The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-16
THE COURT
OF ARBITRATION
Several international Questions
Already Being COnsidere d.
PASS TRANSVAALAFFAIR
CONFERENCE DECILES BOER
STATES NOT SOVEREIGN.

Berlin. June 15.-E. W. Hollis. United
States member of The Hague arbftra-
ton court, during an interview today
informed the correspondents of the As
ISOLATED Press that The Hague arbitra-
ton court has only just been organized
by the appointment Of the last OF the
dfty-hve judges, but several interna-
tional questions are already before the
court. The TransvaaI question was
certainly not one of these. because The
Hague peace conference had decided
that the Boer states were not sover-
cign states. The court viii not be in
permanent session, but viii only act
when suitable questions are presented
10 a., when the whole court will select
a bench to adjudicate each question.
AIR. Hollis said both Count Won Bue-
low and Baron Won RichthOfen, the for
eiEn minister had received him in the
most kindly manner. sharing his belief
that The Hague court was like the
Magma Carta. an agreement around the
future of which international law VIII
Crystaltze.. Mr.. Hollis believes the en-
peror, the German government and the
German people are now sincerely in
favor of The Hague arbitration court
On all questions which seem CO -rODerly
belong there Nr. Hollis thinks this is
all the more remarkable because Ger
many, during the conference in 1893.
had at first a number of serious,
uveigty objections to urge against arbi-
tratlon. But she has now honestly al
tered her opinion.
During She week she two questions
which mainly occupied public atren-
tiOn were the discussions I'm the Italian
chamber of deputies relative TO the
drefbund and Great Britain's attitude
towards the question OF Germany
7r7afntlfnfnr q garrison at shanghai.
The press expressed the opinion that
SignOr PreItini the Italian minister of
foreign afIaivs. cannot be relied upon
by the other powers forming the drei-
bund. altho Ugh the newspapers incline
20 the belief that after fridays pro
~eedings the continuation of the drei-
buud lis assured Government circles
never held a different opinion after
Premier Zardanfs declarations to Count
Won BuelOw.
Germany's Policy at Shanghai.
Regarding the atutude Of the Brit
Ri press towards the policy OF Ger
many at Shanghai and Lord Gran
bOrne's statements in parliament. the
German press and government continue
10 hold the opinion that Germany, by
the very terms Of the Yang Use agree
ment. Us bound TO protect the Yang Use
valley. Besides Germany has the same
right to keep troops there as has Great
Britain. France, Japan and Russia.
Referring 10 the Washington cable
dispatches saying the United States
does not mean 10 protest against the
maintaining Of a German garrison at
Shanghai, the Fraukfurter Z9itung
says
This IS a. very. sensible concepti0o OF
the situation, since Shanghai is Chi
uese and not English. and TIE only
country having the right to protest is
China Germany has precisely the
same right 10 take care of her Yang
Use interests and commerce that any
other country has"
A number of German papers during
the week intinated that Germany,
Great Britain being practically power
less fo- the time. used strong pressure
TO bring about the AHglo-German
Yang Use agreement The Tage blatt
s3gs.
.'Tvhe abandonment ny Great Britain
Of her yang Use sphere Of interest idea
IS. perhaps. the mos severe blor- Great
Britain has sustained since the South
African war began"