New-York tribune., 1905-01-28
WANT TREATIES RATIFIED
LABOR MEN URGE ACTION.
Document for arbitration Remarks
able, Says O. s. Straus.

Announcement made in The Tribune on
"wednesday morning that copies of a memorial urg-
ing the United States Senate favorable action on
a treaty of arbitration between the United States
and Great Britain had been sent to all the United
States Senators by ". Randall Crener member Of
Parliament and secretary of the International Arbi
tration League. in London. A copy of the memorial
mas been received by Oscar S Straus who is a
member of the Hague Tribunal, accompanied by a
personal letter from Mr. Cremer. Mr. Straus said
Yesterday that he regarded the memorial as most
remarkable document The memorial is signed by
I452 representatives, Of industrial and provdent or
ganizations in Great Britain and Ireland, which
have a combined membership of nearly three
millions. Every one Of the sguers is an officer
elected to office by his fellows. Mr. Cremer writes
IS. l believe. without parallel and shows how
earnestly they desire the conclusion of treaty OF
States The memorial was prepared and signed in
tsS "hen men II was anticipated that another treaty
treaty would have been considered by Congress-
ley. Lord Pauncefote and others were of the opin-
ion that the time was ino9portune for presenting
serve until now, when it is publicly announced that
aOtner treaty Is 70 be discussed by the Senate. In
memorial is being forwarded to every Senator
States since the memorial signed the cordial
teehngs OF the memorialists toward the people of
America remain unchanged.
Mr.. Cremer recently was in this country. heading
Peace Congress. and he is widely known as a
worker for international arbitration. He is one of
the workingmen's representatives In Parliament
and he was the winner of the Nobel prize of IS COO
which he has devoted TO the of international
arbitration The memorial. signed by the 7.432 rep
resentatives of workingmen in Great Britain and
Ireland, says in part:
The desire for treaty of arbitration between the
& nmH coGsedT GU f @ bio not ar Ioin many sudden I'M
q heRp m HOry and Of
innumerable public meetings. conferences and Pc
titions TO Parliament which had been promoted by
the people of Great Britain For years after the
movement began in this country il was treated with
contempt and ridcqle by the privileged classes and
support from POLITICIANS men OF rank or wealth.
ridicule ceased and opposition was abandoned
names are appended TO lhls memorial StfenuouSIy
protested against the conduct Of the then British
from our shores and Heartily co-oGerated with the
late John Bright in trying TO PREY vent the classes
who then governed this country from interfering
in your memorable struggle Most of states
that the republican bubble had burst" afterward
regretted the course they had pursued honorably
acknowledged their errors and to-day we believe
that our public men, and indeed. all classes. cher
iST % ne b HJeSI yetss bib vG%5u jme n9sd states @
and women in our manufacturing districts suffered
Many OF the poor sufferers fathers and
mothers, who faced starvation and death rather
than sanction any interference In your Titanic
friends tbev are YOUR faithful friends sim and n
the common people who. anxious for a closer
union with your country began the movement for
q treaty of arbitration.
Other countries are anXiously watching and wait
ing To if the two AnglO-SaXOn nations will by
"A solemn covenant, 10 settle their differences
by peaceful means. and il the United States and
Great Britain conclude satisfactory treaty OF
arbitration the example Will be speedily followed
by other powers. This has been clearly demon
strated by resolutions adopted In the French.
trian. Hungarian. Belgian. Norwegian. Danish.
Swiss and Dutch parliaments. A glorious ODpOr-
tunity is thus afforded your country and ours OF
inaugurating era of peace.
We cannot tell what may be in the minds of our
statesmen. but whatever may have been their past
opinions upon the praCtiCability OF a treaty. we
believe they honestly desirous of giving
effect 10 the Will Of the people Happily YOU are
free from Old World broils ana complications. and
in the best position To take the initiative
The toilers Of Europe. almost crushed beneath
the burden Of armaments. cast their eyes across
the Atlantic and see nation comparatively free
from provoking institutions In that nation
their hope OF deliverance from the curse Of milf
tarism Is centred To the Senate OF that nation
We appeal treaty of arbitration would be the
beginning OF great end. and that end would be
what Of your greatest generals indicat ted. and
concerning which your poets have sung other
poets have done-the substitution Of the uen for
the sword, OF arbitration for war,