The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-30
Glars MANIFESTO
WARMLY APPROVED.


ra.ne situation Naval disarmament woI,i
hs dangerous for Great Britain. Any for
nal plan would involvs sussseqren. breaches
o: faith. bue IL Germany and Russia VIII
cease increasing their forces, we can fol-
low without formal agreement"
Lord Frederick Roberts. OF kanaahar.
commander Of the forces in Ireland. said.
In rasay 70 request for his opinion:
1T will be- most satisfactory IL such a
proposal car b. carried out"
The Early o. Grove calls the cars s1ig-
gestson an historical utteranee" and
earnestly hopes Great Britain viii not OBJ
ject to conference
No excitement is noticeable at the for
eisn Office. II s. understood that a special
message was sent from 81. Petersburg re-
Gently with full exp,sna ton OF the ears
proposal.
Naturally. ali persons and societies con-
nectsd with peace and arbitration move
ments ara iuhlant.
The pope wired his congratulations 70
Emperor Nicholas iinn,edia teiy. and offer
ed every assistance in his power TO promote
the proposed conference
Gen. William Booth, OF the Salvation
Army. sent the following telegram 10 En-
peror Nicholas this afternoon:
May II please your majesty have read
with profound thankfuluess TO God the
news of your imperial majesty's WISE be-
neficent and Chris;ian-Iike proposal In IA
vor OF universal peace. I eanno: refrain
from assuring you Of the admiration OF the
multitude OF Salyationists in all parts Ct
the world. whose prayers will ascend TO
Almighty God for your majesty and for the
triumph OF those principles of peace ard
righteousness after which they are ever
striving, and which are moving you 20 seek
the trae welfare Of all nations.
This great act Of Gods will mus, for
ever add to the force Of your majesty's
name. reign and country
The Times, in its financial article this
morning, says:
The cars circular has had good effect
on the markets indicating that there is
No immediate probability OF war. Many
people remark the fact that the proposal
appears when Russia's power to borrow
freely is almost ended. and when she has
placed herself il positions in China and
elsewhere which can he defended only at
great cost"
The Berlin correspondent OF the Daily
News says: Germany will accept the sug-
gested conference, but expects nothing will
result from it,
Mr.. Jackson, the secretary OF the Ameri-
can embassy, does not believe in the prac-
ticabiiity Of the proposal. He assured me
that, speaking for himself only, he felt
sure that America would not permit the
Philippine question to be submitted TO such
a conference, nor did he believe 1t would
be possible FOR any power to begin the
work OF disarma ment.
Tho Paris correspondent OF the Daily
News says: diplomatist assures me that
Emperor William intended to revert TO the
subject OF disarmament while at Jerusalem
in the coming autumn TO attend the dedi-
cation Of the Church OF the Redeen1er
In addition 10 taking the wind out OF the
kaiser's sails. the car is the only Russian
sovereign who has traversed Siberia. and
he must have seen such a population of
political maleontents as might easily be
induced by American, Japanese and En-
glish influence to declare for independence.
According 10 various correspondents of
the Daily News the Russian proposal is the
j.
Russia. which was mooted to Emperor
Frederick Of Germany. but rot publicly,
owing 20 the passionate state Of public
feeling in France on the question of Alsace-
Lorraine One correspondent SAYS:
pective activity Of the United States and
Japan in the worlds affairs, and has ascer-
tanned that Great Britain is absolutely de-
iern1ined to impose upon China complete
military and naval reorganization. un-
ders:and that IL only four powers agree.
the conference will be held without the
others.
America Regards II a. Visionary.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2a.-The circular
note directed by the Russian foreign min
ister to the members OF the diplomatic
body az ST. Petersburg has attracted tn.
earnest attention OF officials here. It is
supposed from the terms Of the note as
published that a copy vas directed 70
Hitchcock United States ambassa, lor at
the Russian capital. but SO far nothing
has been heard by cable from hin. 10 that
effect. II .s believed that the victory
achieved by the United States in the late
war vas contributing factor IN the prem
ara;lon Of the note. Il is suYGu-sed that
the victory has ma5e il clear 70 European
statesmen that 20 MAINTAIN the balance %
power they VIII be obliged 20 rsdouaie
their expenditures on account OF the army
and navy. else they may be outstrlpped
by the United States
The cY!cial mind here looks upon the