The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-06
THE PEACE
CONFERENCE.
The Arbitration Committee Has
Submitted the Draft OF
Scheme for Mediation.
COMPRISES EIGHT ARTICLES,
Two of Which arc Declaratory
Subject to Notifications on q
Second Reading.

THE HAGUE, June 5.-The arpitra-
ton committee OF the peace conference
held meeting to-day under the chair
mnnship OF NJ. Leon bourgeois. The
secretary OF the drafting committee
read the draft scheme OF mediation It
had hnd under consideration. Articles
one and two are declaratory-to the
effect that the signatory powers. In or
der to prevent Il recourse TO force. have
agreed to effect pacific solutions OF DIFF
ferenccs and will, except In exceptional
circumstances, before an appeal to force
hnve recourse to the mediation OF one
or more friendly powers.
Article 3: Independently OF q re-
course to such amicable means, the sig
natorics deem 1t expedient that one or
more powers not concerned In the con-
fict should offer. OF Its or their own
Initiative and. 80 far as circumstances
will permit Its or their good offices Of
mediation to the states at variance.
The right TO offer good offices of media
tion belongs to powers not concerned
In the conflict even during the course Of
actual hostillties and the exercise Of
this right can never be considered by
the parties at variance as an unfrlend-
~ act"
Article four provides that the role Of
mediator shall consist in the reconcilia-
ton Of conflicting claims and the allay-
Ing OF bitterness between states at varI.
ance.
Article five, defining the Limitation Of
the functions Of q mediator, says these
shall cease on the moment when 1t Is
stated by one OF the parties TO the dis
pute, or by the mediator. that the ar
rangements or the basis OF friendly
understanding proposed by him Ia not
accepted.
Article six says that the good Offices
contemplated either at the instance OF
the parties at variance or on the iniia-
tive. Of uninvoived powers, are exci1'
sively Of the character Of friendly coun-
sci.
Article seven asserts: acceptance OF
mediation cannot have the effect, ex-
cept by virtue of n convention to the
contrary, OF interruptlng or retarding
or hampering mobilization or other pre-
parations for war. II mediation Inter-
venes after the opening of hostilltles.
1t shall not interrupt. except by virtue
OF convention to the contrary. mill
tary operations In course OF execution"
Article eight: THE signatories nre In
accord to recommend In all circum-
stances permitting II, special mediation
In the following form:
I'm the event OF grave differences
threatening peace, the states at vari-
ance shall choose respectively power
to which each shall contide the mission
Of entering into direct relations with the
power chosen BY the other side. In or
der to prevent a rupture OF friendly
relations. During the currency Of their
mandate, which, except In tn. event OF
n stipulation to the contrary shall not
exceed thirty days. the question IN dis
pute shnll be considered as referred
exclusively to these powers. They shall
apply all their efforts to settle the dis
pute and, In the event OF an actual
rupture Of friendly relations, shall re-
main charged with the mission OF taxi
ing advantage OF every occasion to re-
store paora"