The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-06
4 PLAN AGREED \
Inc Arbitration cannIssl,, II,
and Adopted t
It IS VERY EXPRESS ii is Nj
The Good Office. Of n.
Nation 10 BE Essla. a'ss'
Friendly couu,,,

.o The m,. Hague e. June s.--rs. N,
commission Of the ueacs coa,.,. aa'
meeting m today under the eh.i ',a''
N Leon Bourgeois. Nj.
White. head of the Uni,.a !. Aia's'
tom Sir Julian Paunceto,. .a
British delegation and N Z. '''
OF the Russian delegation, VIVA ~ !.
members of the committee ~
After M BOURGEOIS had ln,, i. w
thetic reference to the dean =, =
daughter of DR.. Roth. head n,' ~
delegation. who was klllsa "
accident last Thursday a nj
secretary of the drafting soa su'lll
e Sne uratt scheme OF medlatIos, 'a !. 4
articles and 2 are dec,.,.
enect that the signatory no.s
10 prevent recourse 10 poess !; Z
10 .,d aie s,, pacific negotiations h l 4.
ana Will with the cxcenao = ulss
circumstances, have recourss p
tioh of one or more frlena,r llss
article 3. independently po*a
10 such amicable m.sns " '',s
leem 1t expedient that on. 'r ~ sslf
efs not concerned In the eo,a aai
S ser' at us or their own ini.,s,,.@. y
lar as circumstances viii , ,'s q
thelr good offices OF msa glsInill d
states at variance. Tho rIcs. iioa
offices of mediation be,nns'i % oas 4
concerned In the conflict eyS ~ pussa
course OF actual hostilties q Il, su
erclse of this right can nss, aHa y
ered ny the parties at yarI,,.. y aa|
friendly act. '"ildnce ssa
Article ! provides tba, -.
eor snail consist in the re,o any \. ~
t"nliIotlng claims and the air rs,.'s
cerhess between States az 1870
Article s defines the lI,r,,. .suca
functions of mediator sanS aVa
cease on the moment wbsn 'lsas u
one OF the parties to the dlsppt ! y al y
nledlators that the arrangsnso, =
OASIS OF friendly ulr~erstsndius :.
by MIN are not accepted. s ful'
Article 6 says that the eooa o,...
templated, either at the insi, una =
parties at variance or on ,hs i,i,.l.
OF uninyolyed powers, are ess J 'i,,.
the character OF friendly counsel
Article asserts acceptance \, i.
ton can not have the effect eyc,n, l. ~ .
tue of a convention to the eon,,,,,
interupting or retarding or hamusrinv !
bllization or other preparation tSr !
II mediation intervenes after Ia o,..'
of hostillties It Shall not interruut ri
by virtue OF a convention to tbs ssrt.,
military operations In course Of IN
ton"
Article s the signatories are Ii "A,
TO recommend in all circumstances Nh
ting i, special mediation In the tcllos
form: In the event of grave dlnes,
threatening, political states at yu:
shall choose respectively power % ii
each shall conhue the mission Of cDis
into deliberations with the power 10
by the other side, IN order to prsTn
rupture Of friendly relations During
currency of their mandate, which, q,
in the event OF stipulation to ID. !
trary, shall not exceed thirty days
question in dispute shall be consldsTs.
referred exclusively to these powers \
shall apply all their efforts to ssl'ls
dispute aud in the event OF an actui
ture OF friendly relations shall Fs1
charged with the mission Of taking ~
tage of every occasion to restore peat
The draft was adopted without noal
ton, although the COMMITTEES supl
that 1t should be subject 10 NOUNS
at the second reading
The naval section OF the armament
mittee has unanimously relec'su Wv
sian proposals.