The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-21
SECOND SITTING
At The HAGUE
Session Lasted Little Over Hall An
Hour.
ARRANGEMENTS AGREED TO
American Members Of Committees Ap-
pointed.
THE PROCEEDINGS FEATURELESS
Sir Julian Pauncefote Gives Dinner to
Some of the Delegates-The Pres
ident Addressed Delegates
On Their Labors.
THE PROCEEDINGS FEAIuRELEss

The Hague, May 2O.--The second sitting
OF the peace conference took place this
morning and lasted 35 minutes
The president Baron DeStaat. read the
replies of the czar and Queen Wilhelmina
70 the kilograms sent to them by the COM
ference on Thursday.
The president then addressed the dele
gates on the subject of the labors before
them and 1t was decided not to publish the
speech.
The president proposed the adoption of
arrangements for the committees, which
was agreed to WITHOUT discussion.
american Committee Members
The American members of the commit
tees are as follows:
{ Disarmament-Messrs. White, Mahan
Z and Grozier.
{ Laws of war-Messrs. White. Newell.
/ Mahan and Grozier.
+ Observation-Disclosures. Lowe and Hills.
The committees will meet for the nrst
time on Tuesday. The eight points enumer-
ated in Count Muravieff's circular for their
consideration have been distributed among
the committees. They are as foiiows;
The disarmament committee will con-
slider: First, the limitation of expenditure;
SECOND the prohibition of new firearms
third. the Limitation of the use of explo-
siyes: fourth, the prohibition OF the use OF
submarine boats.
The committee on laws of warfare Will
discuss: Fifth, the application OF the Gen.
eva convention to naval warfare; sixth, the
naturalization of vessels In an engagement
while engaged in saving shipwrecked men
during and after naval engagements; sew
ei1th., the revision of the declaration OF
Brussels of 1874 on the notifications ana
customs of war
The committee on arbitration and media
tion will deal with the eighth question OF
Count Muravieff's circular.
THE British members of the arbitration
committee are Messrs. Pauncefote and
Howardice.
Sir Julian Pauncefote gave dinner this
evening to some Of the delegates.
May Have Press Bureau
Baron de Staal further proposed that, al
though the principal of secrecy should pc
maintained, communications might he
made through the press bureau, subject to
the approval Of the president. This was
also adopted.
AT the conclusion of the conference today
NJ De Staal, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador at WaSHHlBtoH, atfa
the head of the British delegation, ard
the United States ambassado at Berlin,
Mr. Andrew D. White, head of the Ameri-
can delegation, with several other delegates
returned to the Hague for lunch. But M.
Bourgoies. former premier of France and
head of the French delegation. and almost
all the second technical delegates who
form part of the committees remained at
the House in the Wood to draw up certaiu
lists. They were occupied also with the
Organization of the committees.
The proceedings today passed off without
any incident. Only the president spoke,
the others manifesting their appreciation
by slight, direct murmurs.
Several of the chief delegates are leaving
The Hague for a few days pending the
preliminary work of the committees.
Baron De Staaa during the course of the
day received the following dispatch
5 1.-The emperor begs you to be the inter-
prefer to the conference of his sincere
thanks and warmest wishes. My august
master charges me to impress upon your
exceeney how much his majesty is touched
by the telegram addressed to him.
"MURAVIEFF."