The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-24
PEACE CONFERENCE.
1tussia's Proposition Of the ARREST
of Arlnamcnts"-The Arbitration,
Scheme Looking Somewhat Moro

Hussia's Proposition OF the ARREST
of Arlnamcnts"-The Arbitration
Scheme Looking Somewhat Moro
Encouraging.
THE HAGUE. June 23.--M. De Staal.
president OF the peace conference Mt II
meeting OF the committee to-day intro
duccd the Russian proposals looking to
the arrest OF armaments and read q
declaration disclalmlng all intention OF
proposing n reduction OF the armaments
at present. But. he added. he was OF
the opinion that II n standstill could
be agreed upon, reduction would soon
come OF Itself. All the powers, he ex-
planned. hud conferred with tho czar
relative to the immense evils OF armed
peace. and no, NJ. De Staal, now np-
pcnled to them to devote their energies
towards the arrest Of the centennialln
crease in the cost OF the armed peace.
which he asserted, cost more than q
tremendous war. W K 4 I
Colonel Gllinsky, OF the Russian del
egation, moved that the powers should
enter into an understanding fora term
Of. say five years, not to incre6se tho
effective OF the peace footing OF their
forces. with the exception OF the colo-
NAL troops, and not to increase the
amount OF their military budgets, be-
yond their present figure.
The speeches and the resolution wero
ordered TO be printed and circulated,
and the discussion was adjourned un-
til Monday.
a naval stnndstill resolution will be
introduced later.
In spite OF the refusal Of Achmed RI
IA Bey, OF the Young Turks party, to
fight duel with Rcchid Bey. secretary
of the Turkhan Pasha, head of tho
Turkish delegation ut the peace confer
ence. Ammoshlanf an Armenian, who
was to hive been one OF the speakers
ut the meeting Of the Young Turks
purity has written q letter to the Water
land, denying remarks attributed to
him, but nevertheless accepting tho
challenge which Ria Bey declined on
the ground that duelling was unlaw-
full In Holland. The Incident has arouS-
ed extraordinary interest.
The drafting committee OF the arbi-
trntion commission spent the time In
considering articles one and seven OF
the Russian proposals. All TINT Is left
now Is the drafting Of the regulations
for the boards procedure.
The information from Germany IS
that Emperor William will not separate
himself from the ether powers in the
arbitration question; nnd the German
delegates anticipate favorable docI-
sion on that point.
The work Is now 80 far advanced
that the conference will probably take
holiday after June 2S. in order to nl-s
low the delegates to refer TO their re-
spective governments for final instruc-R
tlons. ~ ss'Fs q -
Mr.. Frederick Hollis, of the rAmerl-
can delegation, alludinE this evening to
the German attitude. said: This mat
ter is much exaggerated. Active. nego-
t!ations took place. but Germany is in
no way irreconciliable and would not
hesitate, more than The other powers.
to agree TO an arbitration court estab-
lished on an acceptable bagis.
THE Turks themselvcs state that no
one Is able TO say that they object 10
the arbitration scheme and that when
the proposal has been finally shaped.
they will examine 1t and only then give
an opinion. referring TO Constuntinople.
If the wording Of the scheme contains
points not covered by their instruc-
tinpu i.