The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-22
No Torpedoes from balloons.

The Hague, July 2l-Baron DE stnal
presided at the picnary session OF lie
peace conference today TO place the hnal
seal upon the labors 0f the first commit
tee. The first point of NJ. KarnebeoS
report. dealing with prohibition OF drop
plug explosives from ballona. was unani-
mously agreed to.
The second point, prohibition OF the uaa
OF asphyxiatlon prolectes, was agreed
to by AL except the United States and
Great Britain, whose abstention nulllhes
the agreement Of the others
The third point which relates to eK-
pandlng bullets Occupied the major part
OF the sitting, owing TO the question OF
the Dumdum bullet used by the British
army. Sir Julian Paunceforts expressed
regret that the plenary session had been
so suddenly summoned as the British
government had Intended 10 make
statement regarding the Dumdum bullet.
The conference agreed 70 leave the min
utes OF the session open for the Insertion
OF the British statement.
Mr.. Andrew D. White. the head OF the
| Uni'ed States delegation, then made an
important speech In opposition OF pro-
! hibition OF such bullets as the Dumdum
Mr.. Whites arguments made grea.
impression upon the delegates. especially
when no exp sircd that tle odOption Of
the proolsal as submitted would not pre-
vent the use 0f another bu 'et, which hai
already been invented. and which attain
cd the same end ns the Dnlndum, but IN
a more cruel manner The new missile.
Mr. White said. was outside the specific
definitions OF the present proposal
Captain Croker. the military member
OF the United States delegation. proposed
as "a substitute the following:
"The use OF bullets should DO prohib
tied which infiiet unnecessarily crue
WOUNDS. such as explosive bullets and
In geaerhl. every kind Of bullets exceed
ing the limits necessary To pat man m
msdiately hors de combat
A long discussion ensued as 10 WHISTLER
a vote should be taken upon the 1ngipa
proposal OF captain Crozier Ghe atts
was hnally chosen to be voted upon si
Julian Pauncefote announced that IA
would accept Captain Crozisr'a proposal
but II vas rejected by vote of u to
NJ Van Karnebeck's version was thei
adopted Great Britain and the Unite'
. states alone voting against Il and m
Portuguese delegate abataining from
vote.
The eight countries voting for Captain
, ! Crozier's proposal were the United state
Great Britain, Denmark, Greece. serVla
Portugal, China and another. All eXoep
the first TWO named supported the Croz
Ter proposal only Do the hope Of securing
unanimlty "a the conference. Capital
: Crozier's proposal being more general Il
E It's terms. while IL was known that IN
I impossibilty Of obtaining the adhesion o
X the United States ana Great Britain 10
6 NJ Van Karnebecki version would rem
{ der futile any convention on the subject
; The remainder OF the report was the
$ adopted Before the close Of the 81
Z ting the American delegates announce
that they Withdrew the articles wnic
hev had proposed should be added 20 N
deneva convention, Captain Maan e1
planning the reason for the additional al
b. tieles and why they we're Withdrawn.
the labors OF the conferences are no
concluded With the exception II the ~oF
. befors the arbitration commtiae