New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
ARBITRATION THE FEATURE
SECOND SESSION OF THE PEACE CON-
FERENCE AT THE HAGUE.
POINTS WHICH THE COMMITTEES WILL DIS
cuss-BARoN DE sTAAL ADDRESSES
THE DELEGATES.

cUss-BARoN DE sTAAL ADDRESSES
THE DELEGATES.
The Hague. May 20.-The second sitting OF
the Peace Conference took place this morh'ns'
and lasted thirty-fve minutes
The president OF the Conference Baron ue
rtaa, read the replies Of the Gear and Queen
wiihelmina to the kilograms sent 10 'hen "
The Conference on Thursday. The president
then addressed the delegates on the SUBJECT Oh
the labors before them. and 1t was decided not
n nubsh the speech. Later the president pro-
posed the adoption of arrangements for the
committees which was agreed TO without dis
cussion.
Raron de Staa further proposed that' Al
though the principle Of secrecy should be main
tanned, communications might be maze 'hrouen
the Press Bureau subject TO the approVai oi
the president This was also adopted
Az the conclusion OF the conference to-day
Al de Staal Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Britisn
Ambassador at Washington and the nead Oh
the British delegation. and the united 0'a'es
Ambassador at Berlin Andrew u. "hi'e' "e"U
of the American delegation, with several Oh ."e
other chief delegates. returned to the hague ~,
luncheon But NJ. Bourgeois former Premier OF
France and head OF the French delegauon anu
almost all the second and technical delegates
sHouse in the Woods" to draw up certain ns's'
rbev were occupied also with the organ|za'loh
~ the committees The proceedings To-Day
nassed off without any incident Only the presi-
dent spoke. the others manifesting their appro-
baton by slight discreet murmurs.
MEDIATION IN THE FOREFRONT
r, WAS learned that NJ. de Staal placed the
question Of mediation and arbitration In the
torefront in his speech to-day. The question
y, the laws of war rendering war as humane as
,oss,h,e by the extension OF the regulations al
readv existing was then touched upon oy inc
president and he relegated the question Oh inc
reduction Of ornaments to the third place t"i'
indication modifes the order in when the .hiee
no,nts were placed in the circular OF the Mihis
ter Of Foreign Affairs. Count MuraVien' ou. ~
has the merit OF responding more closely 10 inc
views Of the delegates. and 1t Is now cohsioeieu
certain that mediation and arbitrauon VIII h"'e
the chief place in the work OF the Ooiieien.e'
Further the opinion is unanimous tha' 'io
American and British delegates Will take 'he
most important part in the study OF ''iis q1'''
ton 49,,
The Conference decided to-day that all oele-
rates including the technical representatives
- a. ,sr,,c,nate In the sittings and Join In the
discussions.
The date Of the next sitting has not yet been
1.ea II depends upon the progress which Will
be made by the committees.
NJ de Staal announced to-day that the IoV-
B rrnment of the Netherlands would give an ar
t,stic fete on June 10 in honor OF the CONFER
ence.
Baron de staal in the course Of the day re-
+. eeived the following dispatch;
The Emperor begs you to be the interpreter
TO the Conference of his sincere THANKS anu
warmest wishes .-.o.. ,,ror
: Your Excellency how much His Majesty Is
!. touched by the telegram addressed TO MN;
- COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
- The American members of the committees are
are follows
n. p,sarmsment-Messrs. White, Mahan and
Crozler.
Observation-Disclosures. White Low and Hollis.
The committees will meet for the first time
on Tuesday The eight points enumerated IN
Count Muravief's circular for their considera-
ton have been distributed among the commit
tees They are as follows:
The Disarmament Committee will consider:
First the limitation of expenditure; second the
prohibition Of new firearms; third the nlhi1a
ton Of the of explosives; fourth prohlDi-
ton OF the use Of submarine boats 90
The Committee on the Laws OF Warfare Will
discuss: Fifth, the application OF the Geneva
Convention TO naval warfare; sixth, the neu-
tralization Of vessels In engagement while
engaged in saving shipwrecked men during and
after naval engagements seventh. the revision
1 of the Declaration of Brussels OF 1874 on the
notifications and customs OF war.
The Committee on Arbitration and Mediation
will deal with the eighth question OF Count
Muravieffs circular The British members OF
the Arbitration Committee are Messrs Paunce-
fote and Howard.
Sir Julian Pauncefote gave dinner this even
ing to some OF the delegates Several OF the
. chief delegates are leaving The Hague for few
days pending the preliminary work OF the CON-
mittees.