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WILL TALK OF PEACE.
ENJOYS of the Great Powers Assem-
bic at The Hague.
The Cars Disarmament Conference
About tn Convene-List of the
Deiegntes-The Topics to
he Discussed.

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The Hague, May Is.-All the dele
gates to the international peace confer
ence have arrived. Wednesday was
spent i'm general exchange OF visits.
The permanent president of the confer
ence will be NJ. de Staal, Russian ambas-
sador 10 Great Britain and the head of
the Russian delegation. The honorary
chairman. who will open the proceed
ings. will be NJ. de Beaufort, president
of the council and minister OF foreign
affairs of the government of the Neither
lands.
session To lie secret.
The reporters will be admitted only
TO hear the inaugural address of NJ. de
Beaufort, who is excluded from open
ing the discussion of the cars project.
Three commissions will then be named
10 arrange programmes for discussion.
The first relates 10 restrictions OF arm
aments and military expenditure. The
second deals with the laws governing
civilized warfare, and the third with
mediation and arbitration.
A great mass of diplomatic docu-
ments will be submitted ON these sub
jects-documents including the mem
orandum of Prince Metternich. of Aus
tria, i'm 1916, regarding the suggestion
OF the prince regent of England. sup
ported by Alexander |. of Russia, for
an international peace conference: the
opinions of David Dudley Field, of the
United States. as TO fixing permanent
limit TO military forces: the argument
of NJ. Merignhac in favor OF simultane-
Gus disarmament; the proposals of Ma
poleon H.. 10 convoke European
peace conference at Paris i'm 1863. aud
similar papers.
Policy of the Americans.
The American delegates, il Is under
stood, will carefully abstain from mix
ing in purely European questions, but
will take an earnest part in the discus
sion OF the application Of arbitration
and improvements in the Geneva rules
for the protection Of field hospitals,
giving also special attention 20 the alb
clifton of priyatecring and the eNemp-
ton of all private property from seizure,
except contraband OF war, this policy
being the same as that adopted 10y
Benjamin Franklin in negotiating the
treaty with Frederick the Great and
successfully urged by Presidents James
Monroe. james Buchanan. benjamin
Harrison and William Mckinley.
List Of the Delegates.
Washington, May 1s.-The peace con
ference at The Hague will open to-day,
and at least l6 countries of the earth
have their representatives now in IIol-
land. The following is a list Of the dele
gates who will he present in the Orange
room Of the House in the Wood when
the congress begins its work:
Austra-Count de walsenhelm. ambas-
sador extraordinary. Count Okoicsanyi
d'Ocolicsna, ambassador extraordinary at
The Hague: NJ. Morey, special counsel to
the court and ministry.
China-Yang Ju, ambassador az 81, Pc
tersburg.
Denmark-E. de Bile minister TO Lon
don. and Col de Schnack
England-Sir Julian Pauncefote. ambas-
sador at Washington; Sir Henry Howard,
Vice Admiral Sir John A. Fischer and Maj.
Gen. Sir j. c. Ardagh.
France-Leon Bourgeois, ex-premier; NJ.
Bihourd minister 10 The Hague. Baron
'Estourvelles de Constant minister plen-
ipotentiary and member Of the chamber
OF deputies: Vice Admiral Pephan, Gen.
Monnier and Prof Louis Renault
Gcrmany-Count Munster German am
bassador al Paris; Prof. Zorn. OF Toenigs-
berg, and Prof. Baron Won Stengcl. Of the
Munich university.
Italy-Count Nigrn. ambassador az vi
emma, Count Xannini minister TO The
Hague. Gen. Zuccari and Capt. Blanca.
Japan Baron Hayaschi. minister at 81.
Petersburg. J Monoto, minister az Brus-
sells: Col Myehara and Capt. Sakomoto.
Netherlands Baron Won kaynebeek.
member OF the second chamber and cX
minister OF foreign AFFAIRS. Gen. de Beer
Poortugael. eN-minister Of war. 4 NJ {.
Asser and II, N Rahnsen member Of the
first chamber.
Persla--Geh. Mira Khan. minister az 81.
Petersburg.
Berlin; J, Papinini, minister at The Hague.
and Col, c. Coanda.
Siam-~Phya Suriga. ambassador az Paris,
Or Oh. Corragioni d'O'Rell and T.. Ro'in.
Spain-Duke OF Tetuan, Dc villa Urrutia,
minister 20 Brussels, and Senior Bagucr,
minister to The Hague
Switzerland :. Roth minister 20
Berlin; Col A. Kuzl and T.. Ddier
Turkey Turkhan Pasha. counsel OF
state: Mourey Bey. secretary OF foreign az
fairs: Lieut.. Gen. Abdullah Pasha and Ad-
mira Mehemmed Pasha
UnAted States-Andrew ID. White. ann
bassador at Berlin. Seth Low. president OF
Columbia university. Stanford Newell.
Halls. Capt Alfred r. Mahan. L. $. N.
and Capt William Crozler, l. 5. a., will
also attend.