Show IMMUNITY Of PRIVATE PROPERTY American Proposition Regarding Its Capture at Sea is Very Favorably Received SOUTH AMERICANS ARE SHY To ill 1 ci uti earl II jug f r lel lelI I I No io t in I I is ID to it a II WI Scap on Cu Out of or Tho ruie fh Juno Jilie 20 bv iii the tho the tho lending leadIng tIrl m met t l today tod to t th ox tnt h tim ngo o views on tho principal t h Inn In ni before tho Iho pitie Jt Mih M ui I On Gon al n Im i tor 1 cd lit ut with 11 l d Fry Fr antI anil Sir Ernest l Satow of tin the British l do t tr ns of or ItUla Count of ot 11 1 Dr Ir C t O Germany k 11 L who TOS ivits tho chin titan man of If tho the American a 1 hl h tim Van IMn an American affairs with se 1141 I of the South American delegates opposition seems s to 11 ho lie rained tI t the LIu of ot time the of ot property at si sea sa a b lt hy LatIn v having no mm merchant marine think that thal tho time abolition of uC thi tho might ot lit it of or will deprive theta them of or n a weapon dreaded by heIr I enemies Tho Thin whole triple al ul llani however this IllS Ihl umon the tho nu nit numerous secret distributed today tola In scaled envelopes eH to tho tImO del delegates agate are uro to tu that effect The Thc Austrian ii ls the tho following The TIme inviolability of nC prop property arty erty elt lit ut sea soa bavin having boon been tho th object of or iriny ny serious works and anal judicial studies Is now no 10 51 acknowledged edged ed ed that thal a nm new discussion of this tubs principle I Is neroly n II recapitulation moio maro or mn less les lo s identical with those lit ut littered by II tho most niost compe competent competent tent and mini 1111 1 scholars Austria taking Into Inlo account lIel private and the thi th essentially oh ob object Joel of this thU principle adopted It tt lung lone ago Jt It therefore wishes to tn thAt lint tt it will lIb follow the tho liberal point of or view regarding rc the Iw I capture con eon confiscation bitt of Italy makes lIla tho following state statement I ment 81 cOt lit Italy icing among the tho signatory powers of the tho declaration of or Purls Paris March 30 1850 IS G regarding tho the lion of ot strongly to the doctrine so support supported ed Id by b the United States Slates In III the Iho con COli conference ference ferenee of or if 1899 1599 Italy her lion tion but hul as tho the present conference ought might not itoh lie h In n u position to 10 make a n decision completely favorable tn to lothe the time Inviolability of oC private property lit at sea ea tIme the th Italian expresses t lh desire that tho the middle courne bo be 1 0 presented and all II dis discussed discUssed discussed cussed LUron Von lon omu heat head ot or the lie delegation stated to 10 the tue Associated Press Preys that Germanys tilde In iii this mutter mIll tel was entirely favor favorable favorable able abl The Thc other oilier American Am proposition tho collection ot or pecuniary debts without the th employment of oC force Is 11 fx tnt lot vor 01 It H will he bo discussed ed on oh Tuesday Gen Porter will explain Its true scope hut but It II Is understood that some somo amend amendments ments will be presented Furthermore the tho American delegation tion lion among various suggestions to tl strengthen the tho court of oC arbitration at ut Tho Tue hague is credited with tile the Inteli Intention tion tiomi of proposing that the tho permanent arbitrators here hero be bo judges Instead of oC diplomatists II The rho Idea that tho the peace conference bo be beheld held at fixed periods finds dods opposition especially from some of oC tho tim leading lending powers who wh ace atro of ff tho thio opinion that It will Mill bt be b Impossible Io to te prearrange o the meetings of or tho the conference which would be unable to 10 assemble ant antI work vork profitably pro under certain circumstances ns nil for Instance during n it war ivar From tIlt the documents which were vere dis lIa distributed d today lo It appears that the tho pow Poti cis mM aro nIo determined to 10 take the opportunity of ot settling tho the question of ot tile the th transformation of ot merchantmen m Into warships In order older to So avoid a It repetition of or Incidents such stich as na that of oC the seizure ot or the thc steamship ll Malacca by b tile Ihl Hus itus shuns In iii II the war ivar which resulted solely from want of f C International agreement ar The Th Russian evidently remembering their Inter experiences wish to tu delimIt dellno a os nil any an vessel commanded by ld IJ n Li with a u crew subject to lie tho military code The statement with Ih regard to IL a war warship further saye MS Such a vessel e sll must fly lIy a war lag Hag by b border order of oC Its government which Croll tit the moment ot or tho thu Issue of or such nn an older and the vessel must mum be l e In iii In the list of ot warships In that thal country The rho definition Is more precise I amid In is I expected ell to 10 be tie supported d by Ii h thin the United States Statis Germany and Italy The rule Japanese Inanc Q proposition confines s till tile 1 of oe merchantmen Into hun warship to national ports territorial waters or ports und lint occupied by 1 Iy II a state winding to 10 effect I such ouch The lii a Italian I I follows I Merchantmen tall can All only lilly be trans transformed formed l on ott condition of oC their being placed under a ii naval anti fur d with w ith II a now crew subject to military discipline leaving the tho I territorial waters of own civIl COUll try I utter ancl tile opening of or hostilities change their Luau character on tIm tha open elicIt oll n sea 01 OJ HIP Ih I lii term of lit another l lint ii or sum IC Tho Illi Tim Dutch eminent propones tint that merchantmen muni 1 b lt by II i rim und IOU I mint St StIl lly Il II a Li Hug IIII ut at the thu stein and alit The Tue hl ton may ilia only emIly on I bo ho 1 0 made annie In lii tho tl part porI whore thoy the Iho must he Lit with vItti a 0 fur tur furnished by n ii competent nt Huron von Sell lU ln returned to tonight night n without wit Inu lint Ing jug tiHit on till |