The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14

| ture at the University of Michigan, his
| broad culture and thorough methods
| We're widely recognized by all interest
| ed IN university progress. In the serv-
ice of the United States government his
| personal record is equally notable He
was an attache at st. Petersburg as far
+ back as the Crimean war: in 1879 he
succeeded Bayard Taylor as minister to
| Germany while in 1892 he was made
| minister to Russia. and finally in 1897
was again sent to Berlin under the new
| title of ambassador. Dr. White has
| also twice served on International COM
mlsAons-thOse relating to San Domin-
go QS7D and V enezuela 1S9D His an
polntment as commissioner to The
Hague could not conceivably have been
bettered
President Seth Low and Capt A T.
Mahan are equally admira Bile appoint
ments, each in its special way. Presi-
dent Low has had, as our readers know,
executive and organizing experience in
business, In the government of a great
city as its mayor in forming the char
ter Of the consolidated city of New
York, in administering the affairs of a
great university. and in many special
municipal activities. He will bring to
the work of the peace congress broad
and humane views and a thoroughly
equipped mind. Captain Mahan is
known throughout Europe as the most
original and instructive living writer
on naval history and on the influence
OF the -power"-to quote part of the
| title of his most famous book He is
an expert in all matters relating to ma
val strategy and to the philosophy of
warfare: and his profound technical
knowledge makes him eminently quail
flied to throw light on the difficult
questions that must come before the
t,;,
the United States navy since 1861 was
president of the naval war college from
1885 to 1889 and from 1892 to 1895, then
mad command of the Chicago, but again
during the war with Spain served as
member of the naval war board Cor
board of strategy, as it was popularity
called.
AS Captain Mahan represents the
United States navy in our commission
to The Hague, so Capt. William Crozier
may be said to stand for the United
states army. He is a distinguished Off
GER or the ordnance department.. but
during the war With Spain he served
with the volunteers at his own request.
captain Crozier is one of the inventors
OF the disappearing gun-carrage which
is so prominent a feature of our modern
coast-defense. Stanford Newell is our
present minister to The Hague. and his
appointment was obviously fitting and
desirable as adding the element of ac-
tive diplomacy. Frederick w Hollis,
the other member of the commission, is
Il New York lawyer in active practice
We have above referred to the lack
of faith in results from the congress ex-
pressed by Count Tolstoi. He has
spoken with his usual vigor in a letter
twice or thrice published in altered and
rewritten versions. From the letter in
its final form (Which we find in the In
dependent of this city). translated by
Aylmer Maude, whose recent article in
the Outlook on the DoukhobOrs our
readers will remember, we select some
sentences which clearly state Tolstoi's
central idea:
THE aim of the conference will be,
not to establish peace, but to hide from
men the sole means of escape from the
miseries of war which lies in the re-
fusal by private individuals of all par
tiCipation in the murders of war And
therefore, the conference can on no ac-
count accept for discussion the uues-
ton suggested.
with those who refuse military ser
vice on conscientious grounds, govern
ments will always behave as the Rus