The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16

mont and was accompanied Whlle there
IN. Il representative of Hollands little
ouasn While a detail of Dutch soldiers
was told off 10 give him such physical as
s..tgnce as was necessary in getting about
che building During his stay in The
Hague he was photographed at the spe-
c5I request Of the Car. Mr. Marshars
wide experience in European correspond
erte. bis broad informa ton and his per
sonal acquaintance with the delegates.
make this article of more than ordinary
value.
The Hague, July every important
nation represented at the peace conference
excepting only Germany mad war on its
hands when its delegates talked peace.
The United States was fighting in the
Philippines, France was lighting in AL
geria aud had by no means secured peace
in Madagascar England is never with
out its little wars in India and in others
Of its colonial possessions Russia, inside
OF three weeks, had three small insurrec-
lions TO pat down, and was fighting the
natives of China. Holland for twenty
five years has been conducting a war in
Sumatra While the French delegates sat
ana calmly discussed means of wping out
International warfare, some of the most
prominent and influential of their coun-
trmen in Paris were trying to overthrow
the republic at home, and President Lou
Der found 1t necessary to call out 5000
soldiers 10 guard him while he drove less
than five miles to a race track.
Besides these actual warlike disturb
Gnces there rose on the horizon a black
cloud indicative of an armed struggle be-
tween the English government and the
Beers IN South Africa-a cloud which has
by no means been dispelled as yet.
Certainly there was reason for the meet
ing of the hundred men who went TO The
Hague to talk of peace. Ten times their
number while they sat in conclave there
we've busy in their respective nations plan
nng wal
To AM American laymen among the dele
gates it was intensely impressive to reflect
on the change in the position of the United
States IN the family of nations which the
SPANS l-American war has brought about
! have been much in Europe and much
with European diplomats. | know that
TAie their feeling toward America has, in
the past, been friendly enough, they stiM
failed to take US seriously. 1t did not oc-
cur to them that We were a people likely
10 either help or hinder their plans. If
Inc peace conference had been called a
year ago and our delegates had attended
tuey would have been treated cOurteously
but their opinions would have had little
weight in the deliberations of the body. AS
II was Andrew D. White, Seth Low, Capt.
Mahan, Frederick D. Hollis and Capt
Crozer formed a group which was really
Inc center of interest around which the
peace conference revoived. Not even the
Russian delegates, representing the mon
aren Who called the conference, were re-
Faided by the others with the interest
SHOWN i'm the Americans
The first question asked by a European
Oeesate who had something to propose,
Was not what will Russia think of it? or
what win Germany think of it? or what
VIII France think of it? but what will
the United States think of 1t?
Another interesting result of the war
was the absolute unimportance Of the
spanish delegation. Poor, broken Spainl
her naughty hidalgos received no more
CONSIDERATION than did the delegates from
eeIVla or Siam. As they left the door
u lhelr department in the Hotel VieuX
Doeien they saw in the little flag nailed
I'll another door, almost adjoining, the
9moo Of the nation which rose through
Ae'r ial, and they went quietly to the
SESSIONS entirely bereft of the pompous
| s"-Imporance which in all times gone by
aa' marked the conduct of the Spaniard
on such occasions.
| spain alone of all the nations represent-
90, 1 maze not one single proposition to the
'''-' ehee during the first three weeks of
~ e"ISieAce. Even little SerVia had
G'l '7e TO the conference. but poor Spain,
Ii r''5 I'I tened and bowed down, did naught
LUG Iinng room of the Hotel Vieux-Doe-
s5a d superb apartment with a ceiling
b''11' loTty feet from it's highly polished
IN WOOD uoor. At any time from to
~ lock -
~ was likely to be occupied by one or
lar5 VI me men who came here from the
deI,'o.- 1Ae stars and Stripes. Mr.. White,
h ~ ana fragile in appearance, with
on p-set eyes of the penetra ting think
m, g''A the Whitened hair which is as
IAN 'He result of unrenitting mental
Of H. = Is OF age, made the final plans
sinr'o N%iesa tons work while he ate his
hal5 breakfast. MIR Hollis, tall, fat,
jrp ra's@,'ed' good natured, read the amaz-
Ano,'" which poured in TO him as the
a55 , r.'an secretary while he drank coffee
han "'oi'hed his Dutch rolls. Capt Ma
GEM Capt Crozier frequently ate to-
or 49, "HNe The secretaries and employees
Tba legation occupied another table
f-o-, e'orate respect which delegates
c,rs 9."'r countries showed to the Amer
Conn. was much greater than the careful
n.ru,,IS "hlch men of their stamp would
Tho 10 NH4Nt toward each other.
a. rs russians would bow pleasantly TO
s1, German delegates, but nothing more
rgs.-l zee versa. When. however. either
ibe, me American delegates or met
tro III NE smoking room. the salute was
Tia uf not only pleasant but profound
strl,..-1i nerlcans went to The Hague in
rept ~ 10 try to bring about a perma-
ner5l .,oaId Of arbitration made up of
uarors OF the state departments of all
miy5tsl..o bring about the abolition of
the ner,,.S on the high seas during war,
owned ta'Hzatlon of asl floating property
uge-er,O ny private owners and not by bel
he1t ~ soVernments and the measure
warfara HNemnity not by the nations at
Il tons Il OUT by jury of the other ma
\ accornlt.g" many OF these things were
h the t.r1a S. neg viii be definitely known by
Congress Yrs article Is printed, for this
n then ana W. probably have adjourned by