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Show MEET TO PROTEST AGAINST TREATY Arbitration Convention With Groat Britain Not Iikcd "by German-Americans and Irish-Americans. BOSTON. July SO. That the proposed arbitration treaty will Invalidate the Monroe doctrine and morally array this country with England against Germany in the present. Moroccan difficulties, and be an insult to every Gorman and Irish-American Irish-American of the country, was declared In resolutions unseed tonight at a protest pro-test meeting held In Faneuil hall by German-American, Irish-American and othor citizens. Various spoakcrs. among whom were Congressman James Curlcy. member of the house committee on foreign affairs, and Mntther Cummlngs. president of tho Ancient Order of Hibernians, declared the proposed treaty was one of allegiance and made unjust discrimination in favor of Groat Britain, and ogainst all other nations. na-tions. Congressman Curley said the treaty had u clause which declared that this country should make no troaties with foreign nations without the consent of Great Britain, and he considered It delegated dele-gated the rights of the United States senate to a commission of which half the membership woro Britons. An opinion contrary to the resolution was offered by Christopher Bberhard. president of the United German societies, who questioned the authority of the meeting to speak for the German'-Amerl-cans as a whole. |