The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-24
Proceedings of Peace Conference at
The Hague Yesterday.
EVERYTHING In SECRET
AMERICAN MEMBER GIVEN AN
IMPORTANT PRESIDENCY.
Measures to Keep Deliberations From
the Public Are Redoubled-Only
Delegates and Secretaries Admit
ted to Meeting Place - Gardens
Are Closed With Barred Gates.

The Hague, May 23.-The chiefs of
| the delegations TO the peace conference
held private meeting this morning at
the House of the Woods" and after
wards informed their colleagues of the
arrangements made for choice of
presidents of the various committees,
as agreed upon last evening. 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 a list of the members of
the first committee:
Honorary Presidents-Count Won
Munster, head of the German delega-
ton, and Andrew D. White, head Of
the American delegation; effective pres
ident. A. P. c. Vankanebeck, head of
the delegation of The Netherlands. 1t
is divided into two sections, war and
marine.
The vice presidents of the war section
are: Lieutenant General Abdulla Pasha
of the Turkish delegation, Major Cen
eral Ardagh of the British delegation.
and Brigadier General Monnier of the
French delegation.
The vice presidents of the marine
section are: Vice Admiral Fisher of
the British delegation, Vice Admiral
Pethan of the French delegation and
Captain Siegel of the German delega-
ton.
The second committee is constituted
as follows:
The Other Committees.
Honorary Presidents-The Duke de
Tetuan, head of the Spanish delega
ton; Turkham Pasha, head of the
Turkish delegation, and Count Won
Welsershiemb. head of the Austria
Hungary delegation; effective president,
Professor de Martens of the Russian
delegation. This committee is also di-
vided into two sections, Red Cross and
Brussels conference.
The vice presidents of the Red Cross
section are: General Thaulow anr DR..
s. Roth, head of the Swiss delegation.
The vice presidents of the Burssels
conference section are Professor Won
Stengel of the German delegation. and
General Zuccari of the Italian delega-
ton. The third committee is composed
as follows:
Honorary presidents, Count Nigra, |
head of the italian delegation. and Sir |
Julian Pauncefote, head of the British |
delegation; effective president. NJ. Bor |
geois, head of the French delegation; |
vice president, NJ Debille, head of the |
Spanish delegation; Baron d'Estour--
nelleS de Constant of the French dele !
Portuguese delegation; Herr Merry, |
Signor Compili and DR.. Zorn.
The three committees held their first |
sessions this afternoon, being devoted |
solely to inaugural formalities and an
of ideas with regard to pro-
cedure. They will meet again on Fri
day.
NJ. De Staal, head of the Russian del
egation and president of the confer
ence, attended the meeting of the arbi-
tration committee, sitting next to NJ.
Leon Bourgeois, head of the French
delegation.
To Preserve Secrecy.
The measures to preserve the secrecy
If the deliberations have been re-
doubled. Only the delegates and sec
'etaries are admitted to the precincts
If the Huis Ten Bosch. Both entrances
% the pardenS are closed with barred
gates, which are guarded by sentries
lnder the command of non-commiS-
stoned officers in full uniform. Every
applicant for admission is called upon
o produce an orange-coiored card is
sued to the delegates, and to give the
secret password.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
ands. accompanied by the queens
mother, arrived this evening and drove
through the streets. their majesties
,cAiiS wa my SlSCtSu ~ INC PSpdio-
ion. At o'clock tomorrow afternoon
he queen will receive the chiefs of the
'ariouS delegations. who will be pre-
ented by NJ. De Beaufort minister of
oreign affairs. All the delegates have
eceiVed invitations to a grand recep- | j
ion at $3.50 tomorrow evening. when |
he delegation chiefs will introduce / [
heir colleagues and the wives of the
after to the queen. Emperor Nicholas
as sent Qpeen Wilhelmina the Order
f st. Catherine. set in brilliants.