The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-25

bers of the court are to be nominated for
six years Their terms may be renewed.
They will enjoy all diplomatic privileges.
Art, "a Signatory powers desiring 10
apply to the arbitration court for the set
tlement of their differences shall choose
from the general list the number of arbl-
traitors agreed upon between themselves.
Arts. % and &c. The arbitration court
will habltually sit at The Hague, aud its
seat can only be altered In case OF abso-
lutte necessity by agreement OF the parties.
Men signatory powers concerned may have
recourse to the arbitration court.
Art, II. The signatory powers considef
it their duty Whenever an acnto conflict
threatening to peace occurs between any
OF them to recall to the latter that the
arbitration court is open to them.
Art. 2S. permanent administrative
council, consisting of the diplomatic rep
resentatives OF the powers accredited al
The Hague and with the Dutch foreign
secretary as chairman. Will be considered
Immediately after the ratification of The
peace conference acts. md viii organize
an international bureau which will remain
under its direction and control. Said
council will each year supply the sigma
tory powers with report of the arbitra-
ton courts labor.
Articles 20 to "a merely concern tho ar
bitration of proceedings, which will De
conducted secretly within closed doors.
Sentence only TO be delivered publicly
and the court itself will decide In what
language the proceedings shall be con-
Quoted. it being enacted that each of the
contending parties will plead before the
court as ordinary lawyers do in ordinary
judicial cases.
The final act emoodying tho results OF
the international peace conference, AFTER
enumerating the names and qualitcatlons
of all the delegates, says: In series 81
.Egl, 10 uls,RF n a - o. q
participated, inspired throughout by toe
desire to realize in the highest possible
measure the generous views of It's august
ipi,iator. the conference has drawn uD Tor
the approval of the respective governments
the series of conventions and declarations
appended; Ia. ..,o.
of international disputes.
Convention concerning the Jaws ana
customs OF war on land
Convention for the adoption OF laws
against the use OF asphyxiatng or dele
FERROUS gases from balloon projeetiles and
for the prohibition Of the use OF the pul-
lets that easily expand IN inc huhih
body"
The final act contains Ave expressions OF
opjnion as follows. The conference con-
siders that limitations OF the military
charge. which at present Cypress me
world, are greatly TO be desired lot me
increase oil the mhte1di anu l'NiS' W.
fare of mankind
The conference expresses tho opinion
that the question OF the rights and duties
OF neutrals should be inscribed on the
programme OF conference TO be held
at an early date.
The conference expresses the opinion
that questions relative 10 the type ana
caliber Of rifles aud naval artillery as ek
amined by It should be the suplect OF
study by the different governments WIN
a view 10 arriving at UNIFORM soiul'oh "
d future conference.
The conference expresses the wish tnal
an early convention be called to revise
the Geneva convention 80
The conference has resolved that gus
lions relating TO the iDyiolabillly o! Pr
yate property in war on land ana the
bombarGment OF towns or villages 10 naF"l
warfare, be reserved for future CONFER
ences. ,
The convention was signed by an Inc
plenary delegates.
The delegates met this afternoon and re-
examined the text OF the anal act IN OF
der to decide how reservations are 10 pe
made. II was decided that not onW me
three conventions but the three decisIa
lions must be separately signed me t9r,,
mula accompanying which VIII be neciaea
upon tomorrow.
The American delegates met TO-DAY anu
asked that the word duty" In article ~
be fully defined so that the word may IN
no case imply no obligation IN interfere IN
European affairs and wire versa, the as
cussfon among the French delegates VINO
framed the article and the Americans
lasted several hours. Efforts are no"
being made tn md a suitable word 10
substitute for duty" which will meet the
wishes Of the American delegates without
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