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tending to take a trend which, in Its
Judgment would not be conducive 10
any useful result
The governments of Denmark, the
Netherlands. Greece and Bolivia have
also reserved to themselves, in gen.
eral way, the right to submit to the
consideration of the conference among
other subjects similar to those that
are explicitly mentioned In the pro
gram
Italy is disposed to widen as much
as possible the functions and compe
tence of the arbitration tribunal, and
further limit the questions affecting
the honor and vital interests" SO
much discussed in 1899, which have to
be excluded from arbitration.
Question Of Permanent Tribunal.
The Argentine proposal, which is to
be laid before the conference, looking
tc the holding of a thipd international
conference in Buenos Ayres in 1910,
will, it Is expected result in Bringing
the conference face to face with the
American proposition to give the con-
ference permancy and provide for per.
iodic gatherings.
A program drawn up by the Inter
parliamentary Union for International
Arbitration will be presented by Rich
ard Bartholdt one of the American
delegates. The program, in addition
to proposing the perrnancy Of the con-
ference, contains draft Of a model
arbitration treaty which provides that
concerning certain number Of specl-
fed questions arbitration shall be
obligatory. In other words, it pro-
vides that the Hague Court snail have
Jurisdiction. These questions are ones
of minor Importance which arise from
time to time between nations.
Personnel Of the Conference.
In order to judge rightly Of the pos
abilities Of the conference it is we'll
first to know something of the men
taking part.
| The president Of the Russian lega-
ton is M. A. j. Nelidofr, ambassador
to France and one Of the most able
men in the diplomatic service of the
GEAR. A more urbane and genial pres.
ident 1t would be impossible to find
and 1t is expected that, with his vast
experience and we'll known desire for
the success Of the peace plans Of his
master, he may succeed in accom-
plishing at least some Of the aims
which the leading statesmen Of Europe
bave before them. Next to NJ. Nell
doff the most prominent member OF
the Russian delegation Is Prof. F. de
Martens, pr1vy councillor Of the min
istry Of foreign affairs. Prof Martens
was president of the international tri
bunal which settled the vexed ques
ton of the Venezuelan frontier, and he
is regarded as one of the greatest au
4 thorities on international law in Eu
rope. M. Nelidoff and Prof. Martens
are assisted by M. Tharvkoff, the Rus
sian minister at The Hague; NJ de
Prozor, Russian minister to the Argen
tine Republic and Brazil; Major Gen
cral Yermoloff, the military attache at
London; Colonel Nicholson, the mill
tary attache at Berlin; Captain Behr
the naval attache at London, and Col
onel Ovtchinnikoff, professor of inter:
national law at the Russian naval
academy.
In Sir Edward Fry, formerly lord
justice of appeals and member of the
permanent court Of appeals at The
Hague, Great Britain has a distin.
euished and able representative who
has always acquitted himself as min
lister of peace. He was born il 1927
and is probably the dean of the con
ference. Sir Henry Howard, X. G. M
Co. minister at The Hague. is the prin.
cipal colleague of Sir Edward Fry
has been oyer forty years ip the dip.
lomatic service. his first appointment
being as attache at Washington in
1866. He was attache to the Joint
| High Commission in 1871 to consider
questions affecting the relations OF
Great Britain and the United States
He was also one of the commissioners
at the Anglo-French Niger conference
of 1895. and was one Of the British del.
egates to the first Hague conference
The other British representatives are
Sir Ernest Mason Satow and Lord
Reay Sir Ernest isaa diplomatist OF
vide experience and since 1900 has
represented Great Britain at Pekin
Lord Reay is native of Holland, but
has been British subject for thirty
years. He has served as rector Of St
Bombay and as under secretary for In
Andrews University, as Governor OF
dia He is now the president Of the
Royal Asiatic Society.
The German Delegation.
The German delegation Is composed
of Marshall Won Bieberstein, ambass.
ador to Turkey; DR.. Kriege, councillor
Of the imperial foreign Office on inter.
national law; Vice Admiral Siegel, ma
val attache at Paris and Professor
Zorn of Bonn University Marshall Won
Bieberstein has a great reputation and
wide experience. BY many he Is re.
garded as the leading diplomatist OF
! Germany, and there can be no doubt
that the position at Constantinople
demands a man of brilliant intellect
and great resources. DR.. Kriege is not
very we'll known outside of Germany
but at home he has great reputation
as an authority on international law.
These two have an able assistant In
Professor Zorn, who has been styled
n walking encyclopedias of interna'
tional Law He was one Of the German