The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-12
PEACE CONFERENCE.
The United States and Great Brit
ain Will Stand Together.
ARBITRATION WANTED FOR DISPUTES
our Delegates Also Instructed to Get the
Red Cross Rules Extended to WHriike
Operations at Sea and to Ameli-
crate Wars Horrors.

Washington. May lO.-Thc United
States and Great Britain wlll stand
together i'm the advocacy of the adOp-
tion of scheme for the settlement of
international disputes by arbitration,
which will be presented to the disarm-
amcnt conference at its meeting in The
Hague ON the 10Th of the present month.
The American delegates, headed by
Ambassador White, are equipped with
a fairly well digcSted plan for the exc
cution of this long-cheria project
while the British delegates are pre-
pared with Il plan which is almost
! identical with the American project.
The details cannot be procured for
publication in advance of the prcscnta-
tion of the project, to the conference.
| 1t is known however that there are
| essential differences between this last
| plan and that embodied in the treaty
drafted by Secretary Olncy and Sir
! Julian Paunccfotc. which failed of ac-
tiun in the senate when submitted for
ratification. The differences are rather
| in the methods provided for securing
an impartial adjudication than IN the
! principles of the former convention.
and IL is believed that on those point,
the British and American propositions
are not prccis ely similar.
1t cannot bc said that the American
delegates 90 to the conference with
any strong expectations that their own
scheme for securing the adjustment of
dispute, by arbitration or, indeed. any
project of the kind. win secure the ad-
hcsion of the entire conference or even
a majority of the delegates. But they
are content To plant the seed and make
beginning which. it is hoped by the
president and Secretary Hay. will, in
the end. have substantial results.
The American delegates go commit
ted to this arbitration project much
more strongly than to anything likely
to figure before the conference. Re-
garding disarmament. their in>truc-
tiOns are to tell the conference that
the present armament of the United
States, and any within the possibilities
of the future. is so far below the pres
ent minimum armaments with which
any of the great powers of Europe are
likely to be content that there i really
no reason why the United States should
be called into the agreement.
, Other points upon which the dele
gates have been instructed are correct
lv referred to in the cable dispatches
yesterday morning. namely, the cXemp
tion from seizure of the individual
property and the extension of the Rec
! Cross rules to warlile operations al
| sea. As to the former, the president
expressed himself very strongly in hi,
last message to songrcss and the dele
gates are charged to give practica
effect to those views. As TO the Rec
Cross extension both the United State
3 and Spain, during the recent war, vol
' unfairly agreed to apply the Red Cros
? rules at sea.
q But another point in the instructions
which is not mentioned in the cabl
dispatches. is that relating to the anne
10 Iteration of the horrors of war, an,
: with this. too, the American delegate
| are deeply concerned. 1t was bccaus
\ of the presidents interest in this sub
a icct. as much as for any other reason
that the two technical experts, Capt
Mahan and Capt. CroZicr, were include
in the American delegation, and tn
8 state department hopes that somcthin,
- i'm this direction will bc accompliShe
at the approaching conference.
@ Was Carried over the DaIn.
Galcna, Kan. May lO.-icorge Bundy
a hotelllcepcr of Lowell. was browne,
in Shoal creek, just above the junction
of this stream into Spring river. Tn
river was high and swift. owing to re
cent heavy rains, and Bundy attempte
to cross over in row boat. When il
q midstream he lost one of his oars an
in his excitement jumped into the wa
Il ter. The swift water carried him owe
the dam into she whirling waters be
1 low.
ma Roo.nts WIN Rosist