New-York tribune., 1899-07-22
CONFERENCE NEAR AN END
PLENARY SESSION AT THE HAGUE DIE
cUssEs THE PROPOSALS.
EXPLOSIVES FROM BALLOONS PROHIBITED
CAPTAIN cRoZIER's PROPOSAL Re
CARpING EXPANSIVE BCL-
LET'S REJECTED.

LEI5 RkJELTED.
The Hague. July 2i.-Baron De stasl presided
at the Pleuary Session % the Internauonal
Peace Conference to-day. 70 place the final seal
upon the labors Of the Firs: Committee. The
first point Of ~ Van Karnebeoks rsport dealing
with prohibition Of dropping explosives from
balloons was unanimously agreed 70.
The second point. prohibition os the Use OF
asphyxlating projectiIes, was agree1 70 oy AL
except the United states aud Great Britain.
whose abstention nulllHes the agreement Of tls
others.
The third point. which relates 70 eIpsn1ing
bullets. occupied the major part q the sitting.
owing 10 the question o. the Dunfur bulls,
used BY the British Army. Sir Julian Ps1ncs-
fote expressed regret that the Pienary season
had been 80 suddenly summoned. as ire British
Government had Intended 20 make statement
regarding the Dundun bullet The Conference
agreed TO leave the minutes Of the session opsn
for the insertion Of the British st2tensnt
Andrew D. White. the head ot the United
states delegation then made al important
speech in opposition 20 prohibition O, such bull
let's as the Dundgm. Nr. whites arguments
made a great impression upon the delegates,
especially when he explained that the adoption
OF the proposal as submitted would lot prevent
the use OF another bullet, which had already
been invented and which would attain the SAN.
end as the Durdum. but in q much more crz.i
manner. The new missile. Ar White SAID. Vas
outside the specific definitions ot the present
proposal
Captain Crozisr. the military member q ths
United States delegation, proposed as su5sti-
tute the following: The use q bullets should
Re prohibited which inA!ct unnecessarily cruel
wounds. such as explosive bullets. and IN gen.
eral every kind Of bullet exceeding the limits
necessary 70 put a man Immediately hors 6s
combat"
4 long discussion ens1sd as 20 whether vote
should BE- taken upon the original proposal Or
Captain Crozier's. The latter was finally chosen
20 - voted upon. Sir Julian Psuncetote an
nounced that he would accept Captain Croz!eTs
proposal. but it was rejected BY vote ot u
70 6 NJ Van Rarnebeck's version vas then
adopted. Great Britain and the United States
alone voting against il, and the Portuguese dee
gates abstsining from voting.
The eight countries voting FOR Captain Cro-
zIer's proposal were the United States. Great
Britain Denmark, Greece, Seryia, Portugal
China and another. All except the first tTo
raned supported the Crozisr proposal only in
the hope OF securing unsninity in the Confer
ence. Captain Crozier's proposal being more gen
eral in its terms. while il was known that the
irnpossioility OF obtaining the adhesion of re
United States and Great Britain FOR NJ Van
Karuebecks version would render futile any
convention on the subject
The remainder of the report was then adopted
r,a,o-e the close ot the sitting the American
Ssiscates announced that they withdrew tns
articles which they had proposed should oe
added 70 the Geneva Convention, captain
Nshan explaining the reason for the ad1itonai
articles ana why they we're withdrawn
The labors of the Conference ara now con-
Guided with the exception ot the Tork o-fors
the Arbitration Committee