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Show INTERNATIONAL PEACE BOARD. Harrison and Cleveland Are Asked to Ael by the President. The United States is one of the first of the great powers to demonstrate its good faith in carrying out the provisions provis-ions of the treaty of The Hague, looking look-ing to the universal arbitration of in. ternational differences. Under this treaty each of the nations, to it was authorized to appoint four members of an international arbitration board, and under this authority President McKin-ley McKin-ley has requested Former Presidents Harrison and Cleveland to accept ap. pointments on this board. Responses are expected very soon, when the remaining re-maining members may be selected. - |