The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-05
COME TO CELEBRATE
100 YEARS OF PEACE
Treaty of Ghent Delegates Will
BE Received by the
Mayor To-day.
WORLD TO JOIN IN PLANS
Lord WcardGlc \oncOmmittal
on Suffrage. hut AdmireS
Our Stunning Girls.
WORLD TO JOIN IN PLANS

The nineteen delegates from Eng gland.
Canada. Australia and the city Of Chen,
who are 80 cooperate with an American
committee IN arranging a programme
for the celebration OF the centenary OF
the Treaty of Chem and 100 years Of
peace among English speaking nations,
arrived in this city yesterday. Mayor
Gaynor viii welcome them "A, city Hall
az 10 go o'o,ock this morning. the Pill.
grms Will entertain them at luncheon
at the Waldorf and conferences will
begin at the Hotel Plaza at 3 + NJ
The members Of the american recep-
lion committee. of which William
Church Osborn Is chairman. cheerfullv
rose in time TO board a tug AT 80 \. NJ.
to meet the steamship Caronia.
, which brought the English. Austral ia n
and belgian delegates Among the
wcicomers Mere Dock Commissioner Il.
y. g.. Smith. William Curtis Demo-
res. John ~ stewart. chairman of the
executive committee; DR.. George +.
kun2 and William Is. iiow!and.
The chairman of the English depu-
tation is Lord Wcardale. formerly the
Hon. Philip Stanhope. NJ. T., aud for
years Il leading advocate of interna-
iional arbitration. lie is president of
the 1nterpariiamentary Union, and at
tended the CoiNereuC" Of that body IN
st. Louis min. years ago. He is a
descendant of Chatham and an uncle
Of the Earl of Stanhops who Is also
representing Great Britain on the pres
en' mission.
when 1t was suggested to Lord
Weardale at the Plaza yesterday after
noon that few suspicious persons have
been limiting that there were hidden
motives behind this weeks peace CON
! ference he FASTENED TO say that II
wasn't true.
! There is no hidden motive what
ever" he sad. We have come here
with the particular purpose which mas
, been specified namely, To arrange with
| the Canadian and American committees
| the method of celebrating 100 years Of
| peace. We are here simply to en-
phasize u Historical fact. which W.
/ think IL OF value TO ourselves and an
! example OF what has been done in the
| past and of condition Of affairs which
We hope will always prevail. We par
/ ,iCularly desire To emphasize this fact
/ because We think it is an example tu
/ other countries. Far from being "Xclu-
sive In this sense. We invite all the
world To- come in and do likewise
/ Discussion Of diplomatic matters was
no part of the conference. Lord Wear
dale said, but his own opinion was that
. the matter of Panama tolls ought L
( he settled hy the ordinary methods ol
cancellation and toleration,' TIL" PAN
anna question. he reminded the inter
4 viewers. arose long after this week
peace conference was projected. "ant
W. must not attempt to read into wha
is now being done something wn'ci
did not before exist
The celebration which il now To b,
planned Viii take place In 1914. Lore
J Weardale said that each Of the nationa
committees VIII consider separately thi'
week the form of its own local C"lc
bra ti0n or memorial and that the Eng
lishmcn have no intention Of suggest,
ing anything to the American and Cana
dian committees,
We ourselves" he went on, "hav,
mad" certain plans, tho principal par
Of which = to purchase the old hom'
'"f ia, Washington family IN Northamp
ronshile. u fine manor house, 10 put /
IN good rrpa~ ana 10 keep 1t as a plac,
of recreation and amusement for Amer
leans visiting England Tn. wing o
thar old mansion, by the way, has TIN
Washington coat Of arms and We ar
told that the American flag originate,
from the stars and stripes on tina
coat ~ arms"
l.urd WcaTdal- was sounded as I,
woman suffrage, but lac dodged tn
question Ia rcmarking
II dare say nay friend Mr. II. :
Ferris secretary of the British dele
CATION to this weeks conference an,
myself would get al lorgcrheads owe
that If We should begin to discuss II
But | may say that even those wh
do not altogether favor woman sur
frage will not deny that some of thci
leading Representatives such az Mis-
Incz Milholland are very stunnin,
, girls"
Lord Wcardale ana Alton y. Parke
? will speak at the city Hall reception
This morning. Among the luncheon
guests at the Waldorf will hc Mayo
Gaynor, Bishop Greer, President join
q, Hlbben of Princeton, HaNard Henry
= Alton Is. Parker, William Church Os
born. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Charles T.
Dawson. r. Cunliffe owen. George W
Burleigh and William G. Demoresl
Chauncey NJ. Depew will preside