Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
QUEEN OF HOLLAND
VISITS THE HAGUE
Will Receive the International
Peace Conferees.
THIRD COMMITTEE MEETS
Count Tonielli Delivered a Brief In.
aagural Address.
SUBDIVISIONS OF THE WORK
Turkey Will Not Adopt the Red Cross
Because It Is a Chris
tian Emblem.
THIRD COMMITTEE MEETS
SUBDIVISIONS OF THE WORK

Queen Wilhelmina visited The
Hague today, and will receive the
peace conferees at the royal villa
known as the House in the Woods.
The work of the third committee
has commenced, and Gen. Horace
Porter, for the American delegation,
has presented a number of proposals
as to marine warfare. China has
agreed to adopt the red cross, as it
is not religious emblem, but Tur-
key insists on flying the red crescent.
THE HAGUE, June 24.-Queen Wilhel-
nina arrived here privately today from
Castle Loo and drove in a closed car
riage from the railroad station TO the
royal palace, passing through the Hall
of knights. She will remain here only
two days, and will receive the delegates
to the peace conference at The House
in the Wood royal villa, situated
about one and onehalf miles from The
Hague The international peace confer
ence of 1899 met in this villa.
The third committee of the internal
tional peace conference met at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Hall of knights be-
hind closed doors. Gen. Horance Porter,
Brig. Gen: George b. Davis. Rear Adj
miral Charles S. Sperry, w. A. Buchanan
and James Brown Scott were present.
President Count Tonielli delivered 4 short
inaugural speech, saying that his APP
pointment was due, not to an ncnor to
MIN personally, but to Italy, which was
the cradle of international. law and which
had adopted the most liberal and broad
est views in legislation regarding war
fare on the seas. He pointed out
the Importance of the problems submits
ted to the committee. chiefly those re-
iating to the private property Of bellig-
erents, converting merchant ships into
warships, the treatment of bell:gerent
ships in the harbors of neutrais and
the laying of mines at sea.
Refuses the Red Cross.
The third committee had been divided
into two subcommittee. The program of
the first subcommittee includes the ques-
tons of the bombardment of harbors, etc,
the laying of mines and torpedoes and the
adoption of the Red Cross in sea warfare.
DR.. Hagerup Norway is president of the
first subcommittee, and Prof. STREET. (Greece)
is the reporter.
The second subcommittee will discuss the
treatment of belligerent ships In neutral
harbors. Count Torneilli is the president,
and M. Renault (France) is the reporter.
After Gen. Porter and the German dele
gate, DR.. Kriege, had presented PROPOSE
tions regarding the adoption of the Red
Cross in sea war, Sir Ernest M. Saton
Great Brittany reserved the right to pre-
sent a proposition referring to the use OF
torpedoes.
The Chinese delegation stated officially
that they would accept the Red Cross after
explanations had been received showing
hat ha iC
arms, and not religious emblem.
Turkham Pacha declared that Turkey, in
stead of the Red Cross, would maintain the
red crescent.
American Proposals.
Gen. Porter presented a proposition on
the subject of the bombardment of har-
bors, with the view of preventing useless
damage and loss of life.
An official communication issued today
corrects a former official statement as fol-
lows:
Russia has not presented "a proposition
regarding the opening of hostillties. She
merely supported proposition 10 that eff
feet
The work of the fourth committee COM
prses the converting of merchantmen into
warships, private property at sea- contra
band OF war, blockades, the sinking OF
prizes, and the adoption of rules for land
war and sea war.
Andrew Carnegie, on his arrival here
from KEEL will be the guest of Minister
Hill at Villa Banchory. .,
Fourth Section Meets.
The fourth committee Geneva conven-
tom met at $50 pm, in the Hall OF
knights behind closed doors. Gen. Horace
Porter U. NJ Rose, David ]. Hill, Brig.
Gen. George b. Davis, L. S. A.; Rear Adj
miral Charles s. Sperry, William |. Buch-
anan and James Brown Scott were present.
The president of the fourth committee,
Prof De Martens, summarized the work
already accomplished by the conference OF
1899, and the vast field still to be covered.