Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-14
FOR PEACE TREATIES
Awakening Public Interest in Favor
of Arbitration.
CITIZENS NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NotabIes from All walks of Life
Lend Their Names and Influence
to Cause Of International
Peace.

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NEW YORK. Nov. 1S-(speciaI-Gov
ernors, educators, judges, lawyers. bank
ers, business men, ministers of the gos-
pei. authors, writer's publicists and jour
nalists in all parts Of the United states
compose the citizens national committee
in support of the general arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and France.
Hon. Joseph II. Choate. former ambsssa-
DOR to Great Britain, is chairman Of the
committee, while the vice chairmen are
three former vice presidents Of the
United States, Levi P. Morton, Adlai L.
Stevenson and Charles w Fairbanks.
and Judge Alton b. Parker.
The object of this great organization is
to promote the ratification OF the arbi-
tration treaties now pending in the
United States senate. It is absolutely
nom partisan, and has no other object
than to advocate the cause Of humanity
by securing the peaceful settlement of in
ternational disputes. The prominence and
high character of the men who compose
the general committee shows the interest
thoughtful people are taking in the sub
ject of international arbitration.
Public Interest Growing.
Reports have been received at the head
quarters of the committee from all sec
lions, showing that great interest is
manifested In the arbitration treaties
Busy men have signified their intention
Of devoting considerable time to the sub
ject, while many others have expressed
hearty approval of the cause.
Seven governors of southern states have
accepted membership on the citizens ma
tional committee. Cole L. Blease, South
Carolina; o. B. Colquitt, Texas; Lee
Cruce, Oklahoma; Albert w. Gilchrist,
Florida; Herbert S. Hadley, Missouri
William Hodges Mann, Virginia, and
Augustus f. Wilson, Kentucky.
In addition to these Governor Simeon
i. Baldwin of Connecticut, Governor Jo-
seph M. Carey of Wyoming, Governor
John a. Mead of Vermont Governor
William ]. Mills of New Mexico, Cover
nor Frederick w. Plaisted of Maine and
Governor Aaron j. Pothier of Rhode
Island, are enrolled as members of the
committee, as well as Ex-Governor NJ. Il.
Ansel of South Carolina, Ex-Governor
Andrew J.,Montague Of Virginia and ex-
Governor Franklin ]. Fort of New Jer-
sey.
Among the many who have accepted
invitations to serve on the committee are
the following: DR.. Lyman Abbott of the
Outlook; ORA Edwin A. Alderman, presi-
dent of the University of Virginia; James
B. Angel, former president of the Michi-
gan university, Ann Arbor; Clifton r.
Breckenridge, former ambassador to Rus
STA; DR.. e. b. Craighead, president of
Tulane university. New Orleans; George
Hutchinson Denny, president Washing
ton and Lee university Virginia; w. C.
Brown, president New York Central rail-
road; ]. NJ. Dickinson, former secretary
of war; j. H. kirkland, Vanderbilt uni
versity, Nashville, Tenn; Henry b. CO.
man, justice supreme court, New Jer-
sey; Frederic r. Coudert John D. Grim
minis. Andrew Carnegie, Walter ].
Damrosch, Chauncey NJ. Depew, New
York; DIR. Charles w. Eliot, Harvard
university; Lyman j. Gage, former sec
rotary of the treasury; Harry A. Gar
field, president Williams college, Massa-
chusetts; E. H. Gary, New York. James
A. Gary, former postmaster general;
Samuel Gompers, president American
Federation of Labor; Major General
Frederick d. Grant, u. S. A.; Judge
George Gray, United States circuit court;
Rt Rev. David II. Greer, bishop OF the
diocese OF New York; Arthur s. Hadley,
Yale university; John Hays Hammond,
Washington, D. c.. II. II. Kohlsaat, Chi
cago Record-Herald Frank ID. La lame,
president National Board Of Trade Rt.
Rev. William Lawrence, bishop OF the
diocese of Massachusetts; George Il. Nc
Clellan, former mayor of New York; S.
s. Mcclure, New York; st. Clair Nickel
way, Brooklyn Eagle: d. F. Houston,
chancellor Washington university. st.
Louis; Marvin Hughitt Chicago w. ID.
Hyde, Bowdoin college. Maine; Thomas
L. James, former postmaster general;
Harry p. Judson, president University of
Chicago; DR.. William ]. Mayo. Roches-
ter, Mimi; Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles, u. S. A; Joseph b. Moore, justice
supreme court, Michigan Thomas Nelson
Page. Washington, d. c.; Adolph Ochs,
New York Times; DR.. Charles A. Park
hurst. New York; Ira Remsen. Johns
Hopkins university; Victor Rosewater,
Omaha Bee Jacob B. Schurmann. presl-
dent Cornell university; Don c. Seitz,
New York World; Francis Lynde Stet-
son, New York; DIR. Charles f. Thwing,
Western Reserve university; Rev. Henry
Van Dyke, Princeton university; John
WanamalSer, former postmaster general;
Andrew d. White, former ambassador to
Germany.