Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-30
He Even Proposes That All the COun.
tries Of Europe Cease Buying
Excessive Armament.
UNIVERSAL AND
LASTING PEACE.
The Gar Considers the Present Time
Favorable For Such a Move, and
Even Invites an Interna-
tlOnal Conference.

81. Petersburg. Aug. 2s-By order Of
Emperor Nicholas, Count Murayicff, the
foreign minister, on Aug. ~, handed
10 tho foreign diplomats At 81. Peters.
burg note declaring that the mainte.
nance Of peace and tho reduction Of the
excessive ornaments now crushing all
nations ia the ideal for which all gov.
ernments ought TO strive. The car con.
siders the present moment favorable for
the Inauguration Of movement looking
10 this end and invites the powers to
take part In an international conference
a. a means Of thus ensuring real and
lasting peace and terminating the pro.
gressive increase of armament
The text Of the note Ia a. follows:
The maintenance Of general peace
and the possible reduction Of excessive
ornaments which weigh upon all m.
tons present themselves In existing con.
ditions TO the whole world NJ an ideal
toward which the endeayors Of all gov.
ernments should b. directed. The hu.
manitarian aud magnanimous ideas Of
his majesty the emperor, my august
master, have been won over 20 this view
In the conviction that this lofty aim is
In conformity with tho most essential
interests and legitimate views Of all the
powers, and the imperial government
thinks the present moment would DO
very favorable 70 seeking tho means.
"In internal discussion is the most II.
fectnal means OF assuring all people
bencht-a real durable peace above all
putting an end 10 the progressive devel.
Opmont Of the armnments.
sin the course Of the last 20 years the
longing for general appoascment has
drawn very pronounced intercourse Of
civilized nations, and the preservation
Of peace has been put forward as an ob.
Jet Of international policy. III In its
namo that great states have concluded
among themselves powerful alliances.
at is the better 70 guard each. though
they have developed in proportions hith.
erto unprecedented, their military forces
and stii continue 70 increase thom with.
out shrinking from amy sacrifice.
'Novertholess All these efforts have
not yet been ablo to bring about tho BE-.
nihoent result tn the desired picidcation.
"Tho financial charges following the
upward march strike at the very root
Of public prosperity. Tho intellectual
aud physical strength Of the nation. la.
Dor and capital are mostly diverted from
their natural application and aro unpro.
ductIyoly consumed. Hundreds OF mil.
lions ar devoted 90 acquiring terrible
engine. OF destruction which though 90.
day regarded as the last work OF sci.
enco, are destined tomorrow 90 lose an
their value in consequence OF some NJ
the discoveries in Same field. National
culture, economic, progressive aud the
production Of wealth are either uaralyz.
ed or checked in development How.
ever, In proportion rs the arrangements
Of each power increase thcy less and loss
fulall the object the governments have
Vet before thcmsolyos.
"Tho economic crisis, due IN great
part 10 tho system Of armamout. Tout.
rance and the continual danger which
lies In this massing " war material arr
transforming tho armed peace Of our
days into a crushing burden which the
peoples have more and more difficulty
In bearing.
1T appears evident that this state Of
things were 10 DO prolonged II would In.
eyitably lead 90 the very cataclysm Il H.
desired 10 avert, aud the horrors whore.
Of every thinking boing shudders az In
advance
"To put an end 10 these incosant ar.
maments and 70 seek tho means OF
warding on tho calamity which Is
threatening the whole worli-such Is
the supreme duty today imposed upon
all states.
"Fillod with this idea, his majesty
has boon pleased tocommand mo 90 pro.
pose 10 oil tho governments whose rep.
resontatiyes AFRO accredited 10 the imuor.
ial court tho assembling Of conference
which shall occupy itself with thisgrlye
problem.
"This conference viii be, by the help
Of God, a happy prosago for the century
which IL about 20 open. IL would con.
verge into one powerful focus the ef.
forts Of all states sincerely seeking 10
AXE the great conception OF universal
ACC triumph over the elements Of