Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28

LONDON, April 2S.-What Premier AS
auith described as "this venerable guild
hail." without whose seal Of approval no
popular movement IN London is really
launched. witnessed today a meeting for
the adoption OF resolutions pledging the
city to the support OF Anglo american
comp3ste arbitration.
The lord mayor Of London, in his scar
bet f0bea and with the mace in front of
HIN, hoad the center Of q temporary
etage. On his right was the prime min
3ster, at his left former Premier Arthur J.
AA1our. leader Of the opposition in the
house o8 commons. while massed about
the mayor were the Archbishop Of Can
terbuEy. the Archbishop Of Westminster,
Lord Ivoreburn. the lord high chancellor:
Lord Strathcona, high commissioner Of
Canada; Sir. Joseph G. Ward. premier of
New Zealand. and other notables.
Under Entwined Flags.
Over their heads the Union Jack and
Stars and Stripes were entwined Mr..
Asquith and Mr.. Balfour spoke eloquentiy
of the treaty first proposed by President
Taft. declaring that 1t would mark a new
era in civilization. but both pointedly dis
claimed that a peace pact between Great
Britain and the United States providing
for the submission OF all differences to
arbitration would mean an alliance be-
tween the two countries.
Mr.. Balfour warned his hearers, than
whom. he said, none in the world felt
more the burden Of preparing for war.
that the treaty would not mean the i'm
meeting represented the democracy Of
England rather than the aristOcracy.
, Among those on the platform were the
Bishop Of Hereford, the Earl of Aber-
deem, lord lieutenant of Ireland; Sir
George II. Reid, high commissioner Of
Australia; agents Of all the other British
colonies. along with representatives OF
the banks, the railways and the steam
ship companies of England.
An Abandonment Of War.
Premier Asquith said, in part:
The unique situation which we have
met to recognize and welcome has not
been organized or engineered by the appa-
ratus Of diplomacy. The seed which the
President Of the United States cast fell
on ground prepared to receive It, That
ego might have been regarded as the
dream Of idealists has not only passed
into the domain of practical statesman
ship. but has become the settled purpose
Of two great democracies. The profound
significance Of the new departure is that
between Great Britain and the United
States. whatever the gravity of the issue
and the magnitude of the interests in
vofved; whatever the poignancy of the
feelings 1t arouses, there will be a definite
abandonment of war as a possible solu-
tion, and the substitution Of argument for
force and the supersession by judicial
methods Of the old ordeal OF battle
After declaring that the projected
treaty implied no menace to the rest of
mankind. and did not provide for an
Anglo-Amertcan alliance, aggressive or
defensive. the premier continued:
Other Things to Follow.
But we may hope and believe that
other things will follow. 1t Is not for
N to dictate or to preach to other ma
tions. but If the United States and
Great Britain renounce war q step will
be taken of immeasurable and incom-
parable significance in the onward
progress Of humanity"
Mr.. Asquith then moved the follow
ing resolutions:
THAT this meeting of citizens of Lon.
don assembled in the Guildhall cor
daily welcomes the proposal Of the
United States in favor OF general
treaty of arbitration between that
country and tn British empire and
pledges it's support to the principles OF
such q treaty as serving the highest in
tere0ts Of the two nations and as tend
ing to promote the peace OF the world
The resolution was received with tfe-
mendous applause, which continued until
Mr.. Balfour rose to second IL. The op.
position leader said that Anglo American
arbitration seemed nearer fruition at this
moment than ever before in history
some he said, regarded It as an idealisfit
dream and believed when the clash OF
, pconflicting interests came all paper bar.
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