The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-07-28
AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
bors of the First sommittee-En-
gland and America rogethcr.

GLAND and America Togethcr.
The Hague. JULY 22.-Raron de Staai
presided al the international peace
conference Yesterday. 20 place the final
mittec. The first point of NJ. karne-
beck's report. dealing with prohibit
tion OF dropping explosives from bal
looms was unanimously agreed to.
The second point. prohibition Of the
use ~ asphN Stating projcctiles. WAS
agreed 10 hN an except the United
( States and Grcat Britain. whose ali
steniion nulities the agreement OF the
I others.
Taken by surprise.
The third point which relates 10 ex-
panding bullets occupied The major
part OF the sitting. owing to the qncs-
tion OF the dum-dum bullet used 10y
the British army. Sir Julian paunce-
fote expressed regret that the plenary
session had been So suddenly sum
moncd. rs the British government had
intended 10 make statement re-
Carding the dum-dum bullet. The
conference agreed 10 leave the min
utes Of the session open for the inser-
sion Of the British statement.
supported by MIR. White.
Mr.. Andrew d. White. the head OF
the United States delegation. then
made an important speech in opposi-
tion 10 prohibition of such bullets as
the dum-dum. Mr.. Whites arguments
made a great impression upon the del
egates. especially when he explained
that the adoption of the proposal, as
submitted would not prevent the use
of another bullet which had already
been invented. and which would attain
the same end as the dum-dum. but
in more cruel manner. The new
missile. Mr.. White said.was outside the
the specific definitions Of the present
proposal.
Capt. GROWERS >ubstitute.
Capt. Crozicr. the military member
of the United States delegation. pro-
posed as a substitute. the following:
The use Of bullets should be pro-
niDited which inhict unnecessarily
cruel wounds. such as explosive bull
lets. and in several every kind of bull
let exceeding the limits necessary 10
put man hors de combat"
4 long discussion ensued as to
whether a vote should be taken upon
the original proposal Of Capt. Crozier.
The latter was finally chosen 10 Ice
voted upon. Sir Julian Paunccfotc an
nounced that he would accept Capt.
Crozier'S proposal, but it was re jected
by a vote OF l.. to :.
Van knrucbeck.s Version.
NJ Van Karnebecl<s version was
then adopted. Great Britain and the
United States alone voting against it,
and the Portuguese delegates abstain
ing from voting.
The eight countries voting for Capt.
Crozier's proposal Were the United
States. Great Britain. Denmark. Greece.
Seryia. Portugal. China and another.
MI except he first two named sup
ported the Crozier proposal only in the
hope Of securing unanimity in the con-
ference. Capt Crozier's proposal being
more general in its terms. while il
was known that the imposs.bility of
obtaining the adhesion Of the United
States and Great Britain for NJ Van
karnebeck's version would render fu-
tile and convention on the subject.
The remainder Of the report was
then adopted.
Withdrew the Article.
Before the close of the sitting the 4
American delegates announced that
they withdrew the articles which they
had proposed should be added to the ,
Geneva convent ton, Capt. Mahan ex-
planning the reason for the additional
articles. and why they were with
drawn.
The labors of the conference are
now concluded. with the exception u 4
the work before the arbitration com
mittee.
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