The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 16, 1899, Page 22

UNDAY, JULY 16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL . AN AMERIGAN JOURNACIST AT THE PEACE QONFERENCE - 5] v i ers and against compulsory military ser- lic concerning the doings and personallty " fce and to generally hoodwink the of the peace delegates w s s [D RD RSIi I_l_, THE RE T AR C RRE- world's diplomatists and politicians, than prising as their own lack of ceremony in ing a s ent of armies conducting the conference. O to bring about the disbandment of armies conducting the confirencs: R G0 EC and the cessation of war. But Russ gate went a S = SPONDENT, GIVES A MOST INTERESTING AC- E&smitf il i sl e Tl 5 uch room for side issues. Up the strangely enough, was tan er, Sl ation that the American attacl I believe, dTr!\nm,: not certain, that some regul m de not one single prop: sleeve of the Czar was the realiz: COUNT OF THIS REMARKABLE CONVEN- Eimiiiiiiioiss b ging about the po- of the service made it necessary for litical ends which have been mentioned, to wear the sober and impressive uniform carcely fail to redound to of the United State rmy at the PaIea D P it could still ecnc he Czar sent TION--OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC e P, e tripes. lovelier than that of this reformed ruler a special r‘hm”xl_'l B olctared ot o in his new role of the universal peac the purpose o ;n-.u album to be kept maker? delegates for a grei e OPINION TO SUBSTITUTE AR- e ot the conterence In the o +en Sinier pacs ot B Feteshurs Palace of the Woods were interesting to When tm<vmmwnmnh;; R o ot ot watch, because of their absolute lack of foreign delegates made : (.ho N ons Doce BITRATION FOR WAR P B e S M e ~ that chis gathering of Giplomatists would 1 Characterlstic uni AMERICA ABLY REP- RESENTED. n among the Ameri- condition of the hall made : fitee ot the now ence u o canic canals in time of can ssian delegates be- e 3 and ca rent when the con- « lish and Ame wsantly to B el ¢ ) longer ntly gone to r L T tive s. A delegates to look af nified and earneat in- e ) I v the ¢ z t frairs ¢ ¢ the positive certa ng something along 2 r L ik s f the United zar laid down. : gL - ich might n vidently \ B t ntrary to the irm intention of pre- the I + 1 vhen the ¢ work in these diree- \ : . gt i L was maintained gation was of . 5 ma p ot T concerning the plans of the & their ruler. b I ts af nt t in relation to ision of nperor Willlam of o5 to br . lition of SUPDOTL « other's pr S, bui 1t qhe ruies of actual warf: arly d recorded advocate L 1 w n 8 g : e * private gossip of the delegates came tz r n o 1y regard countries about & seusational po (L AT FROM PHOTO TAKEN AT THE HAGUE AT THE SPECIAL RPEQUEST oF THE CZAR CAPTAIN MAHAN decorations and bedecked with gold lace appeared by the dozen, but the moment the photographer went away the Infor- was worn at the se rence w1s immediately decorz fons indicating ational gathering was he Hague were the dozen ) of flags whose gorgeous folds draped impressively inst the old red of the oricks in the Hotel Vieux-Doelen’s front. They were tr of the delegations be the most formal of all bodles in procedure, but the choice of M. de § the head of the R n d president made this possible. De ael is a weazened little old man with a ten- dency toward doddering on his Ic But despite his age he has no ten; senility in h He exhibit ever, some 1\ and ecc the duties of a officer. He the sessions b his desk rap with the g there were no opening except this wood he down & their own devices the floor,” there w practices at all. The delegates sim talked in French, with an occasional la into their native tongues. At times, un- der this system, the conference became a perfect Babel None of the sessions were 1 the way in which they were was quite as unique as the the delegates from all on their tremendous o attention whatever of this picturesque beautiful old here I have festation of any f the delegates. faced Dutch sol- rd Scotch capped, practically st in the pre of stu 1sere faile e of Gravenh which they were opened. M. de e E e tnatues would quietly slip out of his c s during my ave not at one n people gath- or do honor go away. Sometimes this mer that he wished to speak to a d the floor or visit it 1¢ it chanced that he gates had talked enc turn. Of course, it w the delegates to know if his = ) to be brief or permanent wi """ =5 3 = for him to come back 1 con ppens before the conference 1re z lures mark its record, the feel ect] 1 that its interests have b for him a reasonal guarded ¢ that ( not reappear, the dele been preserved and that Votes were taken most importnt international mov: t \ternatic ove- THE ¢ IN THE oo LS WHER ner possible. A motion h s it not THE PEACE LONRERENCES ASE HELD .