The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-07
United States Delegates To Disarma
ment Conference.
COMMISSION REGARDED A VERY
STRONG BODY.
Made Up of Men We'll Known I'm the
World Of Letters and International
Anairs-Ambasssdor White, Presi-
dent Low, Minister Newell and Cap
Named.

Washington, April 6.-The secretary OF
stats has announced the constitution Of
the United States delegation to the dis
armament congress which will meet at
the Hseue in tn latter rart Of May.
Ths delegation consists Of Andrew
white. United States Ambassador At Bsr-
lin; Mr.. Newell, United States minister
to Netherlands; Prof. Seth Lowe Of
Columbia university, New York; Capt.
Crozier. ordnance department, U. s. A..
and Captain A. T.. Mahan, U. s. N. re-
tired.
NJ. Frederick Hsllis Of Now York, will
be secretary of the delegation.
The American commission as whols,
10 regarded ms an exceptionally strong
body, being made up Of Insn welf-known.
not only 10 public andlpolitlcal life but IN
ths world Of letters and ineernational
a6airs; They arc all men Of scholarship,
and Of those attsinmSnts helpful In .
Congress representing the nations OF ths
world. conduotsd upder the diplomatic
usage which makes Trsnch the accepted
{: M. White IL best known In the fisld,
Of education and diplomacy. After grad
uAtfng at Yal,, olass Of '63, he went t6
Europe for several yesrs Of historical
study. For . time he was an atsachs OF
the United States legation at 6t Peters
burg. Returning to this country hs be
gan his university career as professor OF
English literature at the Univsrsity Of
Michigan. Later be became the nrsI
prsside eus of OUrnell, his services contin
uing ffcm 1857, 70 1e8k
From 1879 to 1851 hs was United Statei
minister 70 Germany. again taking thii
a L.
ny. 0uring the administration Of Mr..
Cleveland, Mr.. White was chosen as ont
Of the Venezuelan commissioners st tht
time when the affair was at its most cyiti
sa1 state. Ne was also minister 70 Rus
siA In 1889. 5s:f
Seth Low also 10 known ns an educa
tor - wea1 q man Of public affairs HI
10 ppstideet Of Columbia university AND
was Mayor Of Brooklyn In 1851 and again
In 1885,.
In 1897 be ives an unsuccessful candi
date for mayor Of Greater New, York.
Stanford Newell IL o lawyer and hal
long psacsiced In 1T. Paul.
Capt. william Crozier is one Of the
most highly accomplished Of the ofncerl
OF the oFdnsnce corps. William Croziel
graduated frsm tbs military ACsdamy
In conjunction with Gen. Burlington,
he invented the disappearing gun car.
risgs which has been adopted by the
United States government.
No name Is better known to students
Of naval strategy than that Of Capt
Alfred L. Mahan. sailor, stratsaist and
author. He retired November z, 1895
His last command WAS that OF the Chica
go, then on the European station and hs
retired ON his own application In order
to punue the literary work which had
made him. famous. He was q member
of-sthe famous naval war board, known
as. the strategy board.
Fred william Holb, who today was sp
pointed to act as secretary and counsel tc
the delegation representing the United
States at the Cars disai mAment convsn.
tion, 10 the senior member Of the law
frm Of Holh, Wagner and BurRhardt
of New York city. In 1878 he graduated
at Columbia college.