The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-23
WORLDWIDE ARBITRATION.
Slow Progress OF tho Work at the Hague
Conference

Conference.
Tho Hague, June 2O.-The Brus-
sels Conference sub committee Of the
international Peace Conference cou-
vened to, day, Prof. De Martens, of
tho Russian delegation, presiding.
The drnughting committees report
was amended IN regard to the award
ing grcater protection to neutral
States, defining the rights of civil
populations to organize for resist
ence, and the rights of armies as to-
ward armed civilians.
Ten clauses of the report were
adopted.
The report Of the sub. committee
will now be presented to the Confcr-
ence and it is believed that nearly
all the Powers will adopt the new
articles as Il busis of instructions for
armies when entering the field.
The Geneva Convention committee
held plenary session to-day to con-
slider the report of It's sub commit.
tees.
The plenary conference met to
adopt these additional articles, and
appointed committee to draw up a
general act embodying the report of
the Geneva Conventions action.
This is the first definite result of the
conference.
The American delegates consider
that some additions were necessary
to cover certain omissions in the text,
These additions will be left for the
Powers to consider; but whether they
are adopted or not they do not affect
the ten articles passed to day.
The Americans also made u formal
demand for the exemption of private
property at sea from capture IN time
Of war. This question was not IN
clnded in the circular Of Count Muir
aviotf and may possibly be ruled out
of order. If, however, a discussion
should be allowed the exemption
would probably be supported by Il
majority mainly composed of the
smaller Powers
AN ENGLISH OPINION.
London, June 21.-The correspon.
dent of the DAILY News at The
Hague, discussing 'the question of
private property at sea, which was
brought into such startling promi-
nence by Capt. Mahan," (Tuesday,)
says: "It ls matter of life aud
death for England. British and
American interests in this question
arc totally opposed. 1t is obvious
that the Americans are only con.
cerned for their own interests, which
are that OH tho outbreak Of war the
British mercantile marine should be
transferred TO the neutral American
flag"
DIsCOURAGINd REPORT.
Warrington, June 2O.-Private
advices received hero from a high
authority are to the effect that the
Conference at The Hague will prob
ably be redeemed nominally from
failure through an agreement on an
arbitration project that will satisfy
the apparently general demand on
that point, but which, at tho same
time, by carefully framed safe
grounds, will 50 narrow the field of
matters that may or must 90 before
the arbitration tribunal as to make it
little more than arbitration in name.
The attitnde of Germany is said to
be only little in advance of that of
some Of the other Powers after all in
opposition to the plans submitted,
and the disalrection is moro general
than appears on the surface. AS for
tn" other projects that were especial
ly desired by the Americans, such as
protection Of individual property
f'om seizure at sea, they have all
irreleemably lost according to this
report.
Trnnps from Various Quarters.
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