The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-04

With more than three hundred
delegates present the first conference
or the American committee for the
celebration of the one hundredth an.
niversary of the Client treaty. was
held at the Jefferson hotel yester.
day morning.
Inc delegates represented the nfrh.
er element OF American citizenship.
After hearing welcoming addresses BY
Governor Mann and President Car
rington. of the chamber of commerce.
and responses by various members Of
the com mittee, number of commit
tee were named. who will report at
the morning session today.
The conference was called to order
at 1890 o'clock by John A Stewart.
chairman OF the executive COMMITTEES.
Bishop O'Connel1 offered prayer,
and Andrew .. Humphrey. secretary
of the American committee. read the
call for the conference. explaining its
purpose. -
1T is the purpose of this CONFER
ence." he said, ito bring about a CO.
ordination OF date and PROCLAIM with
relation to international, national.
State and local celebrations: to de-
wise some general plan for ways ana
means. to discuss matters of legisla-
ton and issue a formal address to the
people Of the United States enIisttnr
sympathy and active cooperation IN
all features OF the celebration. and
also 10 appeal to the people at largs
for such financial support as may be
consistent with the general plans and
purposes of the committee"
Governors Welcome.
In welcoming the delegates, aov-
ernor Mann advocated international
arbitration.
"On yesterday, President Wilson. in
his message to congress said that
there is only one possible standard
by which to determine controversies
between the United States and other
nations. and that Is compounded Of
two elements. our honor and our OBJ
LEGATION to the peace of the world
Surely, after such an utterance. by our
chief magistrate, 1t is especially hitting
that in the United States every pos
sibie effort should be made to suppla-
ment those Of our honored president
and secretary of state to induce tho
nations to agree that possible causes
of war should be investigated by an
tribunal before war Il
declared. In the light OF experiences
and history I would earnestly counsel
that we go even further. and ask IN
agreement from all the powers. bind
ing them to arhitrate, before some
impartial tribunal, every
cause of difference except purely In
ternai and domestic questions with
which outsiders could have no rea-
sonabe concern. Let our efforts to NJ
make memorable the last one hum
dred years impel us to take such
steps for peace in the future that the
nations OF the earth freed from the n
dread and expectation of war. may
devote all of their energies and ca-4s
pacities to those pursuits which shall
be for the highest advancement and
progress and for that Righteousness N
which exalteth a nation"
' Short Speeches.
After the announcement OF commits
tees Mr. Stewart asked that various q
delegates make short speeehes OUT a
lining their ideas as to the proposed Nj
He said that 5000 sug.
gestions already had been received
and were beirg considered. WardnGrs II
Williams, of Denver, said that Tiers
would be a celebration III every city iNas
Colorado. and plans were we'll undef4N
way for a gathering OF at least I0.ooe h
persons in Denver alone. He suggesteA N
the erection of monument on th4s n
Great Divide
DR.. j. J. Hall. of Atlanta, Ga. sai4 II
he mad lived under both the EnG1in}&%s
and tho American flags ard wonl0@
like to see the time come when b0k1S9
flags would be united. JAfs53 IN
George b. Emerson, IT HulzkI0 VI
suggested that attention Of the ce414|
bration be conferred, not Ia thA N n