The Hope pioneer., 1899-06-01
SELECT OFFICERS.
Further Organization of the Conn
mittees of the Peace
Conference.

The Hague, May "a. - The chiefs OF
the delegations to the peace conference
held private meeting Tuesday morn
ing at the House in the Woods" and
afterwards informed their colleagues
of the arrangements made for choice
of presidents of the various commit
tees, as agreed upon Monday evening.
The delegates approved of the selec'
tions made.
The conference held plenary sit
ting at noon.
The following is list of the mem
bers of the first committee:
Honorary residents-Countvon Won Munster,
head of the German delegation, and Mr.
Andrew Ad3ds d, White, head of the American an
delegation: effective president, NJ de
Bernaert head of the Belgian delegation;
vice president, A. p. C. Van Karnebeck
head of the delegation of the Netherlands.
1t is divided into two sections, war and
marine. The vice presidents of the war
section are:
Lieut.. Gen. Abdulla Pasha. of the
Turkish delegation: Maj. Gen. Ardagh, OF
the British delegation, and Brig. Gen. Mon
nier, of the French delegation. The vice
presidents of the marine section are:
Vice Admiral Fisher, of the British dele
cation: Vice Admiral Pethan, of the
French delegation, and Capt. Siegel, of the
German delegation.
The second committee is constituted as
follows: Honorary presdents-The Duke
de Tetuan. head Of the Spanish delegation;
Turkhan Pasha, head of the Turkish dele
cation, and Count Won Welserschemb,
head of the Austria Hungary delegation
Effective president, Prof. De Martens, of
the Russian delegation. This committee
iS 1SO divided Red Cross
and Brussels conference. The vice-pres-
idents of the Red Cross section are: Gen
Thaulow and DR.. S. Roth, head of the
Swiss delegation. The vice-presidents OF
the Brussels conference section are Prof
Won Stengel, Of the German delegation,
and Gen. Zuccar, of the Italian delegation.
The third committee is composed as fol-
lows: Honorary presidents, Count Nigra
head of the Italian delegation, and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, head OF the British
delegation; effective president, NJ Bour-
geois, head of the French delegation; vice
presidents, NJ. de Billie, head of the Spanish
delegation; Baron d Estournelles de Con.
stant, of the French delegation; Count de
Macedo, head of the Portuguese delega-
tion; Herr Mercy, Signor Compli and Dr.
Zorn.
The three committees held their first
session in the afternoon, these being
devoted solely to inaugural formalities
and an exchange of ideas with regard
to procedure. They will meet again on
Friday.
The measures to preserve the secrecy
of the deliberations have been re,
doubled. Only the delegates and sec.
retaries are admitted to the precincts
of the Huis Ten Bosch. Both entrances
to the gardens are closed with barred
gates, which are guarded by sentries
under command of noncommissioned
officers in full uniform. Every appli.
cant for admission is called upon to
produce an orange-colored card issued
to the delegates and to give the secret
password.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither.
lands, accompanied by the queens
mother, arrived Tuesday evening and
drove through the streets, their mai.
estes being warmly greeted by the
populace. At five o'clock this after.
noon the queen will receive the chiefs
of the various delegations, who will be
presented by NJ. De Beaufort, minister
of foreign affairs. All the delegates
have received invitations to a grand
reception at half-past nine this even.
ing, when the delegation chiefs will in
troduce their colleagues and the wives
of the latter to the queen. Emperor
Nicholas has sent Queen Wilhelmina
the order of St. Catherine set in bril-.