Show f DRAWIN AWAY fROM ENGLAND N American Delegates to Peace Conference Incline Toward Conftiia Triple Alliance General Porter Declares That He Prefers Pre-fers President Roosevelts More Modern Policy to Marcys Antiquated Arguments Shia Friday The HagueSpcaklng on before the committee which Is consldi states dur erlnc the duties of neutral Snit Wftrfaro on land Brigadier Gener al OMUM B Davis of the American d6eB tlon declared that the United Mated had associated Itself with tho Ffeneil proposal The French proposition propo-sition Sets forth that a neutral stato is only responsible for the acts of Its BUbjects t If these nets are committed upon Its own territory that the responsibility re-sponsibility of a neutral stato Is not Involved by the fact that some of Its subjects lake service with a belligerent bellig-erent nnd that a neutral state Is not I bound to prevent Its subjects from exporting arms and ammunition for General Da the use c a belligerent vis accepted also the principle of the German proposal that a neutral state Is bound to prevent Its subjects from entering Oc I service of a belligerent Speaking before the committee on contraband Hear Admiral Charles S Sperry explained the American opposition oppo-sition to the proposal made by Great Britain to nbollsh contraband The discussion of contraband of war then occasioned a breeze between Lord Reay British and General Porter Port-er which though insignificant is being be-ing commented upon In the light of its effect on international politics and ni an Indication that Angiu American relations re-lations are becoming strained while tlio trpplo alliance in general find Germany in particular are dally becoming be-coming more friendly toward the United States Lord Reay expressed profound surprise at the attitude 01 tho United States and quoted vnrloui document notably a note addressed by Secretary of State Marcy on July 28 1S57 to the Russian minister at Washington employing practically the same arguments that Great Brltaic employs today in favor of the aboli lion of contraband General Porter somewhat excitedly retorted that he preferred President Roosevelts mart modern policy to Marcys antiquate arguments |