia in IL public meeting called for
this purpose and acting as we believe
in full accord with the wishes OF Il
very large majority of the people OF
this city and state we respectfully ask
the senators from Pennsylvania TO do
all that they can properly do to secure
an early ratification of the treaties re-
ferrcd. and the officers of this meeting
are requested to send copies of this
resolution to each Of the senate COM
mittcCs on foreign relations and to the
president ana Secretary Of state Hay
Tic address of former Minister Pot
ter was in part as follows:
eve believe that we represent the
opinion of an Overwhelming majority
of our fellow countrymcu; that an APP
peal to arbitration for most intCrna-
tioral controversies which may fail of
diplomatic adjustment is tho only hui
manc and rational method of settle
Imcnt FOR civilized nations.
1T is conceded that there are some
differences between nations which as
vet arbitration cannot reach. but it is
very clear that there is now and ever
has been Il strong national sentiment
in favor of arbitration, certainly TO
the extent covered by the proposed
treaties.
"IIarrison, Cleveland, Mckinley and
Roosevelt are all on record time and
time again IN favor Of international
arbitration, and the president in his
annual message of 1903, speaking of
The Hague tribunal, said, The tri-
umph of the principle of international
arbitration is Il subject of warm con
graduation and offers a happy augury
for the peace of the world
IN 10T years the United States has
been a party to forty-seven arbitration
treaties. about one-half of all which
have taken place in the modern
world. 1t is therefore most important
that our country should continue to
hold its place in the front rank of the
nations, which are so honorably m
%deavoring 10 promote universal peace
Charles Emory Smith said in part;
Never has such progress been made
I'm the enlightened and civilizing spirit
of peace as during the last few years,
but we cannot cherish the Illusion that
war will he altogether banishcd.
we are here to say that we favor
arbitration treaties made by our GOV
eminent and submitted TO the senate.
| We stand with our countrYmcn for
these great measures Of international
friendship and peaceful adjudication.
Colonel Sn0Wden said in part:
at is appalling 10 contemplate the
suffering, the Indebtedness. that has
followed in the wake of needless wars.
We have at this time an example in
the far east that makes the blood run
cold to contemplate. Hundreds of
thousands of human beings have per-
ished and thousands are mt this mo
mcnt suffering untold misery in con
sequence of an international dispute
that could have been honorably settled
by arbitration without the sacrifice Of
Il single life.
Cur country has been and is now
leading the world in n splendid effort
To establish the principle of arbitra-
tion as a means to secure justice
among the nations and to eliminate the
horrors of war.
This is the one paramount question
that coufronts the world that demands,
and that will have. consideration"