The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-06
SCHEME OF MEDIATION
Adopted BY the Committee of the
Peace Conference.

The Hague, June 5.-The arbitration
committee of the peace conference held
meeting today, under the chairman
ship of NJ. Leon Bourgeois. Andrew
d. White, head of the United States del
egation; Sir Julian Paunefote, head OF
the British delegation, and NJ. De
Staal, head of the Russian delegation,
with all the members of the committee
were present.
After NJ. Bourgeois had made a SYM
pathetic reference to the death of Miss
Roth daughter of DR.. Roth, head OF
the Swiss delegation, who was killed
in a railway accident last, Thursday at
Flushing, the secretary of the drafting
committee read the draft scheme OF
mediation it had had under considera-
ton.
Articles ! and 2 are declaratory-to
the effect that the signatory powers, in
order to prevent a recourse - force,
have agreed to effect pacific solutions
of differences and will, except in ex-
ceptional circumstances, before an ap-
peal to force, have recourse to the me-
diation of one or more friendly powers.
Article 3-Independently of recourse
to such amicable means, the signatorles
deem it expedient that one or more
powers concerned in the conflict should
Offer of its or their own initiative. and
so far as circumstances will permit, its
other good offices of mediation to the
states at variance. The right to offer
good offices of mediation belongs TO
powers not concerned in the conflict.
even during the course of actual hos
tilities, and the exercise of this right
can never be considered by the parties
at variance as an unfriendly act.
Role of Mediator.
Article provides that the role of
meditaor shall consist in the reconcile
alton of conflicting classes and the all
laying of bitterness between states at
variance.
Article 5, defining the limitation of
the functions of a mediator, says these
shall cease on the moment when it is
stated by one of the parties to the dis
pute or by the mediator. that the ar
engagements or the basis of friendly I'M
Outstanding proposed by him is not ac-
cepted.
Article says that the good offices
contemplated either at the instance of
the parties at variance or on the init
alive of uninvolved powers are exclus-
lively of the character of friendly coun-
sci.
Article-7 asserts acceptance of medi-
alton cannot have the effect, except by
virtue OF convention TO the contrary,
of interrupting or retarding or hamper
ing mobilization or other preparations
for war. If mediation intervenes after
the opening of hostilities, it shall not
interrupt, except by virtue of a conven-
ton to the contrary, military opera
lions in course of execution"
Special Mediation.
Article S.-The signatories are in ac-
ord to recommend in all circumstances
permitting it, special mediation in the
following form: In the event of grave
differences threatening peace, the states
at variance shall choose respectively a
power to which each shall confide the
mission of entering into deliberations
with the power chosen by the other side,
in order to prevent a rupture of friend
ly relations. During the currency of
their mandate. which, except i'm the
event of a stipulation to the contrary,
shall not exceed thirty days, the ques-
ton i'm dispute shall be considered as
exclusively to these powers.
They shall apply all effort to settle the
dispute, and in the event of an actual
rupture of friendly relations shall re-
main charged with the mission of TAX
ing advantage of every occasion to re-
store peace.
The draft was adopted without modi-
hcation, although the committee stip-
ulated that it should be subject to mod
ification at the second reading.