The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-04

O'Clock were entertained at tea In the
Governors Mansion.
Governor Mann Prc.ides.
The conference opened at 1890
o'clock. and was called TO order by John
y. Stewart. chairman of the executive
committee. Bishop ID. J. O'Connell Of
fcrcd tho Invocation, and Andrew II.
Humphrey. secretary OF the American
committee. read tho call for the confer
ence. explaining it's purpose. He said
;hat tho purpose Of the conference was
10 bring about coordination OF date
and program. with relation TO interna-
tional. national, State and local cele-
bratons. and 10 devise some gen
oral plan for ways and means and to
issue a formal address TO tho people of
the United States TO enlist sympat hy
and active cooperation. Harry IL.
Hunt, OF Detroit, chairman OF the com
mittce on rules. made his report, out
lining tho rules 10 govern the proceed
ngs. william Curtis Dcmorest. chair
lnan OF tho comtuittce on arrangements.
then announced that Governor Mann
preside at the morning session. and
Justice William l. Carpenter. OF De-
,roit, at the session this morning. He
announced. too. that there would be
:, luncheon a 1870 day, with an en-
tcYtainnent for the women to follow.
and "A pilgrimage TO the John Marshall
homo In the afternoon He said that
there would be an important meeting
of tho committee on foreign AFFAIRS, OF
which Congressman Hal y. Flood is
chairman. tomorrow afternoon. and
that the peace conference delegates
were invited TO attend.
No Fortifcntions on Frontier.
Governor Mann was escorted 20 tho
chair by Wardner Williams. or Den
yer; Dr. George Brown. OF Georgia. ana
Levi Longfellow. of Minneapolis. Gov
til n o.th n
self TO the lve-minute rule, read few
words OF welcome, and then. on being
urged left his manuscript and talked.
Iic occasioned some laughter. when no
assured them that II. i'll the exuberance
Of youth. any of them got into iroubic.
he would use his prerogative 10 get
them out He said that IL Was pecu :
]iarly hitting that such a meeting should
he held in Virginia. tho state which
gained the title of "Old Dominion for
her loyalty To the English crown. Let
history record" he said. what America.
Great Britain and ireland, and the
other nations OF the earth have been
enabled 10 accomplish because OF tho
ninety-ninc years of peace. which nave
followed the Treaty of Client. On this
auspicious occasion we should, III This
gracious presence. stress the fact that
for nearly 100 years, under the Rush
Bagot treaty. the American Canadian
frontier OF $50 miles had had no
forufcations and no protection except
the brotherly love OF the people on
either side of the line. Surely we ought
TO celebrate these hundred years of
peace by suitable memorials. which
should not only commemr' nrate the
past, but be Il prophecy c: rne future.
FavOrs Arbitration.
TN tho light of experience and his
tory, ] would earnestly counsel that
we go even further. and ask an agree
ment from all tho powers, binding them
70 arbitrate before some competent.
impartial tribunal, every cause of diff
ference. except purely internal and do
mestic questions with which outsiders
could havo no reasonable concern"
Mayor Ainslie was out of town. and
Acting Mayor Adams could not be pres
ent on account OF Illness. An address
of welcome was delivered by I. NJ. Car
rington. president OF tho Chamber of