Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-24
VORKOTPEA CEMAKERS
Delegates Ratirv Selections For Heads
Of Committees.
ANDREW WHITES VIEWS.
Chairman of the American Repre-
sentntives Thinks the Confer
ence Will Have n Practical
and Useful Result.

The Hague, May 24.-The chiefs of the
delegations to the peace conference held
private meeting at the House In the
Woods and afterward informed their
colleagues of the arrangements made
for choice of presidents of the various
committees The delegates approved the
selections.
The conference held plenary sitting
later, and the selections We're then Of
f1cially ratified without incident.
The following is list of the members
of the first committee:
Honorary presidents, Count Won Mum
ster, head of the German delegation,
and Mr.. Andrew d. White, head of the
American delegation: effective presi-
dent, M. de Beernaert head of the Bel
gian delegation; vice president, A. p. c.
Van Karneheck. head of the delegation
Of the Netherlands.
1t is divided into two sections-war
and marine. The vice presidents of the
war section are Lieutenant General Alb
dulla Pash' of the Turkish delegation,
Major General Ardagh of the British
delegation and Brgadier General Mon
nier of the French delegation. The vice
presidents of the marine section eve:
Vice Admiral Fisher of the British del
egation. Vice Admiral Pothan of the
French del cation and Captain Siegel
of the German delegation.
The Second Committee.
The second committee is constituted
as follows:
Hor orary presidents, the Duke de
Tetuan, head of the Spanish delegation;
Turkhan Pasha head of the Turki~h
delegation, and Count Won Wells
scheinb. head of the Austria Hunga
delegation; Elective president, Profes %.
or de Martens of the Russian delega-
ton.
1t is also divided into two sections
Red Cross and Brussels conference. The
vice presidents of the Red Cross section
are Genera Thaulow and DR.. S. Roth
head of the Swiss delegation The vi ~
presidents Of the Brussels conference
section are Professor Won Stengel of the
German dc cation and General Zuccari
of the italian delegation.
The third committee is composed as
follows:
Honorary presidents, Count Nigra
head of the Italian delegation, and Sir
Julian Paulcefote, head of the British
delegation; effective president, NJ. Bour-
geois, head of the French delegation
vice presidents, Nj. de Bile, head of the
Danish delegation; Baron d Estour-
nelles de c Instant of the French del
cation; Count de Macedo, head of the
Portuguese delegation; Herr Mercy
signor Comi,ili and DR. zorn.
EmbnssudOr White Talks.
Mr. Andrew d. White, United States
ambassador to Germany and chairman
of the American delegation to the peace
conference. in an interview expressed
his views respecting tn work of the
conference.
"rhe position of affairs" he said, "is
satisfac tory. The organization of tht
conference has been we'll carried OUT
and I am full of hope that it will he
possible to attain practical and usefu
end The first skepticism must give
way to strong hopes.
"The kaisers declarations in regard
to arbitration have contributed to i'm
prove the situation. | expect a certain
result in regard to mediation and arbi-
tration. 1t will be impossible to make
them obligatory but it is possible tt
make them optional.
after the conference the powers VII
see other means by which to settle theil
differences than war. | am confident
that improvements tending to humanize
war are practicable by extending the
Geneva convention of 1864 from the lane
to the naval forces and by increasing
the protection of private property.
can say nothing in regard to reduction
of armamentS.'