The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
PEACE CONFERENCE
All the Delegates to the Convention
Have Arrived at the Hague.
De STAEL WILL BE PRESIDENT
ne Is Ambassador to Great Britain and
Heads Russia's Delegation.
MASS OF DOCUMENTS TO BESUBMlTTED
Three Commissions viii Be Appointed TO
Arrange q Programme.
POLICY OF THE AMERICAN DELEGATES
they VIII Take no Part I'm Purely
European Annirs, hut VIII
Advocate Arbitration.
NASsOF DOCUMENTS TO BEsuBNlTTED
Three Commissions viii Be Appointed 10
Arrange Programme.
POLICY OF THE AMERICAN DELEGATES
rbey VIII Take no Part in Purely
European A1nirs, hut VIII
Advocate Arbitration.


The Hague, May f7.--All the delegates
TO the international, neeco ,o,tarn,,. 49,
,.n,,.., rN''Ss o'',i''ene' "'Ne
"H''''' iVuas was spent IN general
exchange Of visits The permanent presi-
doat of the conference win no ?. nas,a.i
Rnsstar ,,,i,..,
"''u'sseuo' 70 Sreat britain ana
'he heau OF the Russian delegation.
The city is brilliantly decorated with
foreign naes aepot,n, 10 ,arion. ,,1,
t.,s,...'' ,r, 'S wa '"''Vus oh'i
'''"NU"'V e'a' ihls evening van karne-
doom, foreign Dutch minister OF foreign al
gairs. caye n dinner "a Introduce tor.;,,,
aaios,,,as p,ha,, a..
. " '"e NVh'e'euce eohNehes
elee commissions VIII be named 10 ar
range Programmes Tor discussion. Tue
ure' Ieiates 10 restrictions OF armamen;s
aud military expenditure. The second
ueals with the laws governing civilized
warfare ana the third with mediation and
arnitratlon'
great mass OF diplomatic documents
VIII be submitted on these suhjects-docu-
menis including the memorandum VI
frlnce Metternich OF Austria, In 1915, re-
garalng the suggestion OF the prince regent
OF England supported by Alexandra | Of
t1ussla Tor an international peace confer
enee' tne opinions Of David Dudley Field
OF the united states as to hxed perfha-
heht llmlt 10 naval forces the argument
OF NJ Mergnhac in favor OF simultaneous
u ,,s lnlllen,' inc proposals OF tplenn
III 10 oonVoke an european peace eonfer-
enGe az fhrls IN 1868 ana similar papef
ne neconu VoinHlssloh WIN CONSIDER tAe
uociai"tlon OF the congress o. faGls, isoV'
"nu tnc 1eneVa eonvehuon' 1879 tuo lh-
ra'', ,s,e ciWusos OF tne Geneva CONVENTION
VI iooe wy ar W We o. I,teVsours
p,"ui ..,,, .ue use y.
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h ,es =, w 81 10 's's eon ens''m y, ~,
w s,'s Sestie' "a wy AZ
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1'',s 4, ,',n,s ~ ,bn ,,s.
tnr5a,, cSnn,hor ~ ennn,ercs urgt,rs fhe
ado S,t - ~ n,In,,,ns ~ ths pr,ss,ais
a,l,,sn,.s,,.a "a ts-t as,Iins Mir ~ Ia ,,s
ia e,hsr,,,y,os - W. ,rS,cb Sia mt Ie9d
10 ,ha conci,,sion ~ any conventioh ana
no circular. 'of inc Dy,cb mtnister ~
foroirn aefairs IN 1871 relating 10 Ire adop-
ttnn at tha rrinr,nio Of jnyiotehiittv Of
nri,-atc nronortv and urging clearer
5esnitlon of mo terms of war
The third commission will consider the
pronosais Of Lord Clarendon al the Paris
r1ngress in 1856 for the interrnedlati9n Of
a friendly slato nreylously 10 n recourse
for r,rce thn motion OF signor Manclpi
Ga Tho italian chamber Of deputies in 1875
In favor ~ arhltratlon the acts Of tha
perlin and zurich conferences on com.
promise and mediation: David Dudley
r-t-ta.t -. IL, othttrntf0, trtht1uoI.