Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-10
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Will England and America
Work at Peace Conference.
Important Points to Be Urged by
the United States Delegates.
honors for 0ewey-Bond Notes-cerman Op-
position to American Beef.

Washington, May 9.-The United
States and Great Britain will
stand together in the advocacy Of
the adoption Of scheme for the settle
ment Of international disputes by arbi-
tration which will be presented to the
peace conference at its meeting in The
Hague, May 16. The American dele
gates are equipped with a fairly well
digested plan for the execution of this
long cherished project while the Brit
ish delegates are prepared with a plan
which is almost identical with the
American project.
The details cannot be procured for
publication in advance of the presenta-
ton of the projects to the conference
1t is known. however, that there are
essential differences between this last
plan and that embodied in the treaty
drafted by See Olney and Sir Julian
PaunCefore, which failed of action in
the Senate when submitted for ratifi-
cation. The differences are rather in
the methods provided for securing an
impartial adjuca ton than in the prin-
cipals Of the formal convention and it
is believed that on those points the
British and American propositions are
not precisely similar.
1t cannot be said that the American
delegates so to the conference with
any stronger expectation that their
own scheme for securing the adjust
ment of disputes for arbitration. or in
deed any project of the kind will Sc
cure the adhersiOn of the entire con-
ference or even a majority Of the dele
gates. But they are content to plant
the seed and make a beginning which
il is hoped by the President and Sec.
Hay will in the end have substantial
results.
The American delegates so commit
ted to this arbitration project much
more strongly than to anything likely
to figure before the conference. Re
garding disarmament their instruc-
tions are to tell the conference that the
present armament of the United States
and any within the possibilities Of the
future are so far below the present
minimum ornaments with which any
of the great powers of Europe are like
ly to be content that there is really no
reason why the United States should
be called into the agreement.
Other points upon which the dele
gates have been instructed are cor
rectly referred to in the cable dis
patches, this morning, namely. the ex-
emption from seizure of individual
property and the extension Of the Red
Cross rules to warlille operations at
sea. AS to the former, the President
expressed himself very strongly in his
last message to Congress and the dele
gates go charged to give practical eff
feet to these views. AS to the Red |
Cross extension. both the United States |
and Spain during the recent war vol |
rules at sea.
But another point in the Instructions |
which is not mentioned in the cable |
is that relating to the amel-
fora tion of the horrors of war. and |
with this, too the American delegates
are deeply concerned. 1t was because
IF the Presidents interest in this cub
Jet as much as for any other reason
that the two technical experts, Capt
Mahan and Capt. Grozier were includ-
ID in the American delegation and the
state department hopes that something
n this direction will be accomplished
tt the approaching conference.
Admiral Dewey upon his return to the
United States is to be presented mon
'ter testimonial consisting of auto