Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-27
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tinction and an expert on international law. Such he found in Brig. Gen. Davis, who, before he was assigned to his present important post, that of judge advocate general of the army. was for many years professor of in ternational law at the Military Acadi emy at West Point. Moreover, Gen! Davis is regarded by his fellow officers as one of the best posted men on all military matters and it Is expected that his service on the delegation will prove valuable.
 The representative of the navy is Rear Admiral Sperry, another man who has made speciality of interna1 dent of the Naval War college at New port. He is a man of broad culture,
 The expectation that the so-called Drago doctrine will constitute one of the most important features of the conference makes the selection of w.. I. Buchanan both fortunate and nat ural. AS minister to Argentina, MT. Buchanan has an enviable record. He made himself conversant with South American conditions and sentiments. and later he was chosen chairman of the American delegation to the Rio conference. So successful was Mr. Buchanan in winning the confidence and inspiring the respect of the South American nations that he was chosen by the Chilian and Argentine govern ments as the deciding arbitrator in the negotiations which determined the boundary between those states. one of the most important international disputes ever settled by arbitration.
 Chandler Hale has been selected for secretary of the delegation. MT. Hale. who is a son of Senator Hale. of Maine, has enjoyed some diplomatic experience, having been secretary of embassy at Vienna, and he has also devoted much attention to the study of international law, as has Charles Henry Butler, reporter at the United States supreme court, who is the ex. pert attache of the delegation. James Brown Scott, solicitor of the depart ment of state and international law expert, will also be attached to the delegation, which will take with it a number of expert stenographers, trans lators, etc.
 In addition, John W. Foster. ex-sec- retary of state of the United States. will be present as chairman of the Chinese delegation.
 The intense interest which the United States has taken in negotia- tions looking to the extension of the scope of international law and the pro motion of universal peace is well shown by the part played by this coun- try in the first Hague conference. and also by the resolution adopted by con gross and approved on April 2s. 1904. This resolution read as follows:
 Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States in congress assembled, That 1t is the sense of the congress of the United States that 1t is desirable. in the interest of uniformity of action by the maritime states of the world in time of war. that the president en- deavor to bring about an understand ing among the principal maritime powers with a view of incorporating into the permanent law of civilized na- tions the principles of the exemption of all private property at sea, not con traband of war. from capture or de- struction by belligerents."
 Pursuant to this resolution. this ex- emption of the property of neutrals will constitute one of the important issues which this country will urge upon the coming convention. Perhaps most important of all. however. will be the proposition of Secretary Root for the establishment of a permanent peace tribunal. it's members to be re tained for life. to receive such emolu- ment as will relieve them of the ne cessitv of all material anxiety. and to devote their entire time to the adiudi- cation of international differences and .E, ,s--rsn4ss-~s sxf grg.r-1tFo-.F w.anr.