The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-09-09
FOR UhIYEnsA PEACE;
Wants Burdensoma Armamenta'
edueed, .
NOTE FROM IEE CAR.
The Russian Declarations causes !.
ssp.atien ThEqpxhout
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NSts i ClSASDNHSS aug ssS1s-~pN UEuNE sUI
Emperor Nicholas, Count sMuravietf, the
foreign minister< onsthe instN, has
handed to the foreign diplomats at st.
Petersburg a note. declaring that the
maintenance Of peace aud the reduction;
of the excessive .armaments now crush
ing all nations is the ideal for which all
governments ought to strive: - ~. - a {
The Gar considers the present mo-
ment favorable for. the Inauguration of q
movement looking to this END aud sin-
vites the powers to take part in an inter
national conference as means of ensur-
ing real and lasting peace and terminate
ing the pregressiye, increase Of armaS;
ment. - - q '''HsS f''s'
London, Aug. 29-The Cars: proposal
for an International conference for the
purpose of securing real and lasting
nation of the progressive increase in ar
maments, AS conveyed iii "a note from
Count Murayief, Russian foreign minis
ter, to the foreign diplQmats at St Pc
tersh9nE, IS likely TO- produce q sensation
throai&hont Europe, aud coming from
sincerity Of purpose, it is likely to have
important effects. There is no doubt that
with Russia taking the lead III such ~
step, Germany, France aud 1.-THE ether
nations will be ready to follow. The text
Of the note follows: 81
The czar,s Note.
The maintenance, OF general peace and
the possible Rductlon of the excessive arm
aments which weigh upon allsnatiens pre-
sent themselves in existing conditions to
the whole world as an ideal toward which
the endeavors Of all governments should
be directed. The humanitarian and mag
unanimous ideas of his majesty. the En-
peror, my august master, have been won
over to this view in! the, conviction that
his lofty aim Is in conformity with the
views of all the powers; and the imperial
government thinks the present moment
would be very favorable, to. sticking the
means. -" z - -
International discussion is the most eff
fectual means OF: ensuring all peoples
putting an end to the progressive devel-
CT ns as
the longing for general appeasements has
grown especially pronounced in the con-
science Of civilized nations; and the pres
ervation Of peace has been put forward
as an object of internatlonal. policy. It is
In it's name that. the great states have
concluded themselves powerful alliances.
ta is the t. St that
to unprecedented their military forces and
still continue to Increase them without
shrinking from any sacrifice:
yet been able TO. bring about the beneheent
result assirea-pacihca - <"E
The financial charges following the mp
lie prosperty The inteiectuah and and physical
strength of. the nations labor" and capital
are MOSTLY diverted from their natural APP
P1IEadtisa ana ans anpfeustlysiy
ing terrible engines Of destruction, which
though today regarded as the last work q
science, are destined tomorrow to loses
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covery in the same field National culture.
economic progress and the production, Of
wealth are either paralyzed or checked in
development. Moreover. in proportion as
the ornaments Of each power increase they
less and less fulfill the object the govern
ments have set before themselves. Ak. 100
Crushing Burden to People.
The economic crisis. due In great part to
the system OF ornaments am: n i, Iontrsnce. and
ing Of war marteiaf are transforming the
armed peace of our days into crushing
burden. which the peoples have more and
It appears evident that fszthfs state Of
things were to be prolonged it would newt
ably lead to the very. cataclysm it Is desired
to avert, and the horrors whereof make
every thinking being shudder in advance.
To put an send to these incessaht. arma:
ments and to seek the means Of war!ling OF
whole world--such Is the supreme duty to-
day imposed upon all states. FS-~s
Filled with this idea. his majesty has been
pleased to command me to propose to all
the governments whose representatives are
accredited to- the imperial court the assem-
bling Of a conference which shall occupy it.
self with this grave problem. go
This conference will be by the help, of
God. the happy presage for the century
which Is about to open. 1t would converge
into one powerful focus the efforts of all
conception of universal peace triumph over
the elementssof trouble and discord- and ii
would at the same time cement their agree
ment by corporate conservation Of the prin-
ciples of equity and right wherein rest the
security Of states and the welfare Of PEG
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