The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-06-03
THE PLAN FOR PEACE.
Conference at The Hague Takes an
Important Step.
Arbitration OF Disputes Virtually
Agreed Upon at n session of the
Committee-ThereI Is No Likeii-
hood of Disarma nlent.

washington, May &C. meetings OF
\ the disarmament conference at The
I Hague indicate unanimous accept
I ance of the principle OF international
/ arbitration and mediation. Ii is now
/ generally thought by the delegates
I that the outcome of the conference will
/ be as outlined by Andrew ID. White,
/ head of the American delegation, and
! that there will be nothing more than
! suggestion as to disarmament
! An Important session.
The Hague. May 2I.-The disarma-
ment committee met Friday morning.
and NJ. Beernaert, chief of the Belgian
| delegation. who presided, set forth the
points submitted for consideration.
! The arbitration committee met in the
Fafternoon, under the presidency of the
| chief of the French delegation, Leon
| bourgeois, who was fianked by the
honorary presidents of the committee,
| Sir Julian Pauncefote, chief of the
British legation. and Count Nigra. chief
| of the Italian delegation. NJ. Bourgeois
presented the questions of mediation
and arbitration. and suggested pro-
| gramme the committee might follow,
urging recourse TO all pacific means to
settle international questions before
recourse 10 war. He submitted y long
| list of possible subjects of dispute
| which might arise between nations and
! yet might find solution in arbitration,
closing with the more difficult prob
! lens. He then presented a scheme al
ready introduced to the full conference
/ nv "a RnsSinn al IA N s.,h.
| sisting of 40 articles. The statement
of NJ. bourgeois was clear and concise.
commanding the closest attention.
/ Sir Julian Pauncefote proposed that
the committee should Immediately pro-
coed. before all else. to consider the
| question of a permanent tribunal of ar
! bitration. He did not. however. submit
any plan, and eventually withdrew his
motion. in view of the suggestions Of
! fered by Count Nigra and others. who
urged the wisdom of following the pro-
grammc of the president, in which the
| question of a permanent tribunal fol-
lows the general subject of arbitration.
Puts Committee on Record.
NJ. Bourgeois observed that the COM
mittcc, by not opposing it., gave adhe-
sion TO the principle favoring u peace
full solution of international questions
before recourse to arms.
Recognizing that the committee was
too large TO consider the Russian pro-
posals, NJ. Bourgeois appointed the fol-
! lowing subcommittee: Chevalier Des-
cnmps-David, of the Belgian delega-
ton; Prof. Asser, privy councillor
of the Netherlands delegations; Ba-
ron Estournelles de Constant. of
the French delegations: Frederick
Hollis. secretary of the United States
delegation; NJ. Lammasch. OF the
Austro-Hungarian delegations; Prof.
Martens, of the Russian delegation:
NJ. +. Oder. of the Swiss delegation.
and DR.. Zorn, of the University of Kon-
igsberg. representing the German del
egation Sir Julian Pauncefote and
Count Nigra were appointed honorary
presidents of the subcommittee. and
NJ. Bourgeois and VI. de Staal were en-
powered to attend its meetings. This
arrangement gives representation to
all the great powers, as well as to Hol-
land, Belgium and Switzerland Cheva-
Tier Descamps-David was appointed
chairman of the subcommittee.
Great Importance is attached to the
meetings held Friday and to the unani-
nous acceptance of the general prin-
ciple of arbitration and mediation.
At High Water Mark.
London. May 27.--The correspondent
Of the Daily Telegraph at The Hague
says:
Peace prospects touched high-water
| mark to-day when the conference found it.
self face to face with arbitration in a prac-
tcable ard acceptable form and as per-
manent International achievement This
honor Is mainly due to Sir Julian Paunce-
fote. When the members of the arbitration
| section had finished reading the Russian
proposals on this subject Sir Julian ex-
pressed his complete approval of them but
said II would be great pity II the con-
ference failed to embody the principle Of
| arbitration In some permanent shape.
now beg to propose he said, the
formal establishment of a permanent arbi-
tration tribunal empowered to deal with
all matters in dispute capable of refer
ence TO the judgment OF an umpire | do
not intend to trouble you with details as to
Its mechanism to-day. nor until YOU ac-
cept the principle of my proposal. There
fore ask you to accept the principle now
M. de Staal at once declared: Sir Julian
Pauncefote having presented his proposal
we are prepared TO supplement- ana TO COM
plete the printed suggestions Just distrib-
uted by others, dealing with permanent
arbitration board Thereupon theRussian
president of the conference drew paper
from his pocket and laid IL upon the table
then and there. The paper contained the
foundation of permanent tribunal sug-
costing the substitution of a new clause
and referring to an appendix not yet drawn
up The amazed delegates crowded around
Sir Julian, graduating him upon hav-
ing played the winning card. which had so
quickly precipitated the Russian alterna-
tive scheme. Some stood aghast, as the
matter was not contemplated in their in
structions Finally IT was decided to re-
fer the matter to subcommittee.
THE Americans. II is believed, are elab-
Grating an organic statute for the cree
ton of n permanent tribunal, which will
probably be laid before the conference
and be supported by the British delegates
when the principle embodied in Sir Jullan's
resolution Is accepted