The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-19
DISARMAMENT
CAUSED TROUBLE
AT HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCE
AND GREAT QUESTION is
DODGED.
ALL NATIONS VIOLATED
Resolution Passed in 1898 Limiting
rmaments--United States DeIss
gate Expresses Regret at
Little Progress Made.

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The Hague, Aug. 18.-Without caus
ing splitup of the plenary sitting c
the peace conference, but on the 9th
Ter hand with perfect unanimity, res
Iolution proposed by Sir Edward FIR,
fof the British delegation regardiue
the limitation of military burdens was
adopted today While the text OF the
British proposition contains little a
Ia positive character, it is received
With general satisfaction hero, since
its mild import was sufficient to pre-
went the Latin-American delegations
/ from offering a substitute, which
would have undoubtedly caused the
German delegates to withdraw from
the sitting
AS adopted the British proposition
merely reaffairms it's allegiance to the
declaration made in 1899 about the
limitation of ornaments with the very
mildmannered addition that since
practically none of the nations have
paid any heed to the proposition it
would be desirable to see the govern
ments earnestly resume the study CT
the question.
Officially recorded, the Fry resoli
tion reads as follows:
This conference confirms the reso-
luton adopted by the conference If
1899 regarding the limitation of mil
itary burdens, and as military bur-
dens have been considerably augment
ed in almost all countries since 1893,
1t declares it is highly desirable to see
the governments earnestly resume
the study of this question.
Several Of the powers approved the
to the laws and customs
of land war with reserve.
The proposition to prohibit the
throwing OF explosives from balloons
was approved by 20 yeas and votes
In the negative. There were seven
abstentions from voting on this prop.
osition
Sir Edward Fry announced that
Great Britain adhered to the prohib.
tion OF the use of asphyxiating gases
and expanding bullets.
The proposition to prohibit the
of undefended towns
vas unanimously approved. though |
seven delegations made reserves.
After the disarmament treaty be |
ween Argentine and Chilli had been
cad the whole conference enthusiasts !
ically applauded Seniors Drago and
Joncha, who were chiefly instrument
u In drawing up that treaty
In voicing the approval OF the
Jnited States of the British PROPOSE
ion as presented by Sir Edward Fry,
oseph H. Choate, head of the Amer.
can delegation submitted a letter, of
Which the following is part:
In the course of the negotiations
Which preceded this conference, the
overnment of the. United States con.
idered it its duty to reserve the
light of raising here the important
ubect OF the limitation of arma-
rents, in the hope that it might bring
little nearer the realization of the
oble idea by which the emperor
Russia was inspired in his first
lmmons to the powers. While re-
retting that further progress in the
ERECTION indicated by his imperial
ajesty can not be made at present,
e are happy to think that there is {
0 intention of abandoning the tack,
nd we ask to be allowed TO express 9
ur sympathy with the views set
nth by the first delegate of Great
ritain and to support the proposal
e has just made"
NJ. Bourgeois, head of the French :
slegation, expressed the sympathy
France with the British resolution. S
I'd NJ. Nelidoff, president, read
atement from the Spanish delega-
on to the same effect.