The New York herald., 1922-06-16
Subcommittees to Be Named
on Credits, Debts and Pri-
vate Property.
POLITICS TO BE KEPT OUT
Real Discussions Thought
Likely Only After Soviet
Delegation Arrives.
BY JOHN M,H. STUART.


SpecioI Cable to THE New York HExALp
Copyright, 1888. by THE NEW YoRK HEMLp
THE HAGUE. June 15.-The Hague
conference on Russian affairs to-day
had tea in. Carnegie's marble halls. se-
lected JonAheer H. A. van Karnebeek.
the Dutch Foreign Minister. as per-
manent chairman. mapped out the
work for its coming sessions. consid-
cred suggestion to appoint three sub
committees to discuss separately Rus
sian credits, Russian debts and dispo-
sition Of foreign owned property in
Russia, and adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The real incident Of the day was
what will be known In History as the
nrst battle of the vredepalois. and that
was outside-very much outside--the
conference itself, though the din of
battle penetrated within the sacro-
sanct walls. TIE Dutch army police,
the secret service agents, the Foreign
Office and serried ranks of polished
young diplomatic attaches were on
one side. The newspaper men OF half
dozen nations were on the other
The newspaper men won.
The chairman OF the conference had
announced that all sessions were to be
absolutely secret, and said that the
representatives Of the worlds press
should not be admitted even to the
grounds Of the palace.
The honor of carrying tie first lines
of the enemy goes to a band sc three
Americans. who rushed the outer
gates. Atty yards from the palace,
throwing gendarmes. corpmiss;on-
naires and plain clothes men into con-
fusion with the devastating remark:
Whose money built this place. any
way?"
Newspaper Men Win.
Through the gap thus opened up. en-,
tire battalions infiltrated. only to meet
further resistance by the second-rIne
buffers and the third-iine diplomatists.
The Dutch Foreign Minister himself
was involved. At one time he succeeded
In getting the correspondents out of the
actual meeting room; but the climax
came when. after the men OF the press
had consolidated their position along
the marble corridor, whose floor bears
the motto. ''Sol Pacis Illustra Nos"
holding their position despite a wither-
ing fire OF glances. Jules Sauerwein,
veteran correspondent of the Paris
MGHn. took his place among the i'm
mortals.
The conference was approaching ad-
journment when the diplomatists made
their last desperate rally. A delightful
young Dutchman, the handsome hus-
band Of an American wife and formerly
attached to the Washington legation.
made gallant but unsuccessful coun-
terattack. Approaching the group of
correspondents. he explained that the
conferees were about to walk through
the corridor for tea. and suggested that
the correspondents withdraw to the
garden.
"Jamais au jardin! Nous ne SOM
mes pas domestiques." CNever-we are
not servants) cried Sauerweln and the
fight was over The correspondents
were invited to tea with the delegates.
Tonight Sauerwein paused In reading
Hugo's description Of Waterloo long
enough to say, well. they'll never keep
me out OF the French Academy Over
the teacups the entire battle was ad-
justed
In the discussion to-day over proceed
ure. the French Minister to The Hague
participated. associated himself with the
choice OF a chairman. and explained that
the French delegation would arrive In a
few days.
There seemed to be a general dispo-
sition among all the other delegates to
accept the British view that the discus
sion OF the real details should be post
poned until the Russians actually were
present (they are to arrive June 26),
time TO matters Of procedure. Many ex-
pressed the belief that no action would
be taken until after Premier Poincare
and Prime Minister Lloyd George had
met in London. where they are to lunch
together next Monday