Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-28
London, With Due Ceremony,
Pledges City to Support
of Taft Plan.
ALLIANCE IS NOT
INCLUDED IN PACT
Neither Does international Prof.
ect Look Forward to lmme-
diate Disarmament.

LONDON April 2S.-What Premier
Asquith described as this venerable
Guild Hail." without whose seal of ap-
proval no popular movement in London
is really launched, witnessed today a
meeting for the adoption of resolutions
pedging the city to the support of
Anglo American complete arbitration
Mr. Asquith and Mr.. Balfour spoke
eloquently Of the treaty first proposed
by President Taft, declaring that 1t
would mark a new era in civilization,
but both pointedly disclaimed that
peace pact between Great Britain and
the United States providing for the
submission Of all differences to arbitra-
ton would mean an alliance between
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
4 mediate reduction of armaments The
meeting represented the democracy Of
England rather than the aristocraoy.
Gives President Taft Credit.
Premier Asquith said in part The
unique situation which we have met to
recognize and welcome has not been
organized or engineered by the ap-
raratus of diplomacy. The seed which
the President of the United States cast
fell on ground prepared to receive it.
The profound significance of
the new departure is that between
N Great Britain and the United States,
a Amhatever the gravity of the issue and
&Hhe magnitude of the interests in
yolved; whatever the poignancy of the
Z feelings it arouses, there will be
definite abandonment of war as pos
sible solution. and the substitution of
argument for force and the superses-
sion by Judicial methods of the old or
deal of battle.
But we may hope and believe that
other things will follow. 1t is not for
us to dictate or to preach to other ma
tions. but if the United States and
Great Britain denounce war, step
will be taken of immeasurable and In
compare Die significance III eiic oh"oto
progress of humanity.
RESOLUTIONS Pass.
Mir. ASquith then moved the follow.
ing resolutions:
THAT this meeting Of citizens OF
London assembled in the Guild Hall
cordially welcomes the proposal of the
United States in favor of general
treaty of arbitration between that
country and the British empire, and
pledges it's support to the principles
of such u treaty as serving the high
est interests of the two nations and as
tending to promote the peace of the
world
The resolution was received with
tremendous applause, which continued
until Mr.. Balfour rose to second 1t.
He said: Il believe that the great mass
of public opinion on both sides fayors
this move. If the skill of diplomatics
can embody this feeling in treaty. |
do not believe that when the stress of
international difiSrtities comes it will
be broken.
Some ask if public opinion is thus,
why a treaty is necessary. do not
believe that these logical dilemma rep
resent what actually happens. / grant
that paper formulae are useless IN
themselves, but if they represent the
settled convictions of the people they
are valuable
Interna tional agreements with nc
more power of enforcement had made
war far more civilized than in the
past, the speaker said.