Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-08
PLAN or MEDi9TIoN,
Summary of Plan Proposed NJ the
u H9.. Powers.

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The Hague, June 6.44The arbitration
committee of the Peace Conference held
meeting yesterday under the chairman
ship of NJ. Leon Bourgeois. Mr.. Andrew
d. White, head of the United States dele
cation; Sir Julian Pauncefote, head OF the
British delegation, and NJ. De Staal, head
of the Russian delegation, with all the
members of the committee, were present.
The secretary of the drafting committee
read the draft of the scheme of mediation
it had under consideration.
Articles one and two are declaratory-
to the effect that signatory powers, in or
der to prevent recourse to force, have
agreed to effect pacific solutions of differ
ences and will, except in exceptional cir
cumstances, before an appeal to force have
recourse to the mediation of one or more
friendly powers.
Article three-Independently OF re
course 10 such amicable means, the sigma
tories deem it expsdient that one or more
powers not concerned in the conflict
should offer, of It's or their own initiative,
and so far as circumstances will permit,
its or their good offices of mediation to
the states at variance. The right to offer
good offices of mediation belongs to powers
not concerne d in the conflict, even during
the course of actual hostilities, and the ex-
ercises of this right can never be consld-
cred by the right parties at varience as an
unfriendly act.
Article four provides that the role OF
mediator shall consist in the reconciliation
of conflicting claims and the ailaylng OF
bitterness between states at variance.
Article FIVE, defining the limitation OF
the functions of mediator, says these shall
cease on the moment when it is stated by
one of the parties to the dispute, or by tile
mediator, that the arrangement or the
basis of a friendly understanding proposed
by him is not az fepted.
Article six says that the good offices
contemplated, either at the instance OF the
parties at variance or on the initiative or
/ uninvolved powers, are exclusively Of the
character of friendly counsel.
Article seven asserts: Acceptance OF
mediation cannot have the effect except
by virtue of a convention to the contrary,
of interrupting or retarding or hamperlng
mobilization or other preparations for war;
If mediation intervenes after the opening
of hostilities it shall not interrupt, except
by virtue of convention to the contrary
military operations in course Of execution
Article eight-"The signstories are IN
accord to recommend in all circumstances
permitting it special mediation in the tol-
lowing form: In the event of grave differ
ences threatening peace the states at va
rance shall choose respectively power
to which each shall conide the
mission of eutering into direct relations
with the power chosen by the other side,
in order to prevent rupture OF lrlenuiy
relations. During the currency OF their
mandate, which except in the event OF a
stipulation to the contrary shall not ex-
ceed thirty daya, the question in dispute
shall be considered as referred exclusively
to these powers; they shall apply all their
efforts to settle the dispute and, in the
event of an actual rupture of friendly re-
lations, shall remain charged with the
mission of taking advantage Of every occa'
sion to restore peace"
The draft was adopted without modih'
cation, although the committee stipulated
that it should be subject to notifications
at the second reading.