Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-06-20
Can never DISARM
PRESIDENT OF PEACE CONFER.
ENcE SAYS so.
ON SAME BASIS AS INDIVIDUALS
Always to Be confiict-Rut Believes
Disputes May Be Settled = United
States Is Expected to Play Great
Role.

The Hague, June I'M. Nelidon
opened the peace conference today
by affirming that universal peace and
disarmament were unattainable. The
deliberate utterances of the Russian
statesman, although pessimistic to
the extent referred to, were hopeful
when later he said that he believed
that a better method for the Judicial
adjustment of disputes was possible
even though all conflicts between ma
lions were no more avoidable than
conflicts between individuals.
In the course of his address NJ Ne
lidoff greatly pleased the American
delegates by the high tributes which
he paid to President Roosevelt and
Andrew Carnegie, not mentioning
any other countries or rulers.
The reference to President Roose-
Welt in the speeches of both DR.. Van
Tetz Goudrain, the Netherlands
foreign minister, and NJ. NelidoR
were greeted with rounds of ap-
plause.
The whole ceremony lasted hardly
20 minutes when the conference ad-
journed until Wednesday. Tea was
served in the main hall and the COM
mittee rooms after the adjournment
Already a feeling is prevalent
among the diplomats that the United
States is destined to play a great
role in the coming conference. Tn
der her auspices the countries of
South and Central America will be
introduced to Europe on footing of
equality. The European delegates
entertain no doubt that all the repre-
sentatives of America will present a
practically united front at this con-
ference and that henceforth they will
be an immense factor in such world
conventions. Some surprises are ex-
pected from the other side of the At
lantic.
Late instructions from Washing
ton await the delegates here, but the
general position of the United States
may be summed up as follows: The.
most advanced position on every
question involving the peaceful ad-
justment of international disputes,
whether the subject comes up in the
form of a proposal for the limitation
of the expenditures for ornaments,
the immunity of private property at
sea, the extension of the principle of
arbitration, the permanent strength
ening of the personnel of The Hague
tribunal or the Drago doctrine.
The delegates are assembling in a
spirit hopeful of furthering the I'M
finished work of 1899, but upon the
main question, the limitation of ar
maments, much skepticiSm Is dis
played.
Speculation preliminary to the for
NAL opening revolves about two ques-
tions: Which power, if any, will pre-
sent the concrete proposition regard
ing the limitation of ornaments, and
the publicity of the sittings. Accord
ing to the latest information Great
Britain now desires America To take
the initiative in the matter of hmita-
ton.
In the matter of the publicity OF
the plenary sittings it is learned that
Germany has decided to = advocate
publicity, and consequently the
chances therefor have suddenly be-
come brighter. Germany. it is de-
clared, fears that her position might
be misrepresented before the world
if secrecy were observed.
As upon the occasion of the first
conference the government of the
Netherlands, in order to lay stress
upon the peaceful character and OBJ
jects of the conference specially re-
quested the delegates and military
and naval attaches not to appear in
uniform or wear any insignia Of their
rank