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WASHINGTON, April 6.-The secretary of
state has announced the constitution of the
United States delegation to the disarma-
ment congress, which will meet in The
Hague in the latter part OF May. The dele
cation consists OF Andrew ID. White, United
States ambassador at Berlin: Mr.. Newell,
United States minister to the Netherlands;
President Seth Low, of Columbia Univer-
sity, New York; Captain Crosier, of the
Ordnance Department United States army,
and Capt. A. T. Mahan. United States navy.
retired. Frederick Hollis, of New York, will
be secretary of the delegation.
The American commission, as whole Is
regarded as an exceptionally strong body.
being made up OF men well known not only
In public and political life. but in the world
OF letters and international affairs. They
are all men of scholarship. fine linguists and
those attainments helpful in a congress
representing the nations of the world. con-
Quoted under the diplomatic usage. which
makes French the accepted language.
Mr. White is best known in the fields of
education and diplomacy. After graduating
at Yale, class of '53. he went to Europe for
several years of historical study. mainly at
Berlin and Paris, after travelling on foot
through Europe. For time he was an at
tache OF the United States legation at ST.
Petersburg. Returning to this country he
began his university career as professor of
English literature at the University of
Michigan. Later he became the first presi-
dent of Cornell. his service continuing from
. 1ss7~ fsss,,--wfen he retired through i'll
health. He was United States commissioner
to San Domingo in 1871. From 1873 to 1881 he
was minister to Germany, again taking this
important post under President Mckinley
During the administration OF Mr.. Cleveland
Mr.. White was chosen as one of the Vene-
zueian commissioners at the time when the
affair was at its most critical stage. He was
also minister TO Russia in 1882.
Seth Low is also known as an educator.
well as a man Of public affairs. He was
graduated.from Columbia University, whose
president he became in 1890. later giving
s1.OO0,OO0 for university buildings. He was
mayor of Brooklyn in 1881 and again in 1885,
his service being marked by numerous re-
forms. including the introduction of a civil
service system in municipal affairs. In 1897
he was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor
of Greater New York.
Stanford Newell was appointed minister to
the Netherlands from Minnesota. His selec-
tion as one of the delegates expected.
because he is minister resident at The
Hague, where the congress Is TO be held.
Mr.. Newell is a lawyer of repute and had
long practiced in st. Paul, where he was
more of counselor than a trial lawyer.
Although he has been active In politics he
never held office until he was appointed
minister to the Netherlands by President
Mckinley.
Capt. William Crosier Is one of the most
highly accomplished of the officers of the
ordnance corps. which is generally recog-
nzed containing the very highest grade
OF talent in the United States army. the
personnel being made up of the most ad-
vanced graduates from West Point. He was
born in Ohio and appointed to the Military
Academy from Kansas. His father was the
late Judge Crosier. at time a United
States senator from Kansas. In conjunction
with General BJ;ffington, the newly-ap-
pointed chief Of tie Ordnance Department
he invented the disappearing gun carriage
which has been adopted by the United
States government as the highest type Of
coast defense weapon: General Burlington
and Captain Crosier generously bestowed
upon the United States government all OF
the patent rights they had acquired in this
powerful weapon of warfare and. perhaps.
1T was the spirit of disinterestedness thus
exhibited that led the President 10 name
General Burlington chief OF ordnance as
we'll as TO select Captain Crosier as a men,
ber of this distinguished delegation.
No name is better known to the students
OF naval strategy than that OF Capt. Alfred
Il. Mahan, sailor. strategist and author.
Captain Mahan was born in New York and
appointed en- active midshipman i'm the
United States navy I'm 1856. lie reached the
grade of lieutenant at the outbreak of the
civil war in 1861. became "A lieutenant
In 1866 commander in 1872 and
a captain on Sept. 23. 1855. lie re-
tired Nov 4, 1886 His last command was
that OF the Chicago, then on the European
station. and he retired on his applica-
tion IN order TO pursue the literary work
which had made him famous. His most i'm
portant contribution to literature is The
influence OF Sea Power Upon History"
When II was realized that war with Spain
was inevitable, Secretary Long cabled
promptly 10 Captain Mahan then in Rome
summoning him TO Washington Here he
took his place member OF the famous
naval war board. known during its exist
ence the strategy board. which planned
the. programme OF campaigns Secretary
Long declared that when the existence OF
the board ceased at the termination OF hos
tilties. that he could not find that the
board had been guilty OF a single mistake OF
Judgment throughout the war. a most re-
markable statement. Since he was retired
from duty upon the war board, Captain
Mahan has been living quietly at his home
IN New York State.
Frederic William Hollis. appointed TO act
ss secretary and counsel to the delegation,
v the senior member OF the law firm OF