OCR Text |
Show FIGHTING THE TREATY. Hibernians "Ferninst" ' Arbitration With England. . Boston, Dec. 21. The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Massachusetts, numbering num-bering about 30,000 members, went on record today as opposing a treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain. A letter of protest enclosing the: resolution was sent from the state headquarters to the presidents of each division of the order. The resolutions declare "that the ratification rati-fication of the treaty coupled with the willingness of Secretary of State Hay, to take concurrent action with the English government in, all the important import-ant questions may precipitate war with one or more of the great powers of the world." Continuing, the resolutions say: "Such a treaty of arbitration, thus obtained, will have all the force and effect that a treaty of alliance would have and concurrent action with England Eng-land under these conditions would inevitably in-evitably lead to war without the consent con-sent of congress." |