Salt Lake Herald | 1899-05-19 | Page 3 | Germany The Hindrance

V GERMANY THE HINDRANCE Kaiser May Oppose the Limitation of r Armaments New York May 18A dispatch to the journal aud Advertiser from William q V T Stead who is at The Hague in the interests of the peace conference says While I cannot repeat directly anything any-thing the czar said to me during our interview a few days ago at St Petersburg Pe-tersburg I is permissible to tell Amer lea that he is full of hope for results from the peace conference So far from regarding war with the United States as the Inevitable destiny of Europe the czar expressed the utmost ut-most confidence that the America delegates will stand by those of Russia England and France in securing the establishment of some definite practical system of international arbitration for all disputes turning on question of law or interpretation of treaties or an investigation in-vestigation of questions of fact The czar also believes the Americans will favor recognition of the principle i of arbitration in all questions not Involving In-volving national honor and interest I will be proposed that each power name one of its highest court judges to act a permanent arbitrator who shall always be at the service of the other powers when invited thus effacing effac-ing politics and other influences In the selection of members of the court of arbitration While the United States of Europe is still fa in the future still the czars ideas are all tending toward that His H-is In earnest about checking armaments arma-ments and he hopes for great benefit resulting from the conference I is Germany which is the stum Winsblock on the limitation of armaments arma-ments France is thoroughly with Russia Rus-sia Russia America England and I conference France will be able I think to rule the I