Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
PEACE CONFERENCE.
Editor Stead Tells Of the Work Of
the Delegates at The Hague.
ACLAUSE FOR The UNITED STATES,
A Declaration Made That No OblIeatior
Rests on the United States to Inter-
fere In European Affairs or
Vice Versa.

Inc Hague, July 26.-William T
Stead, the English journalist, saw.
that the following may be accepted a.
a fairly accurate summary of the view.
they entertain: The establishment of q
permanent court Of arbitration on the
American principle Of revision, plus
the French declaration Of the duty Of
neutrals to recommend disputing pow.
ers TO resort to the arbitration court
entails no obligations on the Ameri-
cans inconsistent with their traditional
policy. This is made absolutely clear
by the declaration signed by the Amer.
lean delegation, read in full at the con.
ference yesterday and entered on the
records.
The Englishmen and Americans acted
throughout almost like joint delega.
tion. This was due to no arrangement
or direction, but solely because both
nations found common ground of de-
tense, common interests, civilization
and humanity. The only point on
which the English delegates failed to
support the Americans was the resolu.
ton forbidding the capture of private
property at sea. To this the English
representatives were not opposed, but,
British opinion being divided, the dele
gates had no instructions regarding
the matter and Sustained from taking
action.
After the arbitration convention is
signed it will probably be opened to
the adhesion of all other powers not
represented at the conference, on con-
dition that no original signatory of the
convention object. This right to black
ball any power wishing to join the con-
vention was insisted upon by Italy, in
order to prevent the adhesion of the
pope and by England on account of the
Transvaal, 1t is hoped that all the
South American states will come in.
1t is the unanimous opinion of all the
American delegates that the conference
begins new epoch and the good seed
low sown will bear rich harvest
A CLAUSE FOR THE UNITED STATES.
The Hague, July 26.-An arrangement
las been agreed to with regard to the
objection raised by the American dele
rates to the international peace confer
nee to the use of the word duty" in ar
icle 81 of the general act, in way that
you'd imply any obligation on the part 9
I the United States to interfere in dis d,
utes between European governments =
nd vice versa. The word duty" is I
etained, but on the motion of the ;
'merican delegation, defnitive declara- q
ion is inserted that nothing in the ar I
itration convention shall impose an
litigation upon the United States to
lterfere in European affairs, or vice r
ersa.
MERICA's DECLARATION OF MoNRoEIsM. 4
London, July S6.-The Hague corre- b
'ondent of the Times pays tribute c
the high esteem in which the Amer e
an delegates are held by the whole Il
Inference on account of the manner Ii
which they conciliated conflicting m
ews and smoothed away friction, and h
US: 'To-day's American declaration W
Monroeism sets at naught the basest W
situations of those continental poll
clans and journalists who represent
e United States as elated over their
Glory over Spain and as eager to mix
European affairs"