Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-24

ments elapsed before he could gain a
fhearine, 80 prolonged was the cheering.
Finally, in a voice somewhat broken
with emotion, he announced the neces-
sity for the withdrawal OF the members
from the Russian parliament He said;
Says Russians Desire Peace
1--WE came here in behalf Of the RUS
sian nation to partake in the great
work OF the conference. The Russian
people desire peace The mission of
the Russian parliament was to snatch
q great people from regime of vio-
lence and substitute for 1t sense of
reality, liberty and Justice. We hoped
to take an active part IN your work,
but our mission comes to a sudden end,
as our parliament having been dis
solved, we are no longer official repre-
sentatives. Our sympathy remains. We
return home with the determination
to continue the great struggle for free
dom, liberty and justice"
The announcement of the withdrawal
of the Russian delegates was met with
a storm Of protests and shouts of mo.
no." and attempts on every side to in
duce the Russians to remain, but the
latter insisted that they no longer had
any official status and must leave Eng
land for Russia this evening and return
to the battlefield"
The Russian delegates then left the
hall and the conference settled down to
business. But the incidents attending
the dissolution OF the Russian parlia-
ment were for some time discussed far
more eagerly than the business of the
conference.
Delegation Finally Quleted
Lord Weardale who had in the mean
time been elected president had some
difficulty in getting the excited dele
gates uuieted, but ultimately attention
became absorbed in the discussion of
the reports Of the commission on the
American proposals. for an inter-
national congress and a model arbitra-
tion treaty to be submitted to the next
conference at The Hague.
Mr. Bartholdt expressed qualification
at the solution suggested by the COM
mittee appointed at Brussels of this
most perplexing problem. The scheme
to convert the next Hague conference
into a permanent body, which would
meet at stated periods. and to create a
council for the codiflcation and Develop
ment Of International law, he consid-
cred so thoroughly practicable and
timely that no well disposed govern
ment could object to it.
What we want is a world 'organiza-
tion and a system of law in order to
replace arbitrary power in International
relations"
The former Austrian minister of COM
merce, Won Plehner, presented the re-
port of the Brussels commission, giving
the proposed model treaty of arbitra-
tion. He said that while it was inn
possible to recommend the American
proposal in it's entirety. some of the
features were good, notably the means
by which it proposed to decrease the
cost of arbitration.
Herr Won Plehner moved the adop-
tion of the model treaty as amended
by the commission. together with a rec
ommendation urging on the powers
that when arbitration is impossible to
have recourse singly or jointly to the
mediation of third power before de-
claring war.
Bryan Heartily Cheered
At this juncture William ]. Bryan
rose his appearance being heartily
cheered.
'I cannot see," he said, that people
have any justification in killing each
other before investigating the questions
involved. There is no question of the
sufficient Importance of this. L want
to move an amendment to Herr Won
Plehner's recommendation to be ap
pended to the commissions report. 1t
goes further than this without going too
far. This is my resolution:
eff disagreement should occur be-
tween contracting parties which, in the
terms of the proposed arbitra tion
treaty, need not be submitted to arbi
tration they shall before declaring war
or engaging in hostilities whatever sub
NIT the question to The Hague court or
some other impartial international
tribunal. for investigation and report,
each party reserving the right to act
independently afterward.'
This resolution l put in order that
there shall be no more shedding of
human blood"
Mr.. Bryans amendment and Herr
Won Plehner's recommendation We're
supported by the German delegates and
will be discussed to morrow.
Burton Makes Suggestion
Congressman Burton of Ohio, vice
president of the American delegation
moved the inclusion in the treaty that
questions relating to consular and dip
lomatic privilege and the collection Of