The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-26
Amicable Relations Again Estab-
Iished with VOlksraad. and All Is
Serene in the Transvaal.
FRENCH GENERAL DISGRACED
DEGRADED FOR TREASONABLE AD-
VICE TO OFFICERS IN ARMY.
Admit There Is
Nothing in the Evidence to Com
Wet Captain Dreyfus.

copyright, 1899. by the Associated Pressl
THE HAGUE, July 81 have seen the
American delegates and they talked freely
about the conference, but refused TO make
a statement about the results before the
conference rises. The following, however,
may be accepted as a fairly accurate sum-
mary of the views they entertain: The con-
ference achieved great success-much
greater than the delegates anticipated-and
the result was achieved largely by the amour
propre of capable men from all parts of the
world, determined to accomplish something
worth their assembling together. The result
surprised all Of them and the magnitude
of the gains is imperfectly understood even
by the conference. The establishment OF
permanent court of arbitration on the Amer
lean principle of revision, plus the French
declaration Of the duty of neutrals. to rec
ommend disputing powers to resort to the
arbitration court rather than to war, repre-
sents vast progress in the evolution of HUI
man society. The recognition of the duty
to represent to disputants the desirability
OF resorting to the arbitration court entails
no obligations on the Americans inconsistent
with their traditional policy. This Is made
absolutely clear by the declaration signed
by the American delegation, read in full
at the conference to-day and entered on the
records.
Mr.. Low was busily engaged to-day on the
elaboration of the final act recording the
work of the conference. Mr.. Hollis has
achieved position of influence much great
ar than that of many of the first delegates,
and Captain Crozier is much admired for
his plucky fight in support of his amend
ment to the Russian resolution on the dunn
dunn bullet.
The relations between the American and
other delegates, notably the English, Ger
man and Russian. has been extremely
friendly. The English and Americans acted
throughout almost like joint delegation.
This was due to no arrangement or direc-
ton, but solely because both nations found
common ground of defense, common inter-
ests. civilization and humanity. The only
point in which the English delegates failed
to support the Americans was the resolution
forbidding the capture of private property
at sea. To this the English representatives
were not opposed, but British opinion being
divided, the delegates had no instructions
regarding the matter. and abstained from
taking action
After the arbitration convention is signed
1t will probably be opened to the adhesion
Of all other powers not represented at the
conference, on condition that no original sig
natory OF the convention object. This right
to blackmail any power wishing to join the
convention was insisted on by Italy in order
to prevent the adhesion of the Pope. and by
England, on account Of the Transvaal. 1t
is hoped that all the South American States
will come in.
1t is the unanimous opinion of all the
American delegates that the conference be-
gins new epoch and that the good seed
now sown will bear rich harvest hereafter
WILLIAM T. STEAD.