- - De Stael asked the that of any other it. Some of them s said no. De Stael guess as to the num the fate of the motion w permitted the journalists to o tno procedure of t appointment, with certain ac- gnce from the beginning. part of the German delegates, mpore was as 1 ed Emperor’s policy of .o X% o ‘time this article p ¥ "B ich Govern t some of the larger plans .y ¢ ay in which pating powers, notably ipeir deliberations this it looks as if on for mediation and ar- really be ir ated i law. Hon. Seth Low, whe rd good internat 1t b \-11»‘ ted at Ti as much earnestne S he ever ex- toward the promulgation r\fr ;\Ts f gove nent in munieipal, State very generally believed hy some the than » actions of Spain during the war uba know. would be carefully investigated by the ti conference and t some of her viola- n rmmittee, It was in the tions of e acce) d rules of war meetings and st in the se wol proved testimony, wh onference that the real work we rm the is for new re rticle is printed, for this ahandoned as impracticable. It instan t adjourned by became parent that not one deleg graph this pr ition se y nce did not even t - nal gov- e Hague, as done {8 full, although n be given here. tres would have b ltberatior: rtic 3 4 o g s ah ome - v national matters at ho : o ] s ded up! red. tic fact that Spanish officers, hment of a permanent board reccrtions and dinners at w or national matters at home, expressed to rederick D. i criticiz 15 an absclute It wa one of the first committee in command, ordered their troops to fire of arbitration and mediation, have Mot wpapming little Queen pla e - ormed a group ? The a n of working meetings that the delegates for these our Red Cross flags, that attacks had peen finally adopted, it will have been 3 cacantly, as she ev It must be by the route of mediation " to the ses- European coun 1 endeavored been made on our wounded as they we urely because of Germany's hindrance. n) the official entertain b ize the in- sions ‘ uld_undon time of the »FU““" frem ;r:“"'i“‘!' el "'»‘]«“‘-'l the The plans of no delegation were more gow exchanges of social vi between th tions that the world accomp! wed their hos. Re ,\‘, ss flag ‘_-N ("l’_“m“ ) L’(‘ the frequently interfered with by Germany gelegates. t e rd the et’s dream of : S e s iriely nienlon B °TiSS, than those of the able gentlemen Who ~The quarters of the American delega- | think the stens Niely b e Meanwhile derstandings : h S vadentthat G [t iBat I mysalt might be callea f Dyt o DR Sttse: tian at the Hotel ViewcDoalen were depertiec ety kst will ing the vernments intended to ad- ity s mig allec R ftude was. of i = and commodious. It is one of Sy 5 o e ives. There f the peace conference to olip Witness was early suggested by two mem- Htude gt of S conss, fn- Jgmnt snd cqmnodidiie Tt 13 obe ¢ o esd : 3. z wings of the American eagle. Within bers of of the European deleg tensely interesting. It is not likely that mos ' A t the readed. rds, I think we and dates back to about 1470. It is same time, however, much better m aged and equipped than most Euro hotels. In view of the coming of American delegation its owner boug large adjoining residence, which ssible that the Czar u:rgned o\'Jer entirely to our representa- all his lovely dreams (jies giving them their own entrance and marked by olive ¢ the same time connecting them by e doves as Inter~ means of new doors and new corridor sver to the the opening tl hall 1d was ab- e delegates The American delegation, however, any of the delegates believed entirely in and were capable of dlately saw the inadvisability of intro- the absolute sincerity of the great White bird not only ducing any such note of discord into the Czar, who, sitting in his palace in St. | in his own dominion, conference, and it was decided, in con- Petersburg, had spoken through the This Sequence, to avoid action of any kind mouth of Count Moravieff, his Prime Min- vent Along these lines, although the delegates jster. It was imp 5 aHups &Il Tealized ;thie necess| should believe tis 4 cana) Pparatively immediate congress at w g lines e at thess matters could be discussed. ranahes give popular 6y stitute ark g done, pu year tt s wer en taught that these fon & chance ea tion for war. , an Opinion must do but what will as the member of its delegation Irew D. White, man with jdeas S sensible as ed to have nd s erica would OF - Ahe: “rrciis s no American e 5 op 100k it o abrSe. 3% it was that gave rise to the anno i mdbwT 5 : an oes e probabil- o' 1s be one of the prompt results of the o Ui rooms were furnished in the florid gold ut t seeing and all-managing Sec reta aw i door, alm he nation which ros. went quietly of be see 1 control of this gallery to as Proposed wa ghway between tt great oceans. It fell to the lot of Fr ick H. Holls, the secretary of the Am can delegation, to discover a little ] in one of the propositions submitted w With all due respect for and much ad- and red which is likely to prevail wher- miration of the E as, it may be re 3 without the greatest naval rld, Captain Aifreq imate know! congress at The Hague. The work of the American delegates was never finished. It began with the ri peror of all the Rus- ever a Dutchman thinks elegance is n be!leved that his essary. For some reason Seth Low nZ letter to the nations Inviting the peace not take advantage of these fine quar- t of the sun and ceased not with its going ence w uced ch more by a ters, but went alone to the Hotel Belle ¢ u that th ros de h down. It was the impression of many desire to hide Russian grabs in Chira and Bue, where Mrs. Low joined him shortly (2Ken from the first by the Ameri can "‘3 admitting ative might have resulted serfously. This joker delegates, as well as laymen, before ths outrageous Russian oppression In Fin- after the session of the conference be. Dritish delegations had done more the for each of the important countries. It was a passage adroitly and diplomatically conference began, that the gathering land; to counteract the effect of Tolstoi’s gan. any other one thing to save the confer- Epain alone of all the nations represent- was, owing to this plan, which the crow worded ghich provided for jothing less would be a junket, but the preponder- campaign in behalf of the Russian Quak- The complete apathy of the Dutch pub- %o b pmfl!‘{fi‘“&\“fi‘fi“ifl_\nsfi ALL