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Hague Arbitration Scheme Ind'rsod by
International Law Conference.


Buffalo, Sept The international
law conference met here yesterday
with Sir Richard + Webster presiding.
Dr. Evans Dosby, secretary of the
peace section. presented the report Of
the committee on arbitration The re-
port Is as follows:
The conference accepts the report. adopt
ed by the executive council on July Is.
1899. Of the special committee appoint
Ell AT the London conference Of 1893,
which has. in accordance with the
direction Of the Brussels conference in
1898. Presented a scheme for the fol-
nation Of a court Of international arbi-
tration.
The conference cordially thanks the
committee for the care with which It
ms thus completed the work intrusted
to it, directs that the scheme be print
ell in the proceedings Of the conference,
and commends it to public notice as the
associations contribution to the fur
Their calculation OF the question.
II. This conference expresses its deep
qualification at the adoption by The
Hague Peace Conference Of scheme Of
international arbitration, which car
ries out one Of the main objects Of the
association, as expressed in reiterated
resolutions, from the time Of its OPEN
ing conference at Brussels in 1873. The
conference recognizes as specially valu-
able the following leading features Of
the scheme, viz First, the nomina
ton Of a body of men Of recognized
competence in questions Of interns-
tional law and enjoying public esteem.
who will be ready to act as arbitra
tors
Second-The selection by the parties
to any international dispute from
among the members Of the above named
body Of arbitrators aud an umpire to
form an arbitral tribunal
Thlrd-The creation Of permanent
administrative council. composed o
the diplomatic representatives at the
court Of The Hague, with the Neither
lands minister Of foreign affairs as its
president.
F0urth-The establishment under the
direction Of the aboye-named council Of
a permanent bureau, whose services
will be at the disposal Of oil arbitral
tribunals
The conference therefore urges the
members of the association to use their
influence in their respective countries
(a) To procure the early ratification
OF The Hague convention relative to
the settlement Of international differ
ences.
(b) To prom te treaties between two
or more states, agreeing to submit
their differences to arbitration under
the provisions of the convention.
III The conference decides that
special committee be appointed to ex-
anime in detail the provisions Of The
Hague conventions, and to prepare q
report thereon for the next conference.
The resolutions were taken up one by
one, after brief addresses touching
their import and value. Charles H.
Butler read a paper on Immunity of
Private Property at Sea from Capture
During the War" He was followed by
Thomas Barclay, of Paris. on the same
subject, after which the conference ad
journed until to-day. when reso-
luton will be offered on the subject.
Officers were elected as follows; Sir
Richard f. Webster, attorney general
for England. president; O. f. Mander-
son. of Nebraska. honorary president;
Sir William Ram Kennedy, president |
of the eighteenth conference; W o. |
Endicott. judge Of the Supreme Court
of Massachusetts, Bancroft Davis and
Carl Schurz. vice presidents for the
United States; Right Hon. Sir John
Lubbock London, treasurer; Joseph G.
Alexander and George O. Phillimore,
both Of London, secretaries.