New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-21
HAGUE TREATY IN SENATE.
SECRETARY HAY URGES IMMEDIATE
ACTION ON IT.

! Washington Dec 20-The President to-day
sent n the Senate the treaty negotiated by the
Powers at The Hague last July for the pacino
settlement of disputes between nations and the
declaration to prohibit for five years the launch
ing NJ explosives from balloons. The Senate I'M
rnediately removed the injunction OF secrecy.
The Presidents message was formal letter OK
| transmitta except that 1t invited attention 10
an accompanying report from the secretary Oh
State urging immediate action by the senate.
The Secretary's report is as follows:
! To the President
The undersigned, Secretary of State, has the
honor to lay before the President with view
to their transmission to the Senate 10 receive
tho advice and consent Of that body to their rat-
fcation, a copy of convention for the pacinc
settlement Of international disputes signed at
The Hague on July % 1893, by the plenipoten-
tiaries OF the United States Belgium, Denmark
Spain, Mexico, France, Montenegro. the Neither
lands Persia, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Siafh'
Sweden and Norway, and Bulgaria: and
/ A copy OF a declaration to prohibit, for a term
of five years the launching Of projectiles and
explosives from balloons or by other new meth
DDS of similar nature signed at inc hague
on July 10, 1899, by the penipotentiaries OF the
United States and the penipotentiaries OF the
Powers represented at the international Peace
Conference at The Hague.
The original OF each Of these two instruments
signed in single copy which remains IN
the archives Of the Netherlands Government.
The Department OF State is ADVISED by the Mill
lister of the United States at The Hague that
since July % the following signatures have been
attached to the convention for the pacific settle
ment Of international disputes: BY the plenipo-
Tertiary OF Italy on October IL, 1899; by the
plenipotentiary Of Austria Hungary October IL.
1890; by the plenipotentiary OF Luxembourg, Oc-
tober 26. 1899. and by the plenipotentiary OF
Servia, November II, 1899
In signing the convention the following decla-
ration was made by the penipotentiares OF the
United States:
Nothing contained I'm the convention shall be 30
construed 2 require the United States OF Amer
lea to depart from it's traditional policy OF not In
trudng upon, interfering with or entangling itself
In the political questions or policy or internal
thing contained in the said convention be construed
to imply REIMBURSEMENT by the United States
OF America OF it's traditional attitude toward purely
American questions.
| respectfully recommend that the attention
Of the Senate be called 10 the Importance OF i'm
mediate action being taken on the convention, in
view Of the fact that a sufficient number OF
Publications Will soon be obtained TO authorize
the organization of the tribunal. and the large
mary work renders IL desirable that this coun-
try should not occupy secondary place. Re-
specially submitted JOHN HAY.
Department OF state. Washington. D. c., De-
cember ~. 1899.
Accompanying the treaty is signed declara-
ton agreeing TO prohibit for a term Of five years
the launching OF projectiles and explosives from
balloons or by other new methods OF a similar
nature. 1t also provides the method OF APPROX
Ing or denouncing the convention.
The provisions of the treaty published
at the adjournment OF the convention.