Show arbitration TREATY ON the 1 alth ith dinst the representatives of the united states and great britain si signed V ned the general arbitration treaty and the only thing that remained tu to make it a solemn compact of peace was the concurrence of the senate such an action is what we have long and patiently looked forward to it will link t the he two most moat powerful and enlightened enel nations of the earth into a holy bond of peace differences may arise arise between the two nations but reason will henceforth hold sway while hatred passion and prejudice will be de thrones and banished into outer darkness the source from whence they came this seems to bie be the dawn of the millennium when the nations shall beat their swords in to plowshares ond their spears into pruning hooks disputes will no longer be settled upon the principle of mi might in lit which was really a balancing of physical forces but they will be adjudicated upon the p principle rin ciple of right and that will be determined by throwing all the facts and circumstances cum stances into the scale of reason and then justice will be meted aut out to each nation according M to what she shall merit force will have to give way to reason reason has been the superior of force ever since since the creation of the universe force is bu but t a servant to reason executing her commands the resorting V to arms for the purpose of settling disputes between nations has worked untold hardships upon the people of the contesting nations in the loss of life and in the destruction of pro prop p erty the consummation of such a treaty will be nailed with delight it will be a realization of the benediction peace on earth good I 1 will to men it win will be th the greatest victory of the nineteenth century i I 1 As soon as the treaty has been ratified by the respective nations nation 3 they should set apart a day for an international celebration banquets should be held at the nations capitals speeches and re jo icings should be had throughout throng ou t the countries the pages of history reveal to us the commemoration of victories won upon the bloody battlefields but no hi history story can show so good and great a victory as this let the day be commemorated that the event ma may y be handed down to as aa the grandest achievement of the age and that the people realized its meaning and importance |