New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-06
MEN Of PEACE GATHER
IN OUR CITY HALL
uavor Welcomes Those Who
Plan to Celebrate Signing
of Treaty of Client.
ord WEARDALE REPLIES
Depew at Pilgrims Luncheon
Attributes Success of 1914
Negotiations to Absence of
Gables and Reporters.


The delegates to the international con-
,srence on the programme for the CEN
,snarv celebration of the Treaty of Client
,.,d their first business session yesterday
p .,,srnoon at the Plaza. Preliminary or
.on,za,ion only was considered and the
so,ons Of planning out the work ahead
uu probably he left until after the ar
iva, receptions in New York and Wash
ington are ended
II the morning the visiting English. Bel
,,ap Canadian and Australian delegates
mere escorted to the City Hall by the
American members Of the conference. and
Of noon the Pilgrims entertained the dele
gates at a luncheon at the Waldorf.
The first meeting of the delegates had
hssn scheduled 10 take place in the his
,or,c Governors Room of the city Hall,
mi, after formal opening of the gath
sri,s in that room it was found the
crowd was too large to he accommodated
there and the meeting was transferred to
the Council Chamber.
Msvor Gaynor welcomed the delegates
10 the city and commended their mission
as one Of the highest educational value
not only TO Great Britain and the United
States, but to all the world.
Mayor Has Peace Theory.
Referring TO the long peace on the four
thousand miles of border between the
United States and Canada. the Mayor said
Il was undoubtedly due in large part to
the absence Of war boats on the Great
Lakes. and that il suggested the powerful
influence Of disarmament as promoter OF
peace.
In accordance with the programme.
the Mayor then introduced Alderman c.
De Bruyne. OF the Municipality of Client.
as the presiding officer of the opening
meeting Of the conference. and Lord
Weardale. head of the delegates from
Great Britain. as the speaker TO respond
to the address Of welcome.
Lord Weardale like the Mayor. extolled
the idea Of the Great Lakes frontier I'M
patrolled by war vessels as a potent in
fuence fo- peace. He had visited New
York about forty-fve years ago, he said
and the marvellous growth Of the city i'm
pressed him as an indication Of the growth
o; the whole country.
The leader Of the British delegation
spoke Of the Mayors reference TO the
Alabama arbitration. which he said had
been perhaps best characterized by Glad
stones remark. when the great English
statesman said Of il: NO matter what
the verdict was, no matter what the COM
pensation may have been, il is as dust
compared with the innumerable advan-
nges that have flowed from the settle
nent Of that great dispute"
Alton B. Parker. chairman OF the Amer
sican committee; Alderman c. De Bruyne.
" Client. and Sir Edmund Walker, c. V.
O., the chief Of the Canadian delegation,
made brief addresses, and a the announce
nent Of John a. Stewart. chairman of
the honorary committee. regarding the
afternoon meeting. the session adjourned
to attend the Pilgrims luncheon.
OepeW harkS Back.
Former Senator Chauncey NJ Depew. as
tosstmaster at the Pilgrims luncheon.
said one Of the contributing causes to the
success Of the negotiations at Client in
M4 was the fact that there were mo
cables and no reporters" AS a result. he
SAID. at the dinner Of the British and
American commissioners after the treaty
was signed there was the utmost freedom
| OF expression in the way Of compliments
exchanged between the representatives Of
the two countries
He introduced Mayor Gaynor as one
who was to the people of New York what
| naroun-al-Raschid was to Bagdad. what
| wilmington was 10 London and what
| rankin, with his aphCrisms to every
'ooy was TO early America
The Mayor said he had no wish TO add
70 Ills remarks at the morning meeting In
vac City Hall. but would say that the
Ana problem about continuing peace in
We world came down practically TO the
HOsuon OF individuals. lie thought the
nnoence OF such societies as the Pill
snms and the influence of men who be-
l VIZ Ai-iltc NbdN EON4'AN HNVOH Api
sOuid go far toward restraining even
'arike President in Washington or a
'a'hke Prime Minister in London
captain Sir Arthur Lawley. OF the Brit
W delegation. declared IT was unthink-
y" mat any situation should arise which
s0en not be settled amicably by our
'Aesnen In Washington and London.
'' EDMUND Walker. the Canadian rep
sentative. introduced by Mr.. Depew as
epresentative OF the reciprocity which
Ass 10000 American farmers a year 10
~ opbuidlng OF Canada and 100000
year OF Canadian money in exchange
~ american goods, laid emphasis on the
' mat reciprocity OF that kind was
"e OF the strongest factors In the long
r"nolhg peace on the border between
snaoa and the United States.
| :" george Houstoun Reid. Lord High
"mlssloner for Australia. unconsciously
n"ed the feature OF newspaper crlti
=" which the New Workers present had
lost about when Mayor Gaynor ended
- remarks without reference to the
mes II appeared from Sir Georges ad
~" mat some American newspapers
49, Haoe the mistake OF announcing his
-" about month ago. and the Aus
.ah apologized profusely and good
sfedly for making his appearance
f the publication OF such eulogistlc
'titrsries
lug plans for the celebration OF the
,'nary OF peace include the erection
IN arch at Rouses Point. y. Y,
haae on September II. 1914. was fought