The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-27
AMERICAN PROPOSALS
Will Receive Consideration at the
Worlds Peace Conference. sa
ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION.

Nj. BOURGEOIS, president OF the Arbt-
tration Committee, Suggests n Pro-
gram Urging All Pacific Means to
Prevent Recourse to War.
The Hague, May 27.--It can now be
stated with some degree of confidence
that the delegates to the peace con-
ference are gradually arriving at the
belief that its outcome will be very
much what Andrew D. White, United
States ambassador at Berlin and head
of the American delegation here, fore
cast to the press correspondent in the
interview cabled to the United States
last Monday.
SO far as ornaments are concerned
the utmost that it is expected to accom-
plish is some slight recommendations
to the governments participating.
The various committees have now
settled to work. and the delegates
nave begun a formal exchange of
views. 1t was decided yesterday to ap-
point committees to receive all sugges-
tions, proposals and petitions emanat-
ing from outsiders, but so far as is
yet ascertainable, these will be pigeon
holed without consideration unless
they come within the purview of the
questions enumerated In the circular
OF Count Muravieff, the Russian minis
tor of foreign affairs, in outlining the
subjects Tor consideration.
The disarmament committee met yes
terday morning, and NJ Beernaert,
chief of the Belgian delegation, who
presided, set forth the points submit
ted for consideration. The two Sec
tions Immediately divided and pro-
ceeded to discussion of the questions
OF firearms and explosives, which con-
tinued till the hour for adjournment.
The arbitration committee met in the
afternoon, under the presidency of the
chief of the French delegation, Leon
bourgeois, who was flanked byth hon. |
orary presidents of the committee, Sir |
Julian Pauncefote, chief of the British |
delegation, and Count Nigra, chief of |
the Italian delegation. M. Bourgeois
presented the questions of mediation
and arbitration, and suggested pro-
gram the committee might follow, urg-
Ing recourse to all pacific means to set
tie international questions before re-
course to war. He submitted long
list of possible subjects of disputes
which might arise between nations
and yet might find solution in arbitra-
tion, closing with the more difficult
problems. He then presented scheme
already introduced to the full confer
ence by Russian delegate, q scheme
of 40 articles. The state
nent of M. Bourgeois was clear and
concise. commanding the closest at
ention.
Sir Julian Pauncefote proposed that
he committee should Immediately
before all else, to consider the
question of permanent tribunal of
rbitration. He did not, however, sub
nit any plan, and eventually withdrew
lis motion, in view of the suggestions
'ffered by Count Nigra and others,
Who urged the wisdom of following the
rogram Of the president, in which tho
uestions of permanent tribunal fol-
ows the general subject of arbitration.
M. Bourgeois observed that the COM
1ittee, by not opposing it, gave adhe-
ion to the principle favoring peace
ul solution of international questions
efore recourse to arms.
Recognizing that the committee was
DO large to consider the Russian pro-
osals, M. Bourgeois appointed the
subcommittee: Chevalier
of the Belgian dele
alton; Professor Asser privy council
Or, Of the Netherlands delegation;
aron Estournelles de Constant, of the
'rench delegation; Frederick Hollis,
scretary Of the United States dele
ates; M. Lamassch, of the Austro-
hungarian delegation; Professor Maar-
ms, of the Russian delegation; NJ E.
dier, Of the Swiss delegation, and DR..
orn, of the University of konigsberg,
presenting the German delegation. ,
Sir Julian Pauncefote and Count
igra were appointed honorary presi- O
ents of the subcommittee, and M. i
ourgeois and M. de Staal were en- d
owered to attend its meetings.
This arrangement gives representa- /
on to all the great powers as well a,
Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. Q
hevalier Descamps-David was ap-
,inted chairman of the sub-commit-
Great Importance Is attached to the '
Getting held yesterday and to the b
lanimous acceptance of the general
'inciples of arbitration and media n
IN. c
Yesterday afternoon M. De Beaufort, o
e Dutch minister of foreign affairs, l
the name of Queen Wilhelmina, pre- !,
nted to M. de Staal, president Of the "
inference, the Grand Cross of the r
on of the Netherlands. +