The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-06
PEACE CONFERENCES
Much Work Being Done by the
Delegates.

The Hague Juhe 5-rhe arbitration
committee OF the peace conference held
q meeting today under the chairmanshlp
Of BomEoise. Mr. Andrew u. wa e.
head Of the United States delegation.
Sir Julian Paunoefots, head Of the Brit-
ish delegation and NJ. De Stall, head 81
the Russian delegation with all mem
hers OF the committee were present
After NJ Bourgoiso had made q sympi-
thetic reference to the death ot Miss
Roth. daughter OF Or Roth. head OF lbc
Swiss delegation. who was killed n a.
railroad accident. the secretary of She
drafting committee read the draft
scheme Of mediation Il had had u1d D.
cons Iteration.
Articles one and two are declarat1ry-
20 the effect that the slguatory powers
ln order TO prevent a recourse To- force
have agreed to effect pacific solutions OF
differences and will, except in cxeep-
tlonal circumstances. before an appeal 60
force have recourse TO the mediation
of one or more friendly powers.
Article independently o. recourse
to such amicable means the g snat3rles
deem Il expedient that one og more pow
ers not concerned In the conflict should
ofrer Of its own or their own initiative
and. as far as clrcumsta aces viii y rmit
ITS or their good offices Of mediation 90
the states at variance. The reh. TO offer
! good services Of mediation belongs to
powers not concerned in the conflict, rv-
en- during the course Of acgLal hostiities.
ana the exercise Of this r.gh. can never
be considere dby the parties al variance
as an unfriendly act"
Article 4 provides that tho role ot mo
diator shall consist nj the reconciliation
of conflicting claims and fho oulyius ~
! bitterness between states az Variance.
Article defining the iimitat'o1 Of The
! functions Of n mediator saw Those shau
| cease on the moment when 60 ls stated
by one Of the parties TO the dispute or
by the mediator that the arrangements
or the basis Of a friendly understand 1g
proposed by him It not accepted
Article says that the good Offices
contemplated either at he instance oi
the parties at variance or on d. initiative
of uunvolved powers are exclusively o'
tho character Of frienly counsel.
Article asserts;
Acceptance OF mediation cannot have
the effect except by virtue n c1n.cn-
ton TO the contrary. OF nterruptng or
retarding or hampering mobilization or
other preparation for war. II mediation
lntervenes after the opening of hostiifies
Il shall not interrupt except by virtue Of
a contention o the contrary. military op-
erations in course OF execution"
Article S-"1'he slgnatories are in ac
cord to recommend IN all crcumstanc
permitting It, special mediation In tn'
following form: In the event % grave
differences threatening peace, The states
al variance shall choose respe ,dvely Q
power to which each shall conade tho
mission OF entering into delbera'ioni
| with the power chosen by the other sid
in order to prever. rupture Of friend
ly relations. During the currency OF theh
mandate which except in the event OF 3
stipulation TO the contrary shall not cX
ceed thirty days. the question n iisput
shall be considered as referred eXclu
lively to these powers. They shall appl,
an efforts to settle the disputes, and &
the event OF an actual rupture Of Tn
friendly relations, shall remain charg
with the mission OF taking advantage q
every occasion to restore peace"
The draft was adopted without modih
cation, although the committee 81 pulate
that It ahoud be subject 10 modification
at the second reading.
The naval section of the armament
committee has unanimously rejected IA
, Russian proposals.