The sun., 1904-11-27
PEACE CONFERENCE ASSURED.
DATE AND PLACE OF MEETING
WILL BE SETTLED LATER.
All the Powers Sisnatory to tho Hague
Conference, 7 kept Russia and Japan.
Have Accepted the Presidents Invita-.
tiOn--Not limo 10 Hear From Japan.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e-- Ambassa dor
Jusse and OF France advised Sec eta-y
Hay to-day that the French Government
in the wo ds Of Premier Delcass', accepted
with sympathetic welcome the invitation
Of the President to pa ticipate In another
peace confe ence at The Hague. The
usual reese walton as to the date and place
OF meeting and the exact natu o Of the
subjects 10 Le discussed is made by France,
subject to fu ther inte change OF the views
Of the leading Powe =.
The State Depa tment was also informed
to-day that Spain and Denmark accept in
principle the invitation OF the President
to pa ticipate In a peace confe ence With
the exception OF Russia and Japan. replies
have now been received on all the leading
powe 8 signato-y to the Hague confe ence,
and all have accepted the invitation TO
take pat in a new confe ence. Russia, it
Is unde stood. has info mally replied that
the subject IL unde- conside alton. and it
is by no means settled that the Russian
Government, despite the war In which it
Ia engaged, will decline to pa ticipate in
the confe ence. The invitation to Japan was
sent by mail as we 9 all the othe s, and it
Ia ha dly time to expect reply & ON Toxic.
The rest rvation OF the Pc wtrs as to the
date Of the new confert nee is &C nstIut6 G
TO mean that most OF thom nay prefer TO
await the tt nination Of tie Russo y Japane se
war before conside ring new pIopo stio ns
involving international agreement en-
such que stions as the trt atmt mt Of ne utI al
vessels in time OF war, the definition Of
oontrabsnd OF war, dc. No reason exists, so
far as is known In Washington, why both
Russian and Japan should not join in a
peace conference &, aing with subjects
not involved In the present war.
As soon as replies have been received
from all the Powers signatory to The Eague
conference. the United States will take
the init ative in sugge sting the questions to
be considered by the now confert nee ano
will exchange notes with the Powers look-
ing to an agreeme Mt upon the problons
to come up for ssttl, me Mt. 1t is re gaIdsd d
here as likely that several months will
be consumed In this exchange Of views
and that most Of the Powers will require
that questions agreed upon fer discussion q
be precisely defined, In order that the
scope OF the powers OF the conference will
be exactly known in advance.
No doubt exists that the second confer
ence will be held at The Eague. The
Netherlands Governm ent has intin ated that
Il will be glad tn extend a welcome to the
delegates 81 the Powers, though 1t has net
vet officially invited them to ccme to The
Eague. Some Pre- gress Is being made
toward the acquisition 81 site for the new
Temple ~ Peace in that car ital, which will
he or instructed with funds donated by
Andrew Carnegie. The ground will be
purchased or q ndemned BY the Neither
lands Government and do mated 10 The
Lague Tribunal. Obstacles were en-
countered In the nego tiati' ms between the
Government and the munici? atty which
gave premise of being Overcome. A bill
fer the purchase Of the rropo sted site Is
now ending In the Parliament. II is net
eIrected that the Temple of Peace will be
completed In tire fer occur sncy by the
delegates to the second peace conference.