New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
RULES ON CONTRABAND.
PROPOSALS IT THE HAGUE
Notice Of Declarations of War-The
Vatican Question.

The Hague June 25.-The official documents Of
the peace conference were distributed tonight
in large yellow envelopes under the closest Sc
crecy 20 TWO hundred and fifty members of the
delegations, besides the secretaries The docu-
ments contain the text OF some of the proposals
presented to the conference. The American
proposition. presented by Joseph H. Choate YES
terday. runs as follows
The private property of all citizens of eirna+orv
powers, with the exception of contraband of war
shall be exempt on the high seas or elsewhere from
capture or seizure by the armed vessels or mill
tary forces Of said powers. Nothing in this rule
hnphes in any way the inviolabilty of vessels
which viii attempt to enter a port blockaded by
of said vessels
Inc British proposition Of the same date says:
IN order to diminish the difficulties met bv the
commerce OF neutral powers in case of war the
AIltsl government Is ready to abandon the princ-
PIE Of cOntraband in case of war between poWers
loA winch sign a convention adopting this principle.
-le r!shi OF search viii not be exercised. except
10 prove the neutral character Of commercial yes
sels.
Another proposition submitted by Great Brit
ain says:
The destruction of a neutral prize by a country
capturing 1t is prohibited. The country making
-, oi''uIe should release any neutral vessel
winch II cannot bring before the prize court
Ihe French proposition presented on June 90
is follows:
Article THE contracting povrers aprea that has
uhsies among them cannot begin without advanced
i4I uhequiFocal notice. having either the form Of
ton of war
Article "A state of war must he communicated
10 neutral powers without delay.
Reports from Rome and Paris saving thai
PRESIDENT Roosevelt was ready, If the Pope de-
sired H. TO support the participation of the Vail
can IN the present conference produce no i'm
preston here and are not believed. The men,
Ia ATG1Ev
know nothing about the matter
An address presented this morning by the
Very Rev. William Henry Fremantle Dean OF
Hlpon. 10 the president of the conference NJ
Neldon, was signed by the following Catholic
Dshops: j. j. keane, Of Dubuque. Iowa: J. ].
Hogan. of Kansas City; ]. McGolrick of Duluth;
n A Gallagher, of Galveston; T Bonacun OF
Lincoln Neb.; c. Van De Ven. OF Natchitoches
La; T. J. Garrtgan, Of Sioux City. Iowa, and
James A McFaul, of Trenton, n. J. It urgeI
The conference TO insure peace Justice and hu-
manitarianism. The address was signed by all
The leading churchnen OF Great Britain exce7J
the British Catholics who refused 10 take part.
even indirectly, in conference TO which the
Pope not invited. NJ Nelidoff cordially
thanked Tie deputation for the interest taken in
the work Of the conference, TO which, he said
the address would be communicated adding
that every one earnestly desired the success of
its work
The first subcommittee Carbitration) of the
first committee met at 2:3O p m. to-day with
thirty-eight members present, including general
Horace Porter and L. NJ. Rose. William !.
Buchanan was not present having left The
Hague for Antwerp. NJ. Bourgeois presided.
DR.. Kriege, Of Germany, member Of the per-
rnanent court Of arbitration presented one prop
ositon, and NJ. Martens, Of Russia four PROPOSE
tions relating to arbitration. Sir Edward Fry Of
Great Britain, presented the rules of the com
mission which investigated the Hull incident,
thinking he said. that these might be advar-
tageously modified.
The second subcommittee (prize COURT Of the
first committee met at o'clock this afternoon.
NJ Bourgeois again presided, and proposed to
join the German and British proposals regarding
the establishment of an international prize
court, intrusting commission composed of DR..
Kriege Germany. Lord Reay Great Brittany
and NJ. Renault France), to draw up a set Of
questions to he distributed to all the members.
The suggestion was approved.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, accompanied
by President Van Kar Nebeek of the govern
ment commission charged with the erection of
the Palace Of Peace. the money for which
provided by Mr.. Carnegie, this morning visited
the site of the palace. IN the afternoon Mr..
Carnegie, accompanied by Minister Hill, visited
DR.. Tets Van Goudrian, Foreign Minister OF the
Netherlands. who renewed the expression Of his
thanks for Mr.. Carnegies gift
Dr. Van Kar Nebeek gave a luncheon in honor
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie. Among the other
guests were NJ Neldoff and NJ Tcharykoff,
Russian Minister TO the Netherlands.
Mrs. Hill, wife of the American Minister, gave
a reception in honor of Mr and Mrs Carnegie
this afternoon. Nearly all the members of the
American delegation were present
3Ir. Carnegie expressed great satisfaction with
his recent meeting with Emperor William at
Kiel adding that he had gained the impression
that the Emperor was most sincere advocate
Of peace and would do all in his power TO pre-
vent conflicts