Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-23
It May Result in Formulating a
Rule for Arbitration.
AMERICANS TO PROPOSE 1T.
with the Angio-ssxon nations, Ms
armament L. rn,prsoticabic, hut
Arbitration 10 not.

New York. March 25--dispa,ch to tho
Herald from Washington says.
There IL reason to believe that an Inn
portant proposition looking 70 the set.
Element " international disputes By ar
bitration will b. advanced at the COM
ms disarmament conference by tho
American delegates.
II Is learned on high authority that
the credentials for and instructions 10
the American delegates are now be-
Ing prepared by Secretary Hay. and viii
be ready for submission to the prcsl.
dent for his approval. when he returns
u Washington from his southern trip.
fhcrc Instructions viii be complete
exposition uf the position Of this Eov-
crnmCni ON the question 81 dirarma.
mcnt and arbitration
sir Julian Paunccfotc has been ad.
Nincd OF his appointment az senior
member Of the british kgation.
The British minister to The Hague
VIII alHo be a member. N. IL stnaei.
the Russian Ambassador TO Great nrit-
ain, and leading representative % the
ckar at thu conference. VIII be- assisted
by Prof. Martens professor Of Internal
tionnl law In the University at ~.
Petersburg. and probably by the Rus
Sian minister TO The Hague
Following the policy which Il seems
likely that all the nations will adopt.
President Mckinley will aecrcilt the
minister TO tho Netherlands AZ one Of
the American delegates. Ambassadors
white and Tower will probably be- the
other members of the American dole
CATION.
II was explained by q diplomat hav-
INK knowledge % the present prugram
Of the liuHsian government that upon
the nsscmblugc Of the delegates, n COM
mittec vii be appointed To determine
the subjects 10 come before the con-
ference and the order In which they
shall be considered.
70 far aa the proposition for gem
eral disarmament OF the nations OF the
world II concerned, II VIII be the duty
~ the American delegates TO cxpcl In
and 10 show that the United states.
from a naval aud military standpoint.
IL far below the armament u should
have. and besides, II was explained 10
your correspondent that this govern
inent does not intend 20 hamper In any
way tho Inventive faculty OF the peo-
I pie % this country.
tain win do 10. In fact, the most Inn
p0rtant result which the officials cx-
pcct o. the conference will b. tho adop-
tion ~ some plan for the reference OF
disputes 20 general arbitration. and the
United states viii have a plan Of this
character ~ well ~ other nations.
The administration IN strongly In Ia
vor % arbitration ~ the means for the
settlement ~ disputes between nations.
and while u appreciates that thofc are
u number OF controversies that can only
be- settled by war. II II rtill believed
that many question which arise ana arc
cause Of much friction may be ad-
JuHted by arbitration.
The President ~ committed Ia Inter-
national arbitration by his Inaugural
address ana by subsequent declarations.
hut his administration has not at
tempted to negotiate arbitration
trcatioz-for one reason. because ~ the
imminencc Of war with spain ana the
occurrence OF the war, In view % the as
romhlinr ~ the confcrcrcc at The
Hague, n IL thought by tho officials
that the time has come when the al.
ministration can put itself on rrcord
before the world as favorlng afbi'ra-
ton.