The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-23
The Disarmament Committee Will
Meet at The Hague.
LOOK FOR GOOD RESULTS
CHIEFS OF DELEGATES HAVE
HAD MANY CONFERENCES.
Many False and Exaggerated Reports
Circulated Regarding Hitches-
Count Won Munster, Head of the
German Delegation, Will Not
Withdraw.

The Hague, May 22.-The disarma-
ment committee of the peace conference
meets at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing. the committee on the laws of war
fare meets during the afternoon of the
same day. and the committee on arbi
tration meets on Wednesday. The
first session of each committee will be
devoted to the election of officers
The chiefs of the delegates have had
frequent conferences with the view OF
arriving at an agreement in regard to
the choice of officers of the committees
Apparently many difficulties have
arisen. as nothing has been finally set
tied
Many false and exaggerated reports
have been circulated regarding these
bitches. For instance. it has been said
that Count Won Munster. the German
ambassador at Paris and head of the
German delegation. would withdraw
from the conference Such stories must
be received with caution. as persons
hostile to the aims of the conference
have been busily engaged in spreading
distrust. The story about Count Won
Munster probably arose from the fact
that his name does not appear as a
member of any OF the committees. While
all the other chiefs of delegations have
Joined one or more committees. But 1t
is pointed out that delegates, although
not members of a committee. are priv
iledged to attend it's sessions and partl-
cipate in the discussions.
Mr. Whites Views.
Andrew d. White. the United States
ambassador at Berlin and head OF the
American delegation. in an interview
said he regarded the situation as prom
Using, and that the first work of organl-
cation will be we'll done. He added:
II am hopeful that it will be possible
to reach practical conclusions The
skepticism of the first few days must
yield to serious hopes without at the
same time indulging in exaggerated eX-
pectationS.
The words of Emperor William have
contributed to improve the situation L
think we may arrive at some result on
the subject of mediation and arbitra-
ton Although it is undoubtedly i'm
possible TO make such object obligatory,
it can be rendered at least optional, and
believe that after the conference the
powers will recognize that they have at
their disposal a means of regulating
their differences otherwise than at war
That will be am immense advantage
Il am also confident that important
improvements are achievable in the
laws and usages of war TO humanze
war, especially in extending TO the ma
val battles the GENEVA COHNSlliOh VI
1864 and in increasing the protection OF
private property in naval wars
Relative to the reduction of arTna-
ments l am not in a position-to speak
on the subject"
Others Are Hopeful.
Other ambassadors who are delegates
to the conference were also interviewed,
and expressed similar views. They
said they were most hopeful that the
deliberations of the conference would
result in the adoption of practical rec
concentrations tending toward peace
and rendering war more humane All
were dominated by sense of immense
responsibility to achieve something, es-
pecially in the direction of arbitration.
The delegates were unanimously or
the opinion that the question of the re-
duction of armament would be the most
difficult to meet, and it is believed it
will be relegated To the rear of the
other two features, especially since the
special object of the congress is now
acknowledged to be an endeavor to eS-
tablish a means for the sowing or IN
ternational difficulties without recourse
to war. thus increasing the reality of
wars and, as a natural consequence,
leading to a reduction of ornaments.
They seemed convinced. however. that
numerous difficulties of detail would
arise in the various committees, ard
that the conference would be pro-
tracted.
Arrive at Agreements.
After an active exchange of views
during the last twentyfour hours, the
chiefs of the various delegations ar
rived this evening at an agreement re-
garding the selection of the residents or
the various committees. This agree
ment will be communicated to the dele
gates. who have been summoned &c
meet in plenary session in the Huis ten
Bosch tomorrow. for the sole purpose
of formally confirming the agreement.
The meeting of the disarmament
committee has been postponed until
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
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