The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-20
PEACE 0NF[R[[S
OUTLINE THEIR PLANS
Three Committees to Be Ap-
pointed to Deal With
Questions.
ALL ACTING IN HARMONY.
DslegatAs From Rssh Country 70
eslset Oommitts1nen - Vir-
chow Speaks Of Americas
Sin Against HUI
manity.
ALL ACTING IN HARMONY.

THE HAGUE. May iA-The meeting at
which Andrew d. White head Of the
United States delegation. and Sir Julian
Pauncefote. head Of the British delega-
tion, were present. resulted In an agree
ment to appoint three comnittees to deal
with the respective groups Of questions
proposed for discussion, namely. disarma-
ment. laws OF warfare and mediation and
arbitration.
With . view Of facilitating the appoint
ment Of the committees II was agreed that
each chief delegate should nominate ono
Of his own delegation whom II might be
desired to appoint TO the respective COM
m!ssees. 20 that each nation should bo
represented upon all.
Probably the committees will meet next
Tuesday or wednesday to Organize ana
to arrange their procedure.
The opinion Of = majority Of the dele
gates seems TO be that the general scheme
to be presented to the committees has
been conceived In . broad and liberal
spirit. and the result Of the mornng's
meeting Of the delegation chiefs IL re-
garded az demonstrating the good viii
and concilia,oriness Of al the delegassA
~ WGt dG IuzIsuSNat 1FFsAG ~ A&A4AtHtS
the iabofs of the conference. Perfect
harmony had prevailed thus far regard
ing ali questions brought forward
At the session tomorrow ~ de staai viii
read the replies Of Emperor Nicholas and
Queen wflhelmina 20 the dispatches sent
70 their matestfes IT the opening Of the
conference. after which he VIII deliver
an important speech upon tho work of
tho conference. ana will propoee the adop-
ton Of tina general scheme arranged this
morning. The various delegations met
this AFTERNOON to assign their members to
the grand divisional committees.
romorrow's session and aIi subsequent
sessions VIII be secret
vireAsw Talks of False Glory.
BERLIN, May ;s.-The Undergraduates
Beige puhsish<s an interview with Prof.
Rudolph virchow. the iesier Of German
liberalism on tho subject a the peace con-
ference, In the course of which he 10 rep
resented ~ having said:
sspaearrnament II Ia the air. Sooner or
later II viii bs realized b. I'll nations
under ths law ~ dsvsaopmenf. The pro-
RrNxnsne Of Emperor Nicholas n compre-
hensave ana complicated. bat the fact
that the powers accepted HIS call In saG-
ninrans enough. One factor In the stsA-
ton - the weakness of public oyAnioa-
Nations are led AstrHy ~ deceptive IDEAS
O. glory Ard honor. The United States has
lateiy offered an example os that. Ths
United Gsafes has sinned against humanity
ana civilization Let IN hope that the
Americans have ~ ieass recovered from
their bout - snsnxscasion aud WIN redeem
The errrys es their country. Ali this - An
ilIssxrasson os tAs difficulties confrontius
tss conference bot II win not matter n
success - ansily attained The confer
snce I believe, win deepen sas stndy ef
peace probsena and she new eensury viii
BE IN aee of rial enlightenment. civsassa-
stcn Ard peacA"
TIE Cosoxne GAsssse In Publishing
skescAes NJ the American delegates se the
pesee ecnfer~nce ~ The Ha&ue peats~s
the tact af Pressdeas Mckinley n not ~
Dosafing psiit,esl 1swsetssA