The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-29
Termination Of Increase in Arm
ment Sought.
Document Will Create Sensation and rs
Likely to Have Important Effects
With Russia Taking the Lead
Other Nations Are Likely To BE
willing to FollOw-Text Of the Note
10 the Powers

1A0t4tnD1y Attu W GHo VoEy CdoaCAySu III
Is desired to avert and the horrors where
of make every thinking being shudder in
advance.
"Io put an end to these incessant
ornaments and to Eseek the means of
warding off the calamities which are
threatening the whole world uch is the
supreme duty today imposed upon all
states.
. "Filled with this ioea, His Majesty has
been pleased to command me to propose
| to all the governments whose representa-
| tive you are accredited to the imperial
court, the assembling of conference
which shall occupy itself with this grave
problem.
Il .'This conference will be, by the help
of God. happy presage for the century
which is about to open. 1t would con-
verge into one powerful focus the efforts
of all states sincerely seeking to make the
great concession Of universal triumph
over the elements Of trouble and discord,
and it would, at the same time, cement
their agreement by corporate consecra
tion of the principles Of equity and right
whereon rest the security of states and
the welfare of peoples
ONE APPLAUD; SOME DISTRUST.
Rome, August 28.-The Cars note has
made profound impression here. Some
of the newspapers applaud while others
distrust.
DIFFICULTIES SUGGESTED.
London, August 2S.-The Standard,
speaking editorially of the Czar's propo-
sal, says:
"In England at least respect and SYM
pathy will be felt for the proposal. 1t is
a conception well sworthyiof the young
sovereign. 1t is painfully obvious tina
there are enormous difficulties to be
overcome which it is possible the Gear
in his ardor and humane enthusiasm has
not maturely considered. 1t is vision
which has occurred to may minds ;sbut
has always had to be dismissed as mere
dream. The nations are not likely to
cast away the sword unless they have
better warrent than paper protocols and
conventions. Moreover the amount does
not seem altogether propitous. New
armed nations are arising in Asia and
America whom it might not be easy to
convince of the safety and desirability of
abandoning the enterprise on which they
have embarked with so much energy
NO HOPE OF REALIZAT TION.
London, August 29.-The Daily Chroni-
cle's Paris correspondent declares that
the disarmament olive branch would
have emanated from Emperor William in
Jerusalem If the Czar's advisers, includ-
ing, perhaps, M. Hanotaux. had not for
stalled the Emperor's project.
The Daily Mail says: "If the Gear
had not been, the Emperor would sure.
ly have been the dramatist. 1t is too
much to hope for the realization, but
some good ought to come of it ir the way
of better understanding of the powers.
The Morning Post discussing the diff
culties in the way of the proposal, arrives
at the conclusion that it would suit Rus
sia's need and the Russians design won
derfully we'll, but would not suit Eng
land at all.
ASPIRA TION CHIMERICAL.
Paris, August 2s s-The Figaro believes
that the conference will assemble because
the Gear would not have risked refusal.
1t believes, however, that the aspiration
is chimerical.
LIE Journal thinks the conference in
stead of realizing the Cars hopes, will
rather accentuats national antagonism if
it does not lead to demands totally mimi
cal to the worlds peace.
CZAR HAD BACkERS.
Rome, August 29.-The belief here is
that the CZar first obtained Austrian and
German assent to the conference. The
nepers admit the extraordinary impor
tance of the document and pay tribute to
the humanitarian motives.