The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-24

Important Action II Taken ~ ver,-
Gus. subcomnsftteer Of the
Pence Conference.

The Hague. June 2l.-The Brussels
conference subcommittee OF the inter
national peace conference convened
Tuesday, Prof. DE Martens, OF the Rus
sian delegation. presiding. The drau.
ing committees report was amended
in regard TO award OF the greater pro-
lection TO neutral states, defining the
rights OF civil populations 10 organize
for resistance, and the rights of armies
as toward armed civilians. Ten clauses
OF the report were adopted. The report
of the subcommittee will now be pre-
scented 10 the conference, and IL is be-
lievcd that nearly all the powers will
adopt the new articles as basis OF in
structions for armies when entering
the field.
The Geneva convention committee
held plenary session 10 consider the
report of it's subcommittee. Capt. Ma
han, of the American delegation, again
drew attention to the omission of an
article defining the exact status of
wounded and shipwrecked men falling
into the sea during battle and picked
up by neutrals or by hospital ships.
He also proposed three additional ar
ticles, which were referred TO the draft
ing committee. The Persian delegate,
Gen. Mira Riza-Khan, who is Persian
minister to Russia. moved TO changethe
Red Cross emblem TO a white flag with
red sun. The plenary conference met
TO adopt these additional articles and
appointed a committee to draw up n
general act embodying the report OF
the Geneva convention section. This Is
the first definite result Of the confer
ence.
The American delegates considered
that some additions were necessary TO
cover certain omissions i'm the text.
These additions will be left for the pow
ers to consider, but whether they are
adopted or not, they do not affect the
ten articles passed Tuesday. The Amer
leans also made formal demand for
the exemption of private property at
sea from capture in time OF war. This
question was not included in the cir
cular Of Count Muraviell and may posi-
bly, be ruled out of order. III. however.
discussion should be allowed the cx-
emption would probably be supported
by a majority mainly composed of the
smaller powers.
London, June 21.-The correspondent
of the Daily News at The Hague, dis
cussing the question of private prop
erty at sea, which was brought into
startling prominence by Capt. Mahan
| Tuesday, says: at is n matter Of life
and death for England. British and
American interests on this question are
totally opposed. 1t Is obvious that the
Americans are only concerned for their
own interests. which are that, on the
outbreak of war. the British mercantile
marine should be transferred to the
neutral American flag"
Washington, June 21.--Private adj
vices received here from high author
! ity are 10 the effect that the conference
at The Hague probably will be re-
deemed nominally from failure through
an agreement on an arbitration project
that will satisfy the apparently gem
eral demand on that point, but which
at the same time. by carefully framed
safeguards, will SO narrow the field of
matters that may or must go before
the arbitration tribunal as TO make IL
little more than arbitration in name.
The German attitude is said to be only
little in advance of that of some OF
the other powers. after all, In opposi-
tion to the plans submitted, and the
disaffection is more general than APP
! pears on the surface. AS for the other
projects that were especially desired
by the Americans. such as protection of
individual property from seizure at sea,
they have all been irredeemably lost,
according TO this report.