The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-15

notice that IL attaches great import
ance to having the question for ex-
penditures for armament discussed at
+, the conference, and has reserved to
itself the right of raising It. 1t has
also reserved to itself the right of
taking no part in the discussion of
any question mentioned in the Rus.
sian programme which would appear
unlikely to produce any useful re-
suit.
Japan is of the opinion that GER
tain questions that are not especially
enumerated in the programme might
be conveniently included among sub
jects for consideration, and reserves
for itself the right to take no part
in or withdraw from any discussion
taking or tending to take trend
which, in its judgment, would not
be conductive to any useful result.
The government of Denmark, the
Netherlands, Greece and Bolivia have
also reserved to themselves, in a
general way, the right to bubmit
10 the consideration of the conference
other subjects similar to those that
are explicitly mentioned in the pro
lgramme.
Italy is disposed to widen as much
as possible the functions and com
petenoe of the arbitration tribunal,
and further limit the questions af-
lfectlng the "honor and vital inter-
ests' so much discussed in 1893,
which have to be excluded from ar
FILTRATION.
QUESTlON OF PERMANENT TRI-
BUNAL.
The Argentle proposal, which is 10
lbe laid before the conference, look
ing TO the holding of third irter-
national conference in Buenos Ayres
in 1910, will, 1t Us expected, result
In bringing the conference face to
face with the American proposition to
give the conference permanency and
Iprovide for periodic gatherings.
A programme drawn up by the In
Iterparliamentary Union 20 Interna-
,tional Arbitration will be presented
by Richard Bartholdt, one Of the
american delegates. The programme
in addition to proposing the perman.
lency OF the conference, contains o
draft of model arbitration treaty
which provides that concerning Z
certain number of specified questions
arbitrarion shall be obligatory. . Ii
other words, it provides that The
Hague Court shall have jurisdiction
These questions are ones OF minol
importance which arise from time t
time between naSlons.
PERSONNEL OF THE CONFERENCE
In order to judge rightly of tn,
possibilities of the conference il Il
we'll first to know something of th'
men taking part.
The president of the Russian dele
cation is M. A. j. Neldoff, ambas
sador TO France and one of the mos
able men In the diplr matte service
, OF the Car. A more urbane an,
/ genial president 1t would be impos
sible to find, and it is expected that
, with his vast experience and well
[ known desire for the success of tn
) peace plans OF his master, he ma,
. succeed in accomplishing at leas
: some of the aims which the leadin
, statesmen of Europe have before ther
I Next to M. Nelidoff, the most prom
! linent member of the Russian delega
tion Is Prof. +. de Martens, priv
] councillor of the ministry of foreig
0 affairs. Prof. Martens was presider
lof the international tribunal whic
!. settled the yexed question of the Ver
I Iezuelan frontier, and he is regarded a
n one OF the greatest authorities o
E international law In Europe. M, Ne
: idoff and Prof. Martens are assiste
g BY M. Tharykoff, the Russian mini
ter at The Hague; NJ. de Prozor, Ru
: sian minister to the Argentine r
i public and Brazil Major Gener
: Yermoloft the military attache
s. London; Colonel Nicholson. the mil
tary attache at Berlin; Captain Beh
n the naval attache at London, al