The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-31
Belgian Delegate to InternatiOn-
al Congress Will Visit Pres
ident at Oyster Bay.
REPRESENTS KING LEOPOLD.
Hopes That Something May BE
Done to Bring an End to the
Struggle Between Rus
sia and Japan.
REYuRlIc SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Aug sc. Francotte. spe-
cial envoy from tho King Of Belgium. ar
rived here to-day on the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II. and is going to Oyster Bay to-
morrow TO ask President Roosevelt to use
hin influence toward stopping the jap
nese-Russian war.
Tho Minister In ono OF the thirty seven
delegates from Belgium who arrived on
tho ship to attend the International Peace
Congress. held In st. Louis September Z.
Representatives from all the chief Powers
are to attend this congress. which IS to
be many times larger than tho one held
In Belgium some years since.
Mr.. Francotte, who wears many decora-
tions. including the Knight Of the order OF
Leopold. the highest honor in the gift of
Belgium. was asked II he was specially In
structed to seek Mr.. Roosevelts aid. He
said that he was. and added:
king Leopold Is OF tho opinion that
President Roosevelt. above any other mag
istrate, Is able to return Japan and Rus
sia 10 a peace basis. Our King Is much
interested in the subject Of universal peace
arbitration. His Majesty's interest has
been more fully aroused since Mr.. Carne-
gle offered 10 give a 1850 900 temple Of
peace. Leopold thinks i Is worth while
addressing tho other leading Governments
on the subject.
ri do not know what the outcome Of my
conference with Mr.. Roosevelt will be, but
hope that he will ask Secretary Hay to
take tho matter up and suggest that in
future the Powers send delegates to meet
once every few years on common peace
grounds. At all events. even II Mr.. Roose-
velt declines to interfere In the Russian
JRpaneSa strife I hope that ha will mako
some suggestions that will enable the
countries throughout the world to meet on
q more peaceful footing
Other prominent members Of the Bel
CLAN delegation who arrived In the ship to
attend the Peace Congress. were Jules
putte. Senators Emile Huet and Count e.
Goblet d'Alviella, Leon Pouillon, Leon
Palmers, Leon Greiner, Alfonso Genon-
Marcel Nothomb, Chevaiier Frederic do
La sauit and Louis dc gadelier.
Jules earlier, one Of the delegates. had
has arm in sling on arrival. Three weeks
accident. The doetors ordered him not 10
country determined him TO come. He Is
accompanied by Belgian doctor to treat
tho injured limb.
PRESIDENT UN1NFoRMED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Oyster Bay. N. Y, Aug So.-It was ON
cially given out to-day that Mr.. @. Fran
cote, the Belgian envoy. seeking to get
President Roosevelt to sue for peace BE-
tween Russia and Japan. has NOT yet been
heard from by the President. he has
come to this country to get Mr. Roosevelt
to act as peacenaker he has not yet gone
through the formality necessary to gain
an audience with the President. He must
1rst 20 to Washington, present his Gre
dentiais to the Belgian Legation, then be
introduced at the ONCE of Mr.. Hay. sec-
reta.y Of State. and then come to sec the
President It has not been learned At
the executive offices here whether the On
voy has taken these steps or not.
The Presidents letter OF acceptance II
at last finished. It will 90 to tho printer
tomorrow.