Show MUST DECLARE I WAR AR IN ADVANCE i Germany Agrees to French Proposal Netherlands Suggestion Discussed The Hague July iC I of the pence peace conference upon the rights and duties of neutral powers Dowers In time of war etc met today 1 president president dent of t the le confer conference nCE who had recovered recovered ered from his IndIsposition WaS Present The French proposition providing that thal there shall be a 8 declaration of war be beSore Sore Jore the opening of oC and the amendment of The Tue Netherlands establish establishing establishIng ing a delay of hours between a declaration of the opening of hostilities were discussed at length lenth The mil t ry delegateS of The Netherlands et and speeches explaIning their re I The Russian military delegate support supported ed the French proposition and Baron Marschall von Bieberstein German rose roseand roseand and said Germany German accepts in its entirety the French which she Considers conforms with the progress of warfare 7 Joseph H I Choate States Lord Rca Rea Great Britain and 1 Tsuzuki Japan said they reserved their lo whole principle of the FrEnch and consequently a vote upon the subject 8 postponed until the next meeting o of the subcommittee Tho text of the Amerl Amerian an proposition presented to t tie e on arbi arbitration arbitration on July 2 on the sUbject of the collection of debts between nations is as follows To avoid between nations armed con conflicts conflicts of purely pecuniary origin caUsed by contractual debts claImed by the sub subjects subjects or citizens of one country from the of another and also to o guar guarantee guarantee antee that all contractual matters which h hare are not settled In a friendly manner through diplomacy shall be submitted to arbitration It Is understood that coercive meas measures measures ures implying time the use of military or na naval val yal force to collect these debts cannot oc occur occur cur until the creditor country offers arbi arbitration and the debtor country refuses it leaves the offer unanswered or until at af after atter ter the decision the arbitrators is not fulfilled by the debtor country It is understood that the arbitration shall be according to the procedure set forth In chapter 3 of the convention of 1699 for the peaceful arrangement of In International international conflicts at The Hague The arbitration must also establish In inequity equity the amount of the debt the time and mode of payment and the guarantee to b be given ghen If necessary before the pay par ment Is made |