The Lamar register., 1898-08-31
URGES DISARMAMENT
the czAR.s SURPRISING PLEA.
He ravites all Nsrioes to Meet and Con
alder ths Proprasty OF Reaso,ns st.sd-
isg Aru,s-. IN the Isteresss Of Pesre
and Ciy-aisAtiea-


ST Petersburg. Aug. 2s.-By order OF
Emperor Nicholas. Count Muravlen-
the foreign minister. on the 2ith In
stant. handed TO the foreign diplomats
at St Petersburg a note declaring that
the maintenance Of peace and the re-
duction OF the excessive armaments
now crushing all nations Is the IDEAL
for which all governments ought to
strive.
The czar considers the present mo
tnent favorable for the inauguration Of
movement looking TO this end. and
Invites the powers TO take part IN an
International conference ms a means OF
thus insurinS real and lasting peace
and terminating the progressive In
crease OF armament
London. Aug. 2s-The czar's propo-
sitlon for an International c0ntenenee
for the purpose Of securing rcal and
lasting peace among the powers and
the termination Of the progressive In
crcase in armamcnfS, as conveyed IN a
note from Count Murayicn. the Rus.
sian foreign minister. 10 the foreign
diplomats At st Petersburg. = likely
TO produce a sensation throughout Eu'
rope. and, coming from such a quar-
ter and with such rVifieuf sincerity
Of purpose. il Is likely to have import
ant effects.
There IS no doubt that with Russia
taking tlIe head ia such step. Ger
many. France and other nations will
be ready 20 follow.
London. Aug. e.-The Times CORE
spondeut In ST. Petersburg says;
The proposal for conference
which was made by the ear weslBss.
day through the medium nf the for
IL
has been kept profoundly saeret until
to-day NJ the express wish OF Couut
MuraVie1. the foreign minister. - that
IL might be urst promulgated on the
day Of the unveiling of the monument
In the hremlin TO Alexander IL.
There Is reason TO believe that II
foruled the object OF communication
bstwcen the courts Of ST Petersburg
and Berlin some time previously. and
In all probability the sgpEort OF Ger
many, 81 least, was secured 10 sd.
vance.
Russia. with her ehronlc famlnes
and her vast enterprises Ia tbs. far east
to provide for out OF her budget. which
Is being drawn upon more aud rsiorc
each year for materials Of war Ia or
der 10 keep pace with the other pow
ers, must naturally fecl the want of
I ANAAAAAAAAsAA ttst-~r
eni policy Of peace and In economical
deveiopmenTs
Paris. Aug. 2a-'Tbe paris papers
publish the czars note. bur too late for
comment. In tilplomAfic and Press cir.
cisss the greatest surprise is eVincesi
IL j. no secret that the sensitive cznrss
feelings arr towards pence He hates
miiitarisnn. and even objects to nleviag
about with a military e~cort. He would
prefer 10 govern Poland with symfra-
thy, and s shccked by hloodslesi.
Here ts the grcat question asked.
What attitude does ths Kaiser VII
helm takeg7
Visits 10 various newSYiaps.r Offices
SHOW the tone the Journals viii take
tomorrow. The Aurore Is delighted
with the proposal Tye Journal think.
y Is n good omen for the future n the
sutocratic ear makes the proposal.
The Gauiois thinks II impossible that he
could have made such a grave pro
posal without having first consulted
France, especially as IL eonle~ al the
moment of the exchange of tslezrams
between the czar and President Faure.
Some OF the papers say that AlSaey-
Lorraine must be restorlad before peace
can BE assured