The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-23

liam of Stengel, an avowed and record
| ed advocate of war, was much more
seriously regarded by the delegates of
other countries than they permitted
! the journalists to know This appoint
ment, with, certain actions on the part
| OF the German delegates, quickly out
| lined the emperor's policy of obstruc-
ton. If by the time this article appears
IN print some. of the larger plans of the
other participating powers, notably the
| establishment of a permanent board of
arbitration and mediation. have not
been finally adopted, it will have been
purely because of Germany's hindrance.
The plans of no delegation were more
frequently interferred with by Ger
many than those of the able gentlemen
who represented the United States.
RusSiaS attitude was, of course in
tensely interesting. 1t is not likely that
any of the delegates believed entirely
IN the absolute sincerity of the Great
White Car, who, sitting in his palace
at st. Petersburg, had spoken through
the mouth of Count Moravieff, his prime
| minister. 1t was impossible that the
car should believe that all his lovely
dreams of boundary lines marked by
olive branches and loving white doves
as 1ntercapitalian messengers could be
realized in truth.
With all due respect for, and much
auillrdtlon OIL the emperor of all the
Russlas, 1t may be readily believed that
ms letter to the nations inviting the
peace conference, was induced much
more by desire to hide Russian grabs
IN emma and outrageous Russian op-
preston in Finland: TO counteract the
erect of TolstoI'S campaign in behalf
OF the Russian Quakers and against
compulsory military service. and to
generally hoodwink the worlds dipIo-
nd
ABOUT the disbandment of armies and
the cessation of war But Russian
sleeves are large and commodious and
aHofu much room for side issues I'm
the sleeve of the car was the realiza-
ton that whether or not his peace CON
ference manifesto resulted in bringing
about the political ends which have
Deen mentioned, it could still scarcely
fail to rebound to his own credit What
spectacle could be lovelier than that of
this reformed ruler in his new role of
the universal peacemaker?
Inc sessions of the conference i'm the
Palace OF the Woods were interesting to
watch, because of their absolute lack of
formaiity. 1t might have been expect
ed that this gathering of diplomatists
would De the most formal of all bodies
IN ITS procedure, but the choice of N
de Stael, the head of the Russian dele
cation, as president, made this limos
slble. De Stael is a weakened LITTLE ola
man, WITH a tendency towards doddar-
ing on his legs. But. despite his aga
ne mas no tendency toward senility in
ms mind He exhibited however some
unique and eccentric ideas of the du-
ties OF presiding officer. He openad
the sessions by striking his desk a gen
Tie tap with the gavel. There was no
prayer, tnere was no opening exercises
Whatever, except this wooden maIIet,s
dow Then he sat down and left tbe
ueiegates TO their own devices There
was no getting the floor" there were
no parliamentary practices at all. The
ueieSates simply talked in French with |
an occasional lapse into their native |
tongues. AT times, under this svsten,
the conference became a perfect Bahai'
None of the sessions were Iano.th,,
and the way in which they We're terr,i
mated was quite as unique as the MAJ
ner III which they We're opened. M g.
Stael would quietly slip out of his chair
ana go away. Sometimes this mera1,,
meant that he wished to sneak 10 q
delegate on the floor or visit a cor,
mlttee room. But if it CHANGED thar he
thought that the delegates had taIl,ad
enough, he did not return OF coursa
IL was impossible for the delegates to
know II his absence was to be brjef
or permanent without waiting for hin,
to come back If, after waiting for him
reasonable time De Stael did not re-
appear, the delegates went home.
Votes were taken in the sfmnIast
possible A motion baV;na.
been read. de Stael asked the dele
gates if they liked it, Some of them
said yes. some of them said no. De