The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-24
HARMONY AT THE
.HACUECONFER[kCE
MOVEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL
PEACE RUNS ON WELL
LuRRIcATED BASE. Il
PLEA FOR ARBITRATION
10 Made BY Mr.. Bourgeois Who Pays
Graceful Tribue to Roosevelt
---Jus,ice is a Practi-
cal Remedy.

The Hague. June ga leading
plenipotentary, speaking at the peace
conference. said to the Associated
Press tonight;
4 THE machinery IL now moving ~
general satisfaction. as all countries
are sincerely animated by a desire
for reciprocal understanding and a
wish To avoid irritating questions.
finding for each problem a formula
beforehand acceptable 10 all Thus
the discussions will certainly be at
tended by earnest endayor.
4 THE success of this system has
been rendered by the delegations be,
ing entrusted 10 the most tactful and
most distinguished men. Therefofa the
American proposition, relating to con-
tractuald ebts, which contemplates
Ionly those between private cities Of
lone country and the government Of
another, 1t Is predicted will be adopt
ed with few slight amendments.
NJ Bourgeois president OF the first
| committee, delivered an eloquent ad-
dress today In favor Of arbitration.
| He gave detailed survey of the arbi-
| tration convention of 1899, by the re-
Icent adhesion of which IL additional
nations gave it the consecration of
the civilized world. HE expressed
/ gratitude to Andrew Carnegie for his
1 donation of the peace palace. and
said that since the opening Of the or
bitration court the experience OF all
lnations had shown that the working
of arbitration might become more
simple. AS natural result Of II, he
said, international justice had entered
the domain Of practical reality Pub
lie opinion Of nations had quickly
grasped 1t and governments had be
come accustomed to it.
Hague's Gallant Work.
The results of the establishment of
tine court were seen In the 3s arbltra
tion treaties which had been con
lcluded since 1899 and series Of Incl
dents which M. bourgeois recounted.
The North Sea incident and the
Venezuelan affair, he pointed out,
were among the cases dealt with by
The Hague court
NJ Bourgeois paid graceful com
Ipliment to the United States and
president Roosevelt for their part in
setting In motion the new turisdic-
tion.
The first and second committees Of
the peace conference met in the
Knights hall behind closed doors this
afternoon. Gen Horace Porter U. NJ
Rose, David J Hin, w. |. Buchanan,
James Brown Scott. Brig. Gen. George
b. Davis and Rear Admiral Sperry
were present
| NM Beelneart and Asser inaugu-
rated the work Of the second commit
tee, pointing out the humanitarian
principles introduced in the rules OF
land warfare and the possibility OF
stIl further diminishing its destruc-
tiveness.
| ~ Beerneart congratulated the
Iccuntries of America in joining
Europe in the work Of peace. which.
he says, is good augury for the sue
cess of the conference. The second
committee wasdiyided into subcom-
mittees One, presided over by M.
Beerneart, will deal with the anelio-
ration of the rules of land warfare.
The other. presided over by NJ. Asser,
viii deal with the rights and duties
OF neutral powers in war and also
with the opening of hostiliiies.
For Compulsory Arbitration.
In the first committee NJ DE da
Rarra. minister of Mexico TO Belgium.
read an important study on conyen-
tions for compulsory arbitration
which was received with general ap-
plause.
The Germanand English delegat ons
presented separate propositions on
the proposed International prize court
and the French delegation presented
project on arbitration. The first com
mittee was also divided into sub-com-
m'ttees. both presided over by NJ
pourrolse. one on arbitration and the
other on the prize court.
In the second committee the French
delegation announced two projects.
one referring 20 the rights and duties
OF Neutral powers and the other to The
opening Of hostilities-
The Russian delegation presented a
proposition on the subject OF opening
iof hosiilities-
Thee ommiitee. evidently in order
10 avoid hurting the feelings OF the
Japanese concluded hat up 10 the
present there is no existing interna-
tionai understanding regarding the
opening Of hostilities holding that
each country can affirm that its point
of view in this connection Is correct
The committee must therefore becide
whether 70 establish International
rules for the opening OF hostiiities-