The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-26
WOMEN PEACEMAKERS.
Their Resolutions Presented to the
President Of Peace Conference.
CONSIDERING LAWS OF WARFARE

Both Sections of the Committee Nee
insist on Discussing Matters No
Mentioned by Count Muravieff.
The Hague, May 26.-Mme. Selenka
the famous peace advocate and pro.
motor of the womans peace crusade
yesterday presented to M. De Staal
president of the peace conference and
head of the Russian delegation, an
illustrated album containing the text
| Of resolutions In favor of peace adopt
ed by meetings representing several
million women. The album was ac-
companied by an address "in the name
! of the women of Is nations" saluting
the conference, assuring the delegates
of the faith Of the memorialists in the
results of its labors, begging that the
hopes of the people might not be de-
ceived and that the conference would
decide that the evils of war could be
cured. The address concluded as fol-
lows: "Your sisters, on behalf of hui
manity. appeal to you to realize the
ideal of fraternity, in order that war
and tyranny may perish with the CEN
tury."
M. De Staal had written Nine.
Selenka that he could receive her for
five minutes, but he was so interested
that he kept her for half an hour.
Carmen Sylvia" Queen Elizabeth of
Roumania) contributed a poem to the
album, and Queen Wilhelmina sent
one Of her secretaries to congratulate
Hociations.
Both sections of the committee on
the laws Of warfare of the peace con-
ference met separately yesterday and
began the examination of the subject
submitted to them, the Red Cross sec
tion discussing paragraphs and Of
the circular of Count Muravieff, Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs, and
the Brussels conference section dis
cussing paragraph 7.
Both sections met subsequently and
discussed the question of competence,
as regards the scheme for the revision
of the Geneva convention, known as
the Morgnier scheme.
The Morgnier scheme comprises
notifications of the Geneva convention
in connection with wounded and sick
prisoners, members of the military hos
pital service, conveys for the wounded
ambulances, hospitals, property belong
ing to neutralized persons, religious
and medical staffs and kindred sub
jects. The scheme applies equally to
land and sea warfare.
1t was proposed to submit the
scheme to another committee for re-
vision, and the question was then
raised whether the conference was
competent to deal with the matter.
Those who took negative view argued
that the conference had decided in
principle, and all the governments
represented had agreed, that nothing
should be submitted to the conference
beyond the eight points in the cir
cular of Count Muravieff. They con-
tended that If the conference once in
this rule precedent would
be created leading to numerous diff
culties including probably the spring.
ing Of the Armenian, Macedonian and
similar questions upon the conference.
1t was also pointed out by the oppo-
nents of the proposal to refer that, in
as the Morgnier scheme dealt
mostly with the wounded and with
hospitals, 1t would be impossible to dis
cuss the proposed notifications eff
fectlVely without the cooperation of
doctors, who alone would be capable
Of deciding many of the points in is,
sue. AS matter of fact there is M
man of medical training among the
delegates.
The committee finally adjourned
reaching decision.
There Is no truth in the statement
hat proposal has been submitted to
ne conference to abrogate the pro.
'tsions Of the declaration of Paris,
1886, regarding the protection of pri-
ate property in the time of war.