The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-16
Judge Hollis, the American Mem
Der, Believes Much Good
Will Result.
B0ER QUESTION IS BARRED.
Court Refuses to Recognize the
Boer States as Legally Organ
ized-Germany's Attitude
at Shanghai-Gossip.
(By Associated Press.)

10Y ASSOCldttu EitsSg
Berlin, June 15.-F. w. Hollis, United
States member of The Hague Arbitration
Court, during an interview to-day Informed
the correspondent Of the Associated Press
that The Hague Arbitration Court had only
Just been organized. by the appointment OF
the last Of the hfty-ave Judges. but several
int International questions are already before
the court. The Transvaai question was GER
tainiy not one Of these. because The Hague
Peace Conference had decided that the Boer
States were not sovereign States. The
court will not be in permanent session, but
will only act when suitable questions are
presented to It, when the whole court will
select . bench to adjudicate each question.
Mr.. Hollis said both Count Won Buelow and
Baron Won Richthofen. the Foreign Min
lister. had received him in the most kindly
manner. sharing his belief that The Hague
court was. like the Magma Charta. an agree
ment around which future international law
win crystalline. Mr.. Hollis believes the EN-
peror, the German Government and the
people are now simply in favor of The
Hague court on all questions which seem
to properly belong there. Mr.. Hollis thinks
this Is all the more remarkable because
Germany. during the conference In 1883, had
at first q number of serious. weighty objec-
tons to urge against arbitration. But she
U63 INV kOLCohiJ NC
Germany Attitude at
Regarding the attitude of the British
press toward the policy Of m at
Shanghai. and Lord Cranborne's statement
In Parliament, the German press and gov
eminent continue to hold the opinion mat
Germany, b. the very terms OF the fang-tse
agreement. Is bound to protect the iang-tse
Valley. Besides. Germany has tho Same
right to keep troops there as have Great
Britain, France. Japan and Russia
Referring to the Washington cable dis
patch saying the United states do not
mean to protest against the maintaining
Of q German garrison at Shanghai. the
Frankfurter Zeitung says:
This u q very sensible conception OF the
situation, since Shanghai Is chinese ana
the right to protest is China. Germany has
precisely the same right TO take care OF
her Yang-tse interests and commerce that
any other country has"
A number of herman papers during the
week intimated that Germany. Great Brit
ain being practically powerless for the
the Angio-German Yang-tse agreement.
The Ta&eblatt says: 1.-THE abandonment by
Great Britain Of her Yang-tse interest Is
ain has sustained since the south African
war began"
Honors for waldersee.
The Iokal Anzeiger prints a special dis
patch from Japan which says Count Won
Japanese Emperor yesterday and received
q number of valuable presents. the Vos.
will be created Prince by Emperor William
after his return from the Far East.
The agrarians are greatly aisappointed
lister Of Agriculture, owing to his speech
at the Halle Agricultural Exposition. in
which he expressed the conviction. that the
selves in most cases, unless In the case OF
crop failures. etc This opinion of General
FORMER u-sterancss on the same subject.
Emperor william will start his yacht
Idune In the Elbe regatta JUNE Is.
Mrs. White. wife OF the United States
Ambassador, gave q ladies' farewell
luncheon to-day in honor OF Mrs. Boise
The ladies' Of the American colony present
testimonial Of her efforts In behalf Of the
Berlin American Women Students Club.