Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-06
DRAFT OF PLAN
FOR MEDIATION.
Arbitration Committee Has Il Under
Consideration,
WAS ADOPTED AS REPORTED
Right TO oner Good Onioes uoiongs 60
Powers Not Concerned In the Gone
MET Limitation OF Functions.

The Hague. June 1.-THE arbitration
committee OF the Peace conference held
"a meeting today. under the chairman
ship OF So Leon Bourgeois. Andrew
D. white. head 81 the Unltct stntcl del
cgatlon. slr Julian puuncefotc. head "
the british delegation, and ~. Do
siaai. head NJ the Russian delegation.
with all the members Of the committee.
were present.
After N. Bourgeois had made a SYM
pathetic reference to tho death ~ Niles
Roth. daughter Of Dr. Roth. head of
the swlaa delegation who was Killed
In railway accident innt Thursday nj
Flushing. the secretary % tho drafting
committee read the draft of a scheme
of mediation II had had under conhid-
Grafton.
Articles ana are declautory-to
the effect that the uignatofy powers. In
order to prevent % recourse 60 force.
have agreed 10 effect pacific solutions
or differences and will. except In ox-
Ccptionni circumstance before an APP
peal 60 force. have reCouuc % the me-
diation of one or moro friendly powers.
Article s-indcpendcntly " a recourse
90 such amichhlc means. the HignntuflcH
deem u rNpcdltnt that ono ur more
powers concerned IN the conflict should
unor. Of o. or their own initiative. ana
ru Tar ur circumstances will permit Co.
other rood offices Of mediation Go the
states az variance. The right Co utcr
rood offices NJ mediation belongs TO
powers not concerned in the conflict.
-
Utilities. and the exercise of this right
can never b. considered by tho parties
nt variance nH an unfficndly act
Article provides that the role ~
mediator shall consist in the reconcile
alton ~ conflicting classes and the nl-
laying ~ bitterness between states at
variance.
Article o. defining the Limitation OF
The functions OF "a mediator. says these
shall cease ou the moment when q Or
stated by one of the parties % the de.
putc o. BY the mediator that the ar.
fnuFnmontH or the basis NJ friendly un.
dersianding proposed By him II not nc
ccptcd
Article says that the good oaccs
contemplated either az the Instance m
the parties nt variance or on the init.
ntlvc Of unlnvulNcd poWcrr are oNcluH.
ively of the character of friendly coun-
Hoi
Article Z asserts acceptance NJ modi-
alton cannot have tho effect. except by
virtue uf "a convention 90 tho contrary.
" lntnfruptlng nr rctHrding or hamper.
inE mobilization or other preparations
Tor war n mediation intcycncs after
the opening OF huaulltioH. II shall not
Interrupt. except hy virtue 90 c0nyon-
ton 90 the contrary military opera.
lions iu cuurHc n execution"
Article s.=Tho nirnutofleH are IN nc.
cord 90 recommend IN an circumstances
Permitting u. special mediation In tho
following form. IN the event ~ grave
differences threatening peace. the states
az variance shall choose respectively n
power % which each shall conndo tho
mission ~ entering into elaboration.
with the power chosen By the other ride.
IN order 20 prevent a rupture OF friend.
~ relations nuHng tho currency %
their mandate which, EXCEPT In tho
event nt stipulation 10 the contrary.
shall not exceed thirty DAYS tho quca,
ton IN dispute shall be- considered ns
referred exclusively 60 these powers
They shall apply an effort 90 rcttle the
dispute. and In she event ~ an actual
rupture 81 friendly relations shall re.
main charged with the mission OF talk.
ing advantage Of every occasion 10 10.
store peace
Tho draft was adopted without mod.
hcntion, although tho committee Htin-
ulntcd that 10 should Doe subject 90 mod.
ihcnilon az the second reading