Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-25
AMERICAN MADE PRESIDENT OF
PEACE CONFERENCE,
THE DELEGATES ORGANIZE
Effective President Is the Head of the
Belgian Observation-Disclosures Com
mittee Divided Into Two Commit
tees, War and Marine-Queeu vii
helmina Arrives.

The Hague, May 24.--rhe chiefs of
the delegations TO the peace conference
heId private meeting yesterday At
the House in the Woods and after
wards informed their colleagues OF the
ARRANGEMENTS made for choice of
presidents OF the various committees,
as previously agreed upon The dele
gates approved OF the selections made.
The conference held plenary sitting
at noon. The selections were then Off
cially ratified without incident. The
following is list of the members of
the first committee:
Honorary preSidents-Count Won
Munster, head of the German delega-
ton, and MIR. Andrew D. White, head
Of the American delegation.
Effective presidential. De Bernaect,
head of the Belgian delegation.
Vice presidential p. c. Van Karne-
beck, head of the delegation of the
Netherlands.
1t is divided into two sections, war
and marine. The vice presidents of
the war sections are l.icut.-Gen. Abdul
lah Pasha of the Turkish delegation;
Maj. Gen. Ardagh of the British dele
CATION, and Brighten. Monnier of ;he
French delegation.
The vice-presidents of the marine
section are NiCe-Admiral Fisher of the
British delegation; viceAdmiral Pet
han of the French delegation and Capt.
Siegel of the German delegation.
The second committee is constituted
as follows: Honorary presidents, the
Duke De Tetuan, head of the Spanish
delegation; Turkhan Pasha, head OF
the Turkish delegation, and Count Won
WelSershiemb head of the Austria
Hungary delegation Effective presi-
dent Prof DE Martens of the Russian
delegation. This committee is also d.
vided into two sections, Red Cross aud
Brussels conference. The vice-presi-
dents of the Red Cross section are:
Gen. Thaulow and DR.. s. Roth, head Ct
Swiss delegation. The vice presidents
or the Brussels conference section are
Prof Won Stengel of the German dele
CATION and Gen Xucari of the Italian
delegation.
The third committee is as follows:
Honorary presidents, Count Ngra,
head of the Italian delegation, and Sir
Julian PauncefOte, head of the British
delegation; effective president NJ. Bour-
goeis, head of the French delegation;
vice presidents, NJ De Billie, head of the
Spanish delegation; Baron DEstour
nelles de Constant of the French dele
Portuguese delegation; Herr Merry,
Signor Compii and DR.. Zorn.
The three committees held their first
sessions in the afternoon, these being
del otcd solely to inaugural formali-
ties and exchange of ideas with regard
day.
Measures to preserve secrecy of de-
liberationS have been redoublod. Only
the delegates and secretaries are adj
mitted to the precincts of Huis Ten
Bosch. Both entrances to the gardens
are closed with barred gates, which
are guarded by sentries under com
mand of non commissioned officers in
| full uniform.
Queen Wlhelmina of the Neither
| lands, accompanied by the queens
mother arrived Tuesday afternoon and
drove through the streets, their males
ties being warmly greeted by the pop
ulace. Emperor Nicholas sent Queen
Wilhelmina the order OF ST. Catherine
set in brilliants.