The record-union., 1899-04-07
The State Department Announces
the American Delegates
Who viii Attend the Congress Called by
the Gar of Russia.
Embassador White, Minister to the
Netherlands Newell, Seth Low
of New York, Captain Crozier Of
the Ordnance Department of
the Army and Captain Mahan
of the Navy the Selections for
the Mission.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Sec
retary of State has. announced the con-
stitution of the United States delegates
to the Disarmament Congress which
will meet at The Hague in the latter
part of May.
The delegation consists of Andrew d.
White, United States Embassador at
Berlin; Mr. Newell, United States Min
lister to The Netherlands; Professor
Low of the Columbia University, New
York; Captain Crozier, Ordinance De-
partment, U. S. A, and Captain A. T.
Mahan, U. S. N, 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 po-
litical life, but in the world of letters
and international affairs. They are all
men of scholarships. fine hnguists and
those attainments helpful in a congress
representing the nations of the world.
conducted under the diplomatic usage
which makes French the accepted Ian
guage.
Mr.. White is best known in the fields
of education and diplomacy. After
graduating at Yale, Glass of '33, he
went to Europe for several years OF
historical study, mainly at Berlin and
Paris. For a time he was an attache
of the United States legation at St
Petersburg. Returning to this country,
he began his university career as Pro-
fessor of English Literature at the Uni
versity of Michigan. Later he became
the first President of Cornell his serv-
ice continuing from 1867 to 1889, when
he retired through ill-health- He was
United States Commissioner to San Do
mingo in 1871. From 1879 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 Venezuelan Commission
ers at the time the affair was at its
most critical stage He was also Min
lister to Russia in 1882.
Seth Low also is known as an edu-
Gator as well as man of public aTairs.
He was graduated from Columbia UNI
versity. whose President be became IN
1890, later giving $1O00.O00 for uni
versity buildings. He was Mayor OF
Brooklyn in 1881. and again in 1888,
his services being marked by numerous
reforms. including the introduction OF
a civil service system in municipal al
fairs In 1897 he was an unsuccessful
candidate for Mayor of Greater New
York.
Stanford Newell was appointed Min
lister to The Netherlands from Mime
sofa. His selection as one of the dele
gates was expected, because he was
Minister resident in The Hague, where
the congress is to be held. Mr.. Newell
is a lawyer of repute, and had long
practice in ST. Paul, where he was more
of a counselor than trial lawyer.
Although he has been active in politics,
he never held office until he was ap-
nointed Minister to The Netherlands by
President Mckinley.
Captain William Crozier is one of the
most highly accomplished of the officers
of the Ordnance Corps, which is gen
erally recognized as containing the very
highest grade of talent in the United
States army, the personnel being made
I'D of the most advanced graduates
from West Point He was born in Ohio
and appointed to the military academy
from Kansas. In conjunction with
General Burlington, the newly appointed
Chief of the Ordnance Department, he
invented the disappearing gum carriage,
which has been adopted by the United
States Government as the highest type
of coast defense weapon.
No name is better known to students
of naval strategy than that of Captain
Alfred T. Mahan sailor, strategist and
author Captain Mahan was born in
New York, and appointed an active
nidshipman in the United States navy
in September, 1856. He reached the
grade of Lieutenant at the outbreak of
the civil war in 1861 became a Com
mander in 1871, and Captain on Sep
fember %. 1888. He retired November
3. 1893. His last command was that
of the Chicago, then on the European
station. and he retired upon his own
application in order to pursue the lit
erarv work which has made him fa-
NOUS. His most important contribu-
ton to literature is The Influence OF
Sea Power Upon History" When it
was realized that war with Spain was
inevitable Secretary Long cabled
promptly to Captain Mahan, then in
Rome, summoning him to Washington
Here he took his place as a member OF
the famous naval war board. known
during it's existence as the Strategy
Board, which planned the program of
campaigns.
Frederick William Holts, appointed
TO act as Secretary and counsel to the
delegation,'is is the senior member of the
law firm of Holts, Wagner & Burg
hard of New York. He was born in
Butler County, Pa, in 1857. In 1878
he graduated from Columbia College
He then entered the Columbia Law
School. and was admitted to the bar
at Poughkeepsie in 1880. Since then
he has been in continuous practice in
New York City.
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