Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-22
WORLDS PEACENAEEBS
Work Of the Arbitration Committee
Proceeding Satisfactorily.
RUssIA's DISARMAMENT SCHEME.

1t win Probably Be introduced by
Boron De staal, who Is Expected to
Introduce Fresh Proposals Gloomy
+, European Views Unwarranred.
The Hague. June %. The best in
formed circles here do not share the
gloomy views of the European press
regarding the peace conference. After
a weeks adjournment the arbitration
committee met for short time yes
terday, DIR. Zorn, of the German dele
| CATION, and Frederick Hollis, of the
United States delegation. attending.
Mr.. Hollis expressed himself as salts
| fed with the results of the trip he took
to Berlin in company with DR.. Zorn.
and the German delegates have been
| Instructed to take part in the delibera-
| tions of the arbitration committee.
which will now continue brisk work
pending the final decision of Germany
The disarmament committee. to
which was submitted the circular q
Count Muravieff, has considered the
second, third and fourth paragraphs III
subcommittee, the result being mega
| tive vote upon all three, on the ground
/
upon satisfactory plan for checking
the continued improvements in ex
plosive ordnance.
The first paragraph of the circular,
which proposes to arrest the increase
In land and sea forces and war budgets,
| has not yet been touched.
The Russians, it is said, intend to
introduce fresh proposals, and it is
not doubted that the conference will
reach important proposals on the LAST
four paragraphs of the circular, sup
lplementing the Geneva convention ana
the Brussels conference, and provid-
ing for mediation and arbitration.
M. De Staal is expected to introduce
his disarmament scheme today, and
in moving it he will probably say he
must apologize for its lateness, but
that it was considered more business
| like to ascertain the views of the con-
ference on the minor aspect of the dis
armament question, such as torpedoes,
rams and the like. If the proposals
connected with these minor matters
had been more favorably received he
would have been encouraged-he will
probably say-to widen their scope into
the more general one of disarmament.
Nevertheless is expected tosay-
as, after all, disarmament is the chief
object the car had in view in calling
the conference, he feels bound to move
a scheme embodying, albeit in limit
ed degree, the views of his imperial
master He will probably hint, in con-
clusion, that as the time is short it
would be wiser to leave the idea of any
| .l1x4n
consideration by a future conference"
The correspondent of the London
Daily News telegraphs that paper.
MIR Hollis had interviews with
Prince Won Hohenloe and Baron Won
Buelow while he was in Berlin. 1t
appears that Emperor William had as
scented to an arranged interview, but
on second thought he objected to dis
cussing matters with anybody below
the rank of first delegate
Mr.. Hollis wishes to emphasize the
fact that he was only concerned in de-
Tending American interests, task
which Mr.. White would have himself
undertaken had he been able to leave
The Hague | have satisfied myself
that there was absolutely no sort of
partnership between DR.. Zorn and Mr.
Hollis Both are animated with a COM
mon anxiety for the success of the
conference, but the role of Mr.. Hollis
| In Berlin was that of an American der
egate endeavoring to carry out an
American deal.
1T is understood that he did ex-
ceedingly well in Berlin, but, notwith-
standing all assertions to the contrary,
learn that the German delegates have
received no fresh instructions. They
must abide by the old ones-to listen.
and to take no initiative