Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-06
Capture Of Enemy's Floating
Commerce One of the Least
Inhuman Features of War
Declares Delegate.
SARCASTIC REFERENCE
TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
CoIombia's Representative at
Hague Hints at Oppression
of Weak Nation by American
Apostle OF Peace,


fss Morning Journal special Lsa.,d wir,.l
The Hague, July 6.-Thc entire af-
ternnnn sitting ut the committee On
the Geneva convention was given aver
10 "a discussion nf the American prop
osition presented by Joseph H., Choate
On June 20, regarding the inviolabll-
ity uf private property on the high
seaa. The committee sat unde Tao
presidency of Professor De Martens
NJ Nelidon uiussial president Of The
conference, was present Joseph IL
Choate. General Horace Porter, L. NJ
Rose and william 1. buchanan, Of the
American delegation. and David J.
tlili. American minister TO The Neither
lands, We're IN attendance,
The American proposition Is as fol.
lows.
The private property of all citizens
~ ~signatory powers. with the eXCrp.
ton Of -contraband uf war. shall be cN-
empt on the high seas ar cisew here
from capture or seizure by the armed
vessels OF military forces Of said pow
Nothing In this rule Implies in any
way the inviolahility of vessels which
viii attempt to enter q port b%loekadcd
hs the naval forces 81 said powers
nor Of the cargo of said vessels,
" ~, pehaufert Olallandl then
rsad 4 declaration stating that the
Dutch government adhered Ca tho
American principle.
Rus Barbosa Cbraxin then delivered
= long speech In which he explained
fapt the statement made by him on
june eS had been wrongly Interpreted
y an unconditional adhesion to the
American proposal lie wished 90
make u clear that Brasil Was not th"
catspaW Of America, but hat she sup
snrlnd this American principle hc-
cause Ton the reason that capture
nevrt brought victory 20 enN one
Professor he Mathis then read d
declaration presented In writing nv
d Arecntinc delegation. saying thrv
were favorable Ia CunaprNatism u4
The FiHht of capture.
SIR Ernest Satov then made q dee
laratinn ON behalf of Great Rritalp
iic aid De realised the serious char
stlcr 81 the az Eanents Ia favor Of thr
i%nNiolahilip 90 private property on the
hiEh seas bal the discussion showed
the evident and logical tendency TO-
ward the aholition 81 the commercial
blockade Sif Ernest demonstrated
60 What an extent the limitation of
lo,kadts would compllcatc matters
a rryhte new ~ dispute ass
. result uf which the discussion he-
tween h~clliFervnis would give rise Coz.
fresh Irritation which might tend to
probing the waf Instead ot shortening
a. The inNiolahilitN nt property and
NNNN NNNtANNNNNHN w HAEH hANAH" ANH HH-" D
arabic questions. thc English repre-
sentative continued and Great Rritain
Tor the does not und the
movement toward the Ideal aim
namely the abolition " war su0I
sienth -accrnuatcd ~ he able O. as.
soeiatr herself Win the American do,
What Great Hrltaln thinks nrt,
arN. s. rcspect for thc Interests of the
u.uirai- that is whN she proposed the
ls,ltIen nf couIrahand said Sir Ei-
nest
tgcrmau,l began his remarks bH safe
tnE forth that GetmauN had never
breu u favor nf thv capture &c pil-
tHtF nfaprrfN Hf see and consequently
Nj Choatcs idea would certainly uud
vN~utufhctir rthn ~throughouf Gee
MANY nut ~recNrdinE the CatrEuFiNal
uuHttisn nf abuitshluE the rtrht Wt
tsufuft. fhts ~rCmed 10 MIN tn b.
.lnsei, allied With two either uue~
iinus namely that az c~nutrahaua and
fur Ntnisiiuh 80 q blockade two uut
tions Whlch would have a. ouyc b.
Dr. defined a. ufnvfWisr m proslsnla-
tIun ~ The immunity 90 private prop
, nuuiH De- Iu vein n che actual
system of TODAY would rcmHln lu inf
Germany would D. ready 90 coilah-
crate lu che protection ~ private
property sl sea buf on condition thet
thc uurstInn 30 hov fn make tnie pfn-
tr.fl,n smrariaus e. Hrai s~lneiIat.J
n.hant.r Is rs ANN declared.
fhr Russian delegation had profound
frspeUt fnr thr Ideas ESQ fHrth hN NJ
th.Htf whIrh m NIrifAniN NNt
HnfrH fhr tfHdllan. SO forth hN the
TrIfef sr4f.. nuf fnrv dII NOT fhfuk
tn. .ssssf.- a.. ett rpe Cor solution.
Nr.a rrrr#f.f.p HufI-fat wurk was
na..sap rs rrs.h general under
IHnHiuE H tHIr wH.frI ans me Nu
rH sHF In aFeauU
fu0 fhr Question f..m Ia present
statue
nf uarrrun .en voiced th. adhrr