Arizona republican., 1907-06-26

 FOR PEACE
A DeputatiOn Visits the
 Hague Conference
They Are Assured of the Sympathy at Least of the Delegates.

The Hague June 25.-The president oi the peace conference, NJ. NelidhofI, today received n deputation from the Christian churches throughout the world headed by the Very Rev. Vim. Henry Fremantle, of Great Britain. who presented an address urging the Conference tO insure peace and justice to humanity.
 His address was signed by all the leading churchmen of Great Britain. except the Catholics who refused io participate even indirectly. in a con ference to which the Pope was not in- Vited. Nine American Catholic bish- ops signed the address.
 NJ. Nelidoff cordially thanked the deputation for the interest taken in the work of the conference. to which. he said. the address would be commu nicated. adding that everyone earnest- ly desired the stfccess of it's work. The proposition which France presented to the second committee in relation to land war, has not yet been definitely drafted. It will merely express the wish that declaration of war be compulsory before the opening of hos tllities.
 Mir and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. ac- coInpanied by President Van Karne- beck, of the government commission. charged with the erection of the Pal ace of Peace. the money for which is provided by Mir. Carnegie. today visited the site. In the afternoon Mir. Carne- gie. accompanied by Minister Hill visited Dr. Tets Van Gourdian. the foreign minister of The Netherlands, who renewed the expression of his thanks for MT. Carnegie's generous dO- nation.
 Mir. Carnegie expressed great satis- faction at his recent meeting with Elm peror William at Kiel adding that he had gained an impression that the em- peror WAS a most sincere advocate of peace and would do all in his power to prevent conflicts. MT. Van Karnebeek gave a luncheon in honor of MT. and Mrs. Carnegie.
 The official documents of the peace conference were distributed tonight under the seal of the severcst secrecy t1 the 25O members of the delegations. besides the secretares. The docu- ments contain the text of some of the propositions presented tO the confer ence.
 The American proposition presented by Joseph II. Choate yesterday runs as follows: Private property of all citi- Zens of the signatOry powers with the exception of contraband of war. shall be exempt on the high seas or else where from capture or seizure by arm ed vessels or military forces of said powers. Nothing in this rule applies in any way to the inviolability of ves- sels which will attempt to enter port blockaded by the naval forces Of said powers nor to the cargo of said ves- sels."
 The British proposition of the same date says: In order to diminish the difficulties met by the commerce of neutral powers in case of war. the British government is ready to aban- don the principle of contraband in case of war between the powers which sign a convention adopting this princi- pie. The right of search will not be exercised except to prove the neutral character of commercial vessels" I
 Another proposition submitted by Great Britain says: The destruction of d neutral prize by the country cap turing it is prohibited. The country making the capture should release any neutral vessel which it cannot bring before prize court"
 The French proposition is as follows: The contracting powers agree that hostilities among them cannot begin without advanced and unequivocal notice. having either the form of declaration of war supported by facts or the form of an ultimatum with conditional declaration of war. A state of war must be communicated to the neutral powers without delay"
 Reports from Rome and Paris say ing that President Roosevelt was ready if the people so desired to support the propositions of the vatican in the pres ent conference. produced no impression here and are not believed. Members of the American delegation say they knew nothing about the mater.
 Dr. Kriege of Germany, member of