The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-04
Centennial of Treaty Of
Client to Be Gener-
ally Celebrated.
NOTABLE MEN ARE
MAKING PROGRAM
Distinguished Gathering of Peace
Advocates From United States
and Canada in Session at Jef-
ferson Hotel British
Ambassador Speaks
Here Tonight.

Before ono OF the most cosmopolitan
aesem mblagcs ever convened In Rich
rnond the groundwork OF plans for the
celebration OF the Treaty OF Client and
the hundred years OF peace between tho
United States and Great Britain was
laid yesterday in the auditorium OF tho
Jeffereon Hotel by tho American com
mittee called in conference for tina,
purpose. Thcre was active represen-
tation from every section of tho Amer
lean nation and from the far border
country OF Canada, and tho cordial
spirit OF cooperation and the .nsiytent
ehrnestncss OF the delegates betokcned
that tho frst worldwide celebration
ever TO be held since nations were
formed would rank high among tho
greatest cpochs In the worlds history.
Distinguished Gathering.
IT was perhaps ono OF tho most dis
ttngutshed gatherings of men and wom-
-n ever held in Richmond. Among the
delegates here now arc Oscar s. Straus
member Of the Roosevelt Cabinet for
mer American ambassador TO Turkey
and Progressive nominee for Governor
OF New York in 1912; Charles Page
Bryan, former American am bassnior 10
Japan and mivister TO Portugal: DR.
Henry >. Drinitcr, president OF I.chigh
University; Henry g. Morris. OF Chi
cago. former United States consul at
Ghent; former Governor Frank S
Streeter, OF New HAMPSHIRE; Thomas
i. BaNard one OF the few living de-
scendants of s!gncr OF the Treaty OF
Ghent; General j. Warren Kcifer. OF
Springfield. O.. former Speaker of the
House Of Representatives. Or. Albert
SHAW. editor OF Review OF Reviews,
and many others.
Mr.. Straus. il was announced. will
speak 10 the children OF the John Mar
shall High School at . o'clock this af-
iernoon. and the delegates Will he en-
tertaincd by the chorus OF the school
Al O'Clock Mir. Straus will sncalS nj
Beth Ahabah Temple. under the au
spices OF the Council of Jewish Women.
and the public is invited TO attend
british Ambassador TO speak
The conference VIII be the guests OF
the city this afternoon, and ut a ban
quet IN the Jefferson Hotel to-night
when sir Cecil Spring Rice. British am
bassador. VIII respond TO the toast
The King OF England" Others who
VIII respond 10 toasts are: Major
Charles + Hamilton. THE People OF
the Dominion OF Canada: Dr. James
Brown Scott, The President Of
France; DR.. George +. Kunz. ".rh4
Emperor OF Germany" and Dr. Albert
shaw The President or the United
States"
1t was deemed appropriate by many
OF the speakers Yesterday morning
that such conference should b. held
in Virginia, cradle of the Republic"
and first settling place of tho English
colonists. 1t waH Governor Mann who
touched tho keynote OF harmony when
he said that Massachusetts, once tie
Northern part of Virginia, and the Old
Dominion, had forgotten their late 'in-
pleasantness." ana had become aligned
again for common cause He was
cheered to the echo. He referred too.
n h. IN fI,at f..~
the American Canadian frontier OF g.
$40 miles had had no fertilization on
either side, no barrier between the two
peoples TO remind them of what many
believe TO have been 81 causeless war
in 1912.
Wanted No aIoliycoddIes.
There was but one minor note of
discord In the proceedings, and that oc
Cured when Colonel George Brown. OF
Georgia. saying that one OF his fore
bears had died at the battle OF Kings
Mountain and another FraZicr's Farm.
declared tho martial triumphs of the
American people should not be for
gotten In the celebration of peace
and that ne did not want to see the
country made a nation Of mollycoddles
lie said that tho children should be
taught the military achievements OF
their fathers, and that. as for him.
he was willing TO meet any nation
half way with the olive branch. but
that If a nation wanted something else
he was equally ready. There had been
no intsmation that the glory Of Ameri-
can arms should ever be forgotten. nor
that military triumphs should not be
celebrated III manner beiitting them as
was explained by X-Congressman w
Nv. Cocks. of New York, who replied
10 the militant Georgian
we are called in conference" said
Mr.. Cocks, Ito Jay plans for tho cele-
,snt Too, f.f
ties not for destructive policies. And
celebrating peace will not make OF
us a nation Of mollycoddlcs The re-
marks just made are not gcrmane TO
the question at issue"
Canada Favors Celebrations
Z. II. Scammcll, OF the Canadian COM
mittcc. stirred the members of the
American committee to applause when
he told OF the sentiment in all the nine
provinces OF his country in favor OF
the peace celebration, and when he
asked that there should be an ex-
change of speakers between tho two
countries TO address every city and
hamlet school which bore the same
name.
lust before tho session adjourned n
cablegram from England, asking that
message of good will be sent to the
banquet OF the English committee to
be held In Hotel Cecil tomorrow night
was read. and the secretary was in
structed to send n message OF cncnnr-
agement and congratulation.
Tho morning session. was devoted to
speeches OF welcome and reply, and to
discussion of plans for holding the
celebration Committees wero appoint
ed to work out different phases of the
plans. and they mot in the afternoon.
At 3:30 o'clock the women attending
the conference were taken on "a sight
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