Show TALK OF AMERICAN PLAN Delegates at The Hague Talk of O Our r Propositions The Hague Jul July American proposition regarding the inviolability of private property at ea was dis fussed at th the meeting of the Geneva convention committee of the peace conference Belgium presented a proposition similar to those of Italy Itah Denmark and Brazil providing for tor the seizure of private property at sea on condition that it be returned at the end of the war and that an indemnity be paid for the damage sustained John A Foster of state of the United States representing China hina supported the proposition of the States and Norway again ad adhered adhered hered to it although the delegates said aid they consIdered its application dif difficult N I Bourgeois France presented presented I a proposition for the abolition of the right of the and crew of a warship to part of value of a ship or cargo seized at sea Argentina opposed the American proposition as well as those of Bel Belgium glum gium and the other countries Joseph H Choate defended the right of the Americans to have their prop propositions voted upon before other prop propositions or amendments amendment taking tIe the ground that the discussion of tile the American proposition closed and that even It If it was not approved by a unanimous vote It would have great moral influence In Inducing the powers to agree among themselves on the treatment of private property at sea in the event ot of an outbreak of a naval war |