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reason。　He　declared　that　he　was　opposed　to　stringing　out　the



conference　much　longer；　that　the　subcommittee　could　get　along



perfectly　well　without　Dr。　Zorn；　that　if　Germany　did　not　wish　to



come　in；　she　could　keep　out；　etc。；　etc。　He　seemed　to　forget　that



Germany's　going　out　means　the　departure　of　Austria　and　Italy；　to



say　nothing　of　one　or　two　minor　powers；　and　therefore　the



bringing　to　naught　of　the　conference。　I　did　not　think　it　best　to



say　anything　about　Molls's　departure；　but　soothed　him　as　much　as



I　could　by　dwelling　on　the　success　of　his　proposal　that　the



permanent　council　here　shall　be　composed　of　the　resident



diplomatic　representatives。







The　other　members　of　our　commission；　and　especially　President





Low；　were　at　first　very　much　opposed　to　Dr。　Holls's　going；　on　the



ground　that　it　might　be　considered　an　interference　in　a　matter



pertaining　to　Germany；　but　I　persisted　in　sending　him；　agreeing



to　take　all　the　responsibility；　and　declaring　that　he　should　go



simply　as　a　messenger　from　me；　as　the　American　ambassador　at



Berlin；　to　the　imperial　minister　of　foreign　affairs。







June　17。







The　morning　was　given　largely　to　completing　my　draft　of　our



memorial　to　the　conference　regarding　the　immunity　of　private



property　in　time　of　war　from　seizure　on　the　high　seas。







In　the　afternoon　drove　to　Scheveningen　to　make　sundry　official



visits；　and　in　the　evening　to　the　great　festival　given　by　the



Netherlands　Government　to　the　conference。







Its　first　feature　was　a　series　of　tableaux　representing　some　of



the　most　famous　pictures　in　the　Dutch　galleries　the　most



successful　of　all　being　Rembrandt's　〃Night　Watch。〃　Jan　Steen's



〃Wedding　Party〃　was　also　very　beautiful。　Then　came　peasant　dances



given；　in　the　midst　of　the　great　hall；　by　persons　in　the　costumes



of　all　the　different　provinces。　These　were　characteristic　and



interesting；　some　of　them　being　wonderfully　quaint。







The　violinist　of　the　late　King；　Johannes　Wolff；　played　some　solos



in　a　masterly　way。







The　music　by　the　great　military　band；　especially　the　hymn　of



William　of　Nassau　and　the　Dutch　and　Russian　national　anthems；　was



splendidly　rendered；　and　the　old　Dutch　provincial　music　played　in



connection　with　the　dances　and　tableaux　was　also　noteworthy。







It　was　an　exceedingly　brilliant　assemblage；　and　the　whole



festival　from　first　to　last　a　decided　success。











June　18；　Sunday。







Went　to　Leyden　to　attend　service　at　St。　Peter's。　Both　the　church



and　its　monuments　are　interesting。　Visited　also　the　church　of　St。



Pancras；　a　remarkable　specimen　of　Gothic　architecture；　and　looked



upon　the　tomb　of　Van　der　Werf；　the　brave　burgomaster　who　defended



the　town　against　the　Spaniards　during　the　siege。







At　the　university　I　was　much　interested　in　the　public　hall　where



degrees　are　conferred；　and　above　all　in　the　many　portraits　of



distinguished　professors。　Lingered　next　in　the　botanical　gardens



back　of　the　university；　which　are　very　beautiful。







Then　to　the　Museum　of　Antiquities；　which　is　remarkably　rich　in



Egyptian　and　other　monuments。　Roman　art　is　also　very　fully



represented。







Thence　home；　and；　on　arriving；　found；　of　all　men　in　the　world；



Thomas　B。　Reed；　Speaker　of　our　House　of　Representatives。　Mr。



Newel；　our　minister；　took　us　both　for　a　drive　to　Scheveningen；



and　Mr。　Reed's　conversation　was　exceedingly　interesting；　he　is



well　read　in　history　and；　apparently；　in　every　field　of　English



literature。　There　is　a　bigness；　a　heartiness；　a　shrewdness；　and　a



genuineness　about　him　which　greatly　attract　me。











June　19。







Called　on　M。　de　Staal　to　show　him　Holls's　telegram　from　Berlin；



which　is　encouraging。　De　Staal　thinks　that　we　may　have　to　give　up



the　tenth　section　of　the　arbitration　plan；　which　includes



obligatory　arbitration　in　sundry　minor　matters；　but　while　I　shall



be　very　sorry　to　see　this　done；　we　ought　to　make　the　sacrifice　if



it　will　hold　Germany；　Italy；　and　Austria　to　us。







A　little　later　received　a　hearty　telegram　from　the　Secretary　of



State　authorizing　our　ordering　the　wreath　of　silver　and　gold　and



placing　it　on　the　tomb　of　Grotius。　Telegraphed　and　wrote　Major



Allen　at　Berlin　full　directions　on　the　subject。　I　am　determined



that　the　tribute　shall　be　worthy　of　our　country；　of　its　object；



and　of　the　occasion。







In　the　afternoon　took　Speaker　Reed；　with　his　wife　and　daughter；



through　the　〃House　in　the　Wood；〃　afterward　through　the　grounds；



which　are　more　beautiful　than　ever；　and　then　to　Delft；　where　we



visited　the　tombs　of　William　the　Silent　and　Grotius；　and　finally



