Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-24
PEACEMAkERS SPEND THEIR TINE
CoNFERRING TITLES.
THREE COMMITTEES MEET
MEMBERS ONLY EXCHANGED GREET
INGs AND IDEAS.
Delegates viii BE Received at the
Royal Castle by the Queen of the
Netherlands This Evening
Emperor Nicholas Is
Diplomatic.

THE HAGUE. May 23.-The chiefs of the
delegations 10 the peace conference held
private meeting this morning at the house
in the woods and afterwards informed
their colleagues of the arrangements made
for a choice Of presidents of the various
committees as agreed upon last evening
The delegates approved of the selections
made.
The conference held a preliminary sitting
at noon and the selections were then Off
cially ratified without incident.
The following is list of the members of
the first committee:
Honorary presidents-Count Won Nun
ster, head of the German delegation, and
Mr.. Andrew D. White. head of the Amer
lean delegation; effective president, a. p.
{. Van Karnebeck, head of the delegation
of The Netherlands. II is divided into two
sections, war and marine.
The vice presidents of the war section
are: Lieutenant General Abdulla Pasha,
of the Turkish delegation; Major General
Ardagh. of the British delegation, and
Brigadier General Monnier, of the French
delegation.
The vice presidents of the marine section
are: Vice Admiral Fisher, of the British
delegation: Vice Admiral Pethan, of the
French delegation, and Captain Siegel, of
the German delegation.
follows:
Honorary presidents-The Duke de Te-
tuan, head of the Spanish delegation; Turk
han Pasha, head of the Turkish delega-
tion, and Count Won Welzorshcemb, head
of the Austria-H Hungary delegation. Effect
i've president, Professor De Martens, of
the Russian delegation.
This committee is also divided into two
sections, Red Cross and Brussels confer
ence.
The vice presidents OF the Red Cross sec
tion are: General Thaulow and pr. S.
Roth, head of the Swiss delegation.
The vice presidents Of the Brussels con-
ference section are: Professor Won Stem
gel, of the German delegation, and General
Zuccari, of the Italian delegation.
The third committee is composed as fol-
lows: Honorary presidents, Count NiSra,
head of the Italian delegation, and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, head of the British del
egation; effective president, NJ. Bourgeois,
head of the French delegation; vice presi-
dents, NJ. De Bile, head of the Spanish
delegation: Baron d'Estournolles de Com
stant. of the French delegation: Count de
Macedo, head of the Portuguese delega-
ton; Herr Merry, signor Compili and DR..
Zorn.
Held Their First Session.
The three committees held their first Ses-
sions this afternoon, these being devoted
solely to inaugural formalites and an eN-
change of ideas with regard to procedure.
They will meet again on Friday.
NJ. de Staal, head of the Russian dele
cation and president of the conference, at
tended the meeting of the arbitration com
mittee sitting next to NJ. Leon Bourgeois,
head of the French delegation.
The measures to preserve the secrecy of
the deliberations have been redoubled. Only
the delegates and secretaries are admitted
TO the precincts of the huis ten bosch. Both
entrances To the gardens arc closed with
barred gates which are guarded by sentries
under the command of non-commissioned
officers in full uniform Every applicant
for admission is called upon to produce an
orange colored card issued to the delegates
and TO give the secret password.
Queen Wilhelmina, of The Netherlands.
accompanied by the queen mother, arrived
their majesties being warmly greeted by
the populaCe. AT . clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. the queen will receive the chiefs
of the various delegations, who will be pre-
sented by NJ. de Beaufort. minister of for
eign affairs. All the delegates have re-
Ceived invitations To Il grand reception at
$50 tomorrow evening. when the delega-
tion chiefs will introduce their colleagues
and the wives of the latter to the queen.
Emperor Nicholas has sent Queen Will
hemina. the Order Of St. Catherine set in
brilliants.