Show MASS MEETING RATIFIES arbitration TREATIES i new york dec 16 A mass meeting called to urge the prompt tion of the arbitration treaties recent ly signed by the state department with several of the leading foreign powers was held tonight at carnegie hall under ane auspices of the new york executive committee of the american of international arbitration there was a very large attendance and the speakers were repeatedly applauded plau ded mayor george B mcclellan presided and was the first speaker M linn bruce lieutenant governor elect emoke against deciding difficulties between nations by war and waa followed by archbishop ireland while the archbishop was speaking he was interrupted by a man who cried give somebody elso a chance the archbishop immediately sat down the audience booted the man who had shouted and ushers tried to find him but failed then tho audience applauded until archbishop ireland resumed letters from borover cleveland carl schurz and joha mitchell were read mr cleveland wrote it seems to me that an age cannot be called altogether enlightened which sanctions human slaughter as a legitimate and proper incident in the adjustment of such difficulties and there appears to bo a bad confusion of ideas hen nations boast oi the most ad |