the　house　in　which　William　was　assassinated。　It　was　even　more



interesting　to　me　than　during　either　of　my　former　visits；　and　was



evidently　quite　as　interesting　to　Mr。　Reed。







At　six　attended　a　long　meeting　of　the　American　delegation；　which



elaborated　the　final　draft　of　our　communication　to　M。　de　Staal　on



the　immunity　of　private　property　on　the　high　seas。　Various



passages　were　stricken　out；　some　of　themand；　indeed；　one　of　the



bestin　deference　to　the　ideas　of　Captain　Mahan；　who；　though　he



is　willing；　under　instructions　from　the　government；　to　join　in



presenting　the　memorial；　does　not　wish　to　sign　anything　which　can



possibly　be　regarded　as　indicating　a　personal　belief　in　the



establishment　of　such　immunity。　His　is　the　natural　view　of　a



sailor；　but　the　argument　with　which　he　supports　it　does　not　at



all　convince　me。　It　is　that　during　war　we　should　do　everything



possible　to　weaken　and　worry　the　adversary；　in　order　that　he　may



be　the　sooner　ready　for　peace；　but　this　argument　proves　too　much；



since　it　would　oblige　us；　if　logically　carried　out；　to　go　back　to



the　marauding　and　atrocities　of　the　Thirty　Years'　War。











June　20。







Went　to　the　session　of　one　of　the　committees　at　the　〃House　in　the



Wood；〃　and　showed　Mr。　van　Karnebeek　our　private…property



memorial；　which　he　read；　and　on　which　he　heartily　complimented



us。







I　then　made　known　to　him　our　proposal　to　lay　a　wreath　on　the　tomb



of　Grotius；　and　with　this　he　seemed　exceedingly　pleased；　saying



that　the　minister　of　foreign　affairs；　M。　de　Beaufort；　would　be



especially　delighted；　since　he　is　devoted　to　the　memory　of



Grotius；　and　delivered　the　historical　address　when　the　statue　in



front　of　the　great　church　at　Delft　was　unveiled







A　little　later　submitted　the　memorial；　as　previously　agreed　upon；



to　Count　Munster；　who　also　approved　it。







Holls　telegraphs　me　from　Berlin　that　he　has　been　admirably



received　by　the　chancellor；　Prince　Hohenlohe；　and　by　Baron　von



Bulow；　and　that　he　is　leaving　for　Hamburg　to　see　the　Emperor。







At　four　P。M。　to　a　meeting　of　the　full　conference　to　receive



report　on　improvements　and　extension　of　the　Red　Cross　rules；　etc。



This　was　adopted　in　a　happy…go…lucky　unparliamentary　way；　for　the



eminent　diplomatist　who　presides　over　the　conference　still



betrays　a　Russian　lack　of　acquaintance　with　parliamentary



proceedings。　So　begins　the　first　full　movement　of　the　conference



in　the　right　direction；　and　it　is　a　good　beginning。







Walked　home　through　the　beautiful　avenues　of　the　park　with　Mr。



van　Karnebeek　and　Baron　d'Estournelles；　who　is　also　a　charming



man。　He　has　been　a　minister　plenipotentiary；　but　is　now　a　member



of　the　French　Chamber　of　Deputies　and　of　the　conference。











June　21。







Early　in　the　morning　received　a　report　from　Holls；　who　arrived



from　Hamburg　late　last　night。　His　talks　with　Bulow　and　Prince



Hohenlohe　had　been　most　encouraging。　Bulow　has　sent　to　the



Emperor　my　long　private　letter　to　himself；　earnestly　urging　the



acceptance　by　Germany　of　our　plan　of　arbitration。　Prince



Hohenlohe　seems　to　have　entered　most　cordially　into　our　ideas；



giving　Holls　a　card　which　would　admit　him　to　the　Emperor；　and



telegraphing　a　request　that　his　Majesty　see　him。　But　the　Emperor



was　still　upon　his　yacht；　at　sea；　and　Holls　could　stay　no　longer。



Bulow　is　trying　to　make　an　appointment　for　him　to　meet　the



Emperor　at　the　close　of　the　week。







Early　in　the　afternoon　went　with　Minister　Newel　and　Mr。　Low　to



call　on　M。　de　Beaufort　regarding　plans　for　the　Grotius



celebration；　on　July　4；　at　Delft。　It　was　in　general　decided　that



we　should　have　the　ceremony　in　the　great　church　at　eleven　o



'clock；　with　sundry　speeches；　and　that　at　half…past　twelve　the



American　delegation　should　give　a　luncheon　to　all　the　invited



guests　in　the　town　hall　opposite。







Holls　tells　me　that　last　night；　at　the　dinner　of　the　president　of



the　Austrian　delegation；　he　met　Munster；　who　said　to　him；　〃I　can



get　along　with　Hohenlohe；　and　also　with　Bulow；　but　not　with　those



dd　lawyers　in　the　Foreign　Office〃　（〃Mit　Hohenlohe　kann　tch



auskommen；　mit　Bulow　auch；　aber　mit　diesen　verdammten　Juristen　im



Auswartigen　Amt；　nicht〃）。











June　22。







Up　at　four　o'clock　and　at　ten　attended　a　session　of　the　first



section　at　the　〃House　in　the　Wood。〃　Very　interesting　were　the



discussions　regarding　bullets　and　asphyxiating　bombs。　As　to　the



former；　Sir　John　Ardagh　of　the　British　delegation　repelled



earnestly　the　charges　made　regarding　the　British　bullets　used　in



India；　and　offered　to　substitute　for　the　original　proposal　one



which　certainly　would　be　much　more　effective　in　preventing



unnecessary　suffering　and　death；　but