The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
Tame as Compared to That
Submitted by American
Delegates.
WORK At THE HAGUE
Terms of the Geneva Conference
to Be Extended to Naval
Warfare.
Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald. copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.

lieiall- copyrighted, 1889, by James Cor
don Bennett.
THE HAGUE. June ID am able to
give an outline of the English arbitra-
ton proposal. 1t provides, for the or
ganizatlon of a permanent tribunal
international arbitration. whi,h
J lall be accessible at all times
and shall be governed by . code
Of arbitration TO be provided by
The Peace Conference for that purpose.
A permanent central office shall be es-
tablished, with a permanent secretary
and arChivist and a suitable staff, to
serve as a medium of communication
for the assembling Of the tribunal
Each signatory power is to appoint
TWO jurists or publicists of high learn
ing and integrity to act as judges on
the tribunal.
Any Of the signatory powers desiring
to have recourse TO the tribunal for the
peaceful settlement Of differences shall
give notice of its desire to the secre-
tary at the central office and afterward
shall select from the list Of members
of the tribunal the number Of arbitra-
tors stipulated for in the arbitration
agreement with permission to join to
them amy other person. The litigants
themselves will fix the date for the as
sembiug Of the tribunal
This outline shows that the English
proposals are most tame, simply pro
pounding the principle of arbitration
and not making it compulsory in any
way. Germany would probably prefer
the English scheme, but it is believed
the conference. not wishing to be
trihing with doing useless work, as al
ready wired, viii agree upon a COM
pound of the much more precise and
serious matter composing the Aneri =
can and Russian schemes
The Red Cross subcommittee of the
Peace Conference met to-day. Profess
sor Asser Of the Dutch delegation pre-
siding. Professor Louis Renault of the
French delegation explained that GER
tain notifications had been made in
The report meeting the wishes ex-
pressed by his colleagues a the last
session.
Captain Alfred T Mahan. United
States navy. declared his readiness to
support proposals submitted in a spirit
OF Cancellation, though he considered
they presented lacuna IN regard TO the
position of shipWrecked men picked up
by vessels finding themselves accidcn-
tally on the scene OF a naval engage
ment The subcommittee, however,
considered that article 9 covered ali
eveutuahtes
Or. Moneto Itchiro of the Japanese
delegation announced that he proposed
10 submit a motion modifying article
6 of the Geneva Convention regarding
the disposition of sick and wounded
prisoners, on the lines of the Subcom-
mittees report. which leaves such dis
position for the victors to decide.
The report being adopted the presi-
dent pointed to the advantage which
would be gained if, during the con-
ference. a convention could be signed
embOdying the important humanitarian
articles comprised in the subcommit-
tees scheme.
on the motion of Baron de Bildt. the
delegate of Norway and Sweden, it
was decided that the president should
present to the conference such a con-
vention with the final article providing
for the signature Of protocols of ad-
hesion thereto. The committee will
also recommend to the conference the
revision Of the Geneva Convention Of
1864
on motion of Admiral Sir John
Fisher. representative Of Great Britain,
a vote Of thanks was accorded the
possible the application of the Geneva
articles to naval war, the first practical
result of the conference"
The chief of the British delegation,
Sir Julian PaunCefote, the head of the
American delegation. Andrew D. White,
and others attended a brilliant receD-
ton rendered by Baron de EstOurnelles
Constant Of the French delegation to-
dav