The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-01
CZAR'S PEACE CONGRESS.
The Drafting Committee Adopts the
First Six Articles of Russia's
Arbitration Scheme.
PROVISION IN THE AMERICAN PLAN.
Permanent Tribunal to BE Urged-The
American Proposition to Exempt fri-
waite Property from seizure At sea to BE
Debated, with "A Strong Probability of
Its Being Adopted.

The Hague, May 30.-Thc drafting
Committee, or subcommittee, of the
arbitration committee met yesterday
and discussed the Russian scheme,
adopting with Slight notifications the
first Sin articles. Count Nigra, chief
of the Italian delegation, submitted a
proposal Of mediation and arbitration,
consisting Of six articles, in the form
of an amendment to the Russian prof
ect. The Americans also submitted an
amendment, demanding that. in the
event Of a dispute between two ma
tions. each should choose another ma
ton to act together as arbitrators to
settle the difference without bloodshed.
This must not be confoundcd with the
proposal for a permanent arbitration
tribunal which the Americans viii in
troduce during the week, The Italian
proposal includes clause providing
that mediation and arbitration shall
not stop mobilization or preparation
for war. Neither the American nor
italian amendment has yet been dis
cussed.
The naval and military sections Of
the disarmament committee both met
yesterday and exchanged ideas in IL
desultory manner. The impression
gains ground that the outcome Of this
committee will be practically nil 4
brief official record of the dOings of
the peace conference during the last
week says: Provisional proposals for
mediation and arbitration have been
submitted by the representatives Of
Russia, Great Britain, Italy and the
United States. The correspondent
here of the Associated press learns
that the statement that the Americans
have submitted an arbitration proposal
Is incorrect. Their proposals for per
manent tribunal are not ready, as a
French translation is necessary. They
will probably be submitted on Wednes-
day. The British minister to the
Netherlands, Henry Howard, gave a
grand reception last night at which all
the delegates and the leaders of Dutch
society were present.
The United States Peace Plan.
Washington, May 3O.-The president
and Secretary Hay are gratified at the
precedence given by The Hague con
ference to the subject Of arbitration,
which is regarded as mainly American
in conception. The detailed scheme Of
the United States delegates was care
fully brought out at the state depart
ment before the commissioners sailed
from New York. The details of the
American project cannot be divulgcd.
as matter of courtesy to the
conference, but il can be stated
that the American project is rcmarlla-
BILE at once for its simplicity and com
prehensIvcness. 1t differs considerably
from what is known as the Olney-
PauncefOtC proposition, as set out in
the arbitration treaty which failed Of
1t provides for a perma-
nent tribunal of arbitration, an impair
tial arbitration being thought more
probable thereby than If arbitrators |
were chosen in the heat of controversy. |
The news from The Hague that the |
British and Russian representatives |
are comforting with u view to rccOncil- |
ing the points of difference in their two |
schemes of arbitration gives satisfac- |
ton here, Tor the reason that it prom |
Uses well for an easy amalgamation Of |
opposing schemes with the American |
project, the latter being very similar in |
principle 10 the British plan. The re-
ported decision of the conference TO adj |
NIT as a subject for deliberation and |
action the American proposition to ex-
empt private property from seizure at |
sea is also gratifying. The assurance |
that England, which has long held
aloof, viii give her support to this
American proposition is believed al
most to insure its adoption. and if this
should be the ease the state depart
nent would regard that one result as
more than repaying the nations con
,erned for the cost and trouble Of as
sembling the conference.