New-York tribune., 1904-10-04
FOR ANOTHER HAGUE CONFERENCE.
Sir Thomas Barclay Calls Attention to
German Idea of Calling One.

London. oct 3-Sr Thomas BARCLAY VINO hns
been prominently identified with the movement FOR
establishing amity between nations informed The
Associated Press to-day that the German govern
had under consideration the calling ot another
conference % extend the scope 81 the Hague Con-
vention prior President Roosevelts recent an
nounceueut OF his desire take action in that d.
recton There Is thus little difficulty. Sir Thomas
said about the adoption Of the proposal of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. You VIII remember that Count Won
Bulow stated IN the Relchstag couple of years ago
that II the intention Of Germany 70 call CON
ference. and recent correspondence We have had
with th" German authorities shows the matter Is
being considered There IS, therefore. possibility
of either the American German government
calling conference Jointly. or tha- one will give
way - the other II ail the nations ~lI accept
the proposed call it viii be ono OF the greatest
things America has done
Il foresee other little difficulties The American
government has steadily and consistently advocated
the universal adoption - tho principle thar ths-e
should be absolute immunity from raptu~a of mi
Fate property ~ sea duriag maritime warfare II
this could be brought about II would an excellent
thing say so because the interest OF Great Brit
ain me United States and several other countries
now is the neutral interest II have 60 choose
between siding with the belllgerent view o- siding
with the neutral view interest - 20 side rat ther
with the latter. do nos know how America
purposes 20 deal with contrabaad. but 7 am in
formed that II IS Count Bdows idea that there
DeHserents should not have any power TO interfere
with neutral commerce Edward Atkinson has n-o-
posed q very ingenious scheme Of ueutralizrs sew
~ q ~ ~ 44E ways pl commerce personally / see
cor siderable difficulty in arriving at anything but
present We know this can 90 done seeing II was
acsomplished in the Boer war TO some extent.
/ Nc great question to-day IS the limitation and
scope Of neutrality. ! cannot think President Roose-
teit has any Intention. however, of calling a con
ference right away. because Russia probably would
not ..oL gartcipate now: which would deter other
Str Thomas Earciav asked The Associated Press
10 70 cq5nmunl,ate the following message 10 the Bos
lgg3 Ieace 1onieie ence; 4 am very sorry am un-
mense Importance to that conference because such
taken IN the history Of international reltons viii
I expect. be a r-eaty Of arbitration between Great
Britain and America. I wish the conference great
success IN their meeting.
Sir Thomas Barclay expects to visit the United
States a. the end of this year
Boston. oct. s-There being session OF the In
ternatonal Peace Congress tonight. the message
Of Sir Thomas Barclay. of London. was delivered
20 Robert Treat Paine. president OF the American
Peace Society. who said it would be submitted to
the congress AT tomorrow mornings session
Mr.. Paine said that the congress would doubtless
reply to Sir Thomas. Speaking ~ Sir Thomas
Barclay. NJ. Paine said he had done more than
any other individual for the advancement Of tho
peace movement. and that it largely through
his instrumentauty that the treaty Of arbitration
between France and Great Britain had been CON
summate ed.
Speaking unofieiay regarding treaty OF arbi-
tration between the United States and Great Brit
ain, declared by Thomas to he the next great
step in The history OF international relations
Mr. Paine said: I agree entirely with the decIa-
ration II Great Britain and the United States
would lend themselvNs To treaty OF obligatory
arbitration 1t would give the greatest possible i'm
Tnen1 has made greater strides in tha last ffteen