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Text of Secretary of State Hays Note
to Powers Made PubIic--FOreshnd-
Ows Great Strides Toward
Universal Peace.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.--In cir
| cular note Secretary Of State Hay has
| carried out the presidents Instructions
| relative to proposing a second Hague
| conference. The note not only contem-
| plates the reassemblng of The Hague
conference for the consideration of
questions specifically mentioned by the
original conference as demanding fur
Their attention. such as the rights and
duties of neutrals. the inviolablity of
| private property in naval warfare and
the bombardment of ports by naval
force, but goes further by practically
indorsing the project of a general sys-
TEN of arbitration treaties and the es-
Establishments of an international con
gress to meet periodically in the inter
ests of peace. The issue of the call
while the present war is in progress is
justified by the fact that the first
Hague conference was called before
our treaty of peace with Spain was
concluded. The text of the note in part
follows
The peace conference which assem-
bled at The Hague on May Is, 1899.
marked an epoch in the history Of ma
tons. Called by his majesty the en-
peror of Russia to discuss the prob
lens of the maintenance of general
peace the regulation of the operations
of war and the lessening of the bur
dens which preparedness for eventual
war entails upon modern peoples, its
labors resulted in the acceptance by
the signatory powers of conventions
for the peaceful adjustment of all in
ternational disputes.
THE annual conference of the Inter-
parliamentary union was held this
year at st. Louis in appropriate con
nection with the worlds fair. Its de-
liberations We're marked by the same
noble devotion to the cause of peace
and to the welfare of humanity which
had inspired its former meetings.
by the unanimous vote of delegates,
active or retired members of the Amer
lean congress and of every parliament
in Europe, with two exceptions, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, enlightened public opinion
and modern civilization alike demand
that differences between nations should
be adjudicated and settled in the same
manner as disputes between individu-
ais are Overwhelmingly. by the ar
bitrament of courts in accordance with
recognized principles OF law-this con-
ference requests the several govern
ments of the world to send delegates to
an international conference TO be held
at n time and place to be agreed upon
by them for the purpose of considering
'First.-The questions for the con
sideration of which the conference at
The Hague expressed wish that flu
ture conference be called.
'Second.-The negotiation of arbi-
tration treaties between the nations
represented at the conference to be
convened.
'Third.-The ACCESSIBILITY of estab-
fishing an international congress TO
convene periodically for the discussion
of international questions,
"And this conference respectfully
and cordially requests the president of
the United States to invite all the ma
tons TO send representatives to such a
conference
"On the oath of'September, ultimo.
these resolutions We're presented to the
president by a numerous deputation
of the Interpariamentary union. The
president accepted the charge offered
to him, feeling it to be most appro-
pirate that the executive of the nation
which had welcomed the conference
to its hospitality should give voice to
its impressive utterances in a cause
which the American government and
people hold dear.
FINALLY, you will state the presi-
dents desire and hope that the undying |
which cling around The |
Hague as the cradle of the bcneficent |
work which had its beginning in 1879 |
may he strengthened by holding the |
second peace conference in that historic !
city"
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