The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-07


WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Secre-
tary of State has announced the consti-
tuition Of the United States delegation
to the disarmament congress, which will
meet at The Hague in the latter part
of May.
The delegation consists of Andrew D.
White, United States ambassador at
Berlin; Mr.. Newell, United States Min
lister to the Netherlands; Professor Low
of the Columbia University, New York;
Captain Crozier Ordnance Depart
ment, United States army, and Cap
tain A. T. Mahan, retired, United States
navy.
Frederick Hollis of New York will be
secretary of the delegation.
The American commission, as
whole, is regarded as an exceptionally
strong body, being made up of men well
known not only In public and political
life but in the world of letters and in
ternational affairs. They are all men
of scholarship, fine linguists and those
attachments helpful in a congress rep
resenting the nations of the world, con-
Quoted under the diplomatic usage
which makes French the accepted Ian
guage.
Mr.. White is best known In the fields
Of education and diplomacy. After
graduating at Yale, class of SO, he went
to Europe for several years of historic
study, mainly at Berlin and Paris. For
a time he was an attache of the United
States Legation at st. Petersburg. Re-
turning to this country, he began his
university career as professor of Eng
lsh literature at the University of
Michigan. Later he became the first
president of Cornell, his service con-
tinuing from 1867 to 1885, when he re-
tired through Ill health. He was United
States Commissioner to San Domingo in
1871. From 1879 to 1881 he was Minister
to Germany, again taking this impor
tant post under President Mckinley.
During the administration of Mr.. Cleve-
land Mr.. White was chosen as one of
the Venezuelan commissioners at the
time when the affair was at its most
critical stage He was also Minister to
Russia in 1892
Seth Low also is known as an edu-
Gator as we'll as a man of public af-
fairs. He was graduated from Colum-
bia University, whose president he be-
came in 1890, later giving 100000 for
university buildings. He was Mayor Of
Brooklyn in 1881 and again in 1888. his
service being marked by numerous re-
forms.
Stanford Newell was appointed Min
lister to the Netherlands from Mime
sofa His selection as one of the dele
gates was expected because he was
Minister resident at The Hague, where
the congress is to be held.
Captain William G. Crozier is one of
the most highly accomplished of the
officers of the ordnance corps, which is
generally recognized as containing the
very highest grade of talent in the
United States army.
No name is better known to students
of naval strategy than that of Captain
Alfred T. Mahan, sailor, strategist and
author. Captain Mahan was born in
New York and appointed an active
midshipman in the United States navy
in September, 1856. He reached the
grade of lieutenant at the outbreak of
the civil war in 1861, became a COM
mander in 1871 and captain on Sep
tember %, 1883. He retired November
3, 1893. His last command was that
of the Chicago, then on the European
station, and he retired upon his own
application in order to pursue the lit
erary work which has made him fam
Gus. His most important contribution
to literature is 1.-THE Influence of Sea
Power Upon History"