The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-26
Peace Conference More Successful
Than Was Hoped For.
VIEWS OF AMERICANS
WILLIAM T. STEAD'S TALKS
WITH OUR DELEGATES.
Representatives of Great Britain and
United States Acted Throughout
Like Giant Observation-Disclosures
Only On One Point-The Confer
ence Begins New Epoch.

Copyright. 1889. by the Associated Press.)
The Hague, July 80 have seen the
American delegates. and they >alked
freely about the conference, but re-
fused to make a statement about the
results before the conference rises. The
following, however, may be accepted
as a fairly accurate summary of the
views they entertain:
The conference achieved a great sue
cess, much greater than the delegates
anticipated, and the result was achiev-
ed largely by the amour propre of cap
able men from all parts of the world,
determined to accomplish something
worth their assembling together. The
result surprised all of them, and the
magnitude of the gains is imperfectly
understood, even by the conference.
The establishment of a permanent
court of arbitration on the American
principle of revision, plus the French
declaration of the duty of neutrals, to
recommend disputing powers TO resort
to the arbitration court rather than 10
war, represents vast progress in the
evolution of human society. The recog
milton of the duty to represent to dis
putants the desirability of resorting to
the arbitration court entails no obliga-
tions on the Americans inconsistent
with their traditional policy. This is
made absolutely clear by the declara-
ton signed by the American delega-
ton, read in full at the conference to-
day, and entered on the records.
Mr.. Low was busily engaged today
upon the elaboration of the final act
recording the work of the conference.
Mr.. Hollis has achieved a position of in
fluence much greater than of many Of
the first delegates, and Captain Crozier
is much admired for his plucky fight in
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sian resolution of the dumdum bullet.
Relations Were Friendly.
The returns between American and
other delegates, notably the English,
German and Russian, have been eX-
tremely friendly. The Englishmen and
Americans acted throughout almost
like joint delegation. This was due
to no arrangement or direction, but
solely because both nations found COM
mon ground of defense, common inter
ests, civilization and humanity
The only point on which the English
delegates failed to support the Ameri-
cans was the resolution forbidding the
capture of private property at sea. To
this the English representatives were
not opposed, but British opinion being
divided, the delegates had no instruc-
lions regarding the matter, and alb
stained from taking action.
After the arbitration convention is
signed it will probably be opened to
the adhesion of all other powers not
represented at the conference, on con-
dition that no original signatory of the
convention object. This right to black
ball any power wishing to join the
convention was insisted upon by Italy.
in order to prevent the adhesion of
the pope, and by England, on account
of the Transvaal. 1t is hoped that I'll
the South American states will come
in.
1t is the unanimous opinion of all the
American delegates that the conference
begins a new epoch, and the good seed
now sown will bear a rich harvest here
after. WILLIAM T. STEAD