The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-16
ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL OF THE
HAGUE WILL MEAN MUCH
FOR PEACE
COURT is FULLY ORGANIZED
LAST OF THE FIFTY-FIVE MEM
BEERS HAS BEEN APPOINTED
ALREADY AT WORK
GERMANS HOLD IN SHANGHAI

BERLIN, June 15.-F. W. Hollis, United
States member of the Hague arbitration
court, during an interview today inform
ed the corresondent Of the Associated
Press that the Hague arbitration court
had only just been organized by the ap-
pointment of the last of the ffty-hve
judges, but several International ques-
tlonS are already before the court. The
TransVaal question was certainly not one
of these, because the Hague peace con-
ference had decided that the Boer states
We're not sovereign states. The court will
not be in permanent session but viii only
act when suitable questions are presented
to it, when the whole court will select
a bench to adjudicate each question.
Mr.. Hollis said both Count Won Buelow
and Baron Won Richthofen, the foreign
minister, had received him in the most
kindly manner, sharing his belief that
the Hague court was like the Magma
Charta, an agreement around which in
ternational law will crystallize. Mr..
Hollis believes the emperor, the German
government and the German people are
now sincerely in favor of the Hague
arbitration court ON all questions which
seem to properly belong there. Mr.. Hollis
thinks this is an the more remarkable
because Germany, during the conference
in 1899, had q number Of serious, Weighty
objections to urge against arbitration.
But she has now honestly altered her
opinion.
THE DREIBUND.
During the week the two questions
which mainly occupied public attention
were the discussion in the Italian cham
ber Of deputies relative to the Dreibund
and Great Britains attitude towards the
question of Germany maintaining a gar
rison at Shanghai. The press expressed
the opinion that Signor Prinetti, the Ital-
ian minister of foreign affairs, cannot
be relied upon by the other powers form
ing the Dreibund, although the newspa-
pers inclined to the belief that after Fri
days proceedings the cont inuation of the
Drelbund is assured. Government cir
cles never held a different opinion after
Premier Zanaradeld's declarations to
Count Won Buelow.
GERMANY IN SHANGHAI.
Regarding the attitude of the British
press towards the policy Of Germany at
Shanghai, and Lord Cranborne's state
ments in parliament, the German press
and government continue to hold the
opinion that Germany, by the very terms
of the Yang Use agreement Is bound to
protect the Yang Use valley Besides
Germany has the same right to k ep
troops there as have Great Britain
France Japan and Russia.
Referring to the Washington cable q s
patch saying the United States does not
mean to protest against the maintaining
Of a German garrison at Shanghai, the
Frankfurter ZeituEg says:
This is q very sensible conception Of
the situation since the Shanghai is Chi
nese, and not English and the only
country having the right to protest Is
China. Germany has precisely the same
right to take care Of her Yang Use In
terests and commerce that any other
country has"
number Of German papers during the
week intimated that Germany, Great
Britain being practically powerless for
the time, used strong pressure TO bring
about the Anglo-Gcrman Yang Use
agreement. The Tagcbatt says: "Tbe
abandonment by Great Britain Of her
Yang Use sphere of interest idea is. per
hars. the most severe blow Great Britain
has sustained since the South African
war began"
WAI.DFRSEE'S s REWARD.
The Lokal Anze'ger prints a special
dispatch from Japan which says Count
Won Valdersee had a farewell audience
with the Japanese emperor yesterday
and received a number Of valuable pres
ents. The Vcss'sche Zeitung says Cornt
Won Waldersee will be created prince
by Emperor William after his return
from the far east.
The Agrarians are greatly d!seppcint-
ed with Gen. Won Podhielsk tho new
minister of agriculture. owing to his
sneeca Mt the halls agricultural eXposi-
ton in which he expressed the conviction
that the agrarians should be able to help
themselves in most cases unless IN the
case of crop failures, etc. This opinion
Of Cen. Won Podbiclsh clashes greatly
with his former utterances on the same
subject
Emperor William VIII start his yacht
Iduna in the EIbe regatta. June 18.
Mrs. White, wife of the United States
ambassador. gave a ladies farewell
luncheon today IN ncnor Of Mrs. Boise.
The ladies' Of the American colony pre-
sented Mrs. Boise with a valuable gift as
a testimonial of her efforts in behalf OF
the Berlin American Women Students
club.