The San Francisco call., 1904-09-14
POW ERS ASKED
TO INTERVENE
Inter- Parliamentary Union
Wants Steps Taken to End
the War in the Far East
DESIRE QUICK ACTION
President of United States
Suggested as the Proper
Person to Offer Mediation

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1S-The important
business for which the Inter Parlia-
mentary Union assembled was trans
acted at the second session, which was
held to-day. With great unanimity
these representatives of fifteen differ
ent national parliaments adopted two
resolutions of far-reaching Importance.
In one the powers of the world are
asked to intervene now in the Russo
Japanese war. In another the nations
of the world are invited to participate
in a second session of the Hague con-
ference and President Roosevelt is re-
quested to issue the call.
The measure looking toward inter-
vention in the Far East was adroitly
amended. Originally the resolution pro-
vided for Intervention "at the proper
time" The last four words, however,
were stricken out on the ground that
immediate Intervention is necessary.
Count Goblet d'Alviella of Belgium was
responsible for this amendment. 1t was
also the Belgian Senator who brought
about the insertion of phrase calling
for intervention of the powers Jointly
and separately" and the hint was
delicately but informally thrown out
in this connection that the President of
the United States could most properly
tender mediation.
SHOCKED BY THE WAR.
Following is the resolution:
The Inter-Parliamentary Conference shocked
by the horrors of the war that Is being waged
in the Far East, between two civilized states,
and deploling that the powers signatory of
the convention of The Hague have been
able to have recourse to the clauses thereof
which direct them to tender their mediation
Immediately upon the outbreak of hostiities,
asks the powers siCnatory of the convention
OF fn mt eft f1ar 5Oiv flxy
separately with the bellEerents in order to
facilitate the restoration Of peace and in
structs the Parliamentary Bureau to
bring the present resolution to the knowledge
of said powers
LIE Comte d'Alviella in presenting the
resolution used these words:
trust shall render Russia a great favor
in helping her out of her difficulties. AS to
Japan, 1 one Of those who have thought
from the outset that the existence of a strong
japanese empire in the Far East may become
a factor in the equilibrium of the world, pro-
vided this empire stands not as a new factor
of war. but an element Of peace and civil
ization.
In closing he urged that the Presi-
dent of the United States was quite the
proper person to tender mediation.
The new Hague conference PROPOSE
ton was next taken up. Congressman
Burton of Cleveland presented the reso-
luton and urged it's adoption.
WANT SECOND SESSION.
The resolution was supported enthu-
siastically and its adoption was unani-
mously voted. BY this resolution Pres
ident Roosevelt is asked to call Sec
ond session of The Hague conference.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, Enlightened public opinion and the
spirit of modern civilization alike demand
that differences between nations should be ad-
judicated and settled in the same manner as
disputes between individuals adjudicated,
cordance with recognized principles Of law,
the conference requests the several govern
ments of the world to send representatives
to an international conference to be held at
a time and place to be agreed upon by them
for the purpose of considering:
First-The questions for the consideration
of which the conference at The Hague ex-
pressed a wish that a future conference be
called.
Second-The negotiation of arbitration
treaties between the nations represented at the
conference to be convened.
Third-The advisablity of establishing an
international congress to convene for the dis
cussion OF international questions periodically.
daily requests the President OF the United
States to invite all the nations to send repre-
sentatives to such conference.
The Hungarian group sponsored a
movement intended to forbid the use
of floating submarine mines, but op-
position developed on the ground that
this matter might well be left for the
hoped-for Hague conference and Count
Apponyi withdrew the Hungarian reso-
luton.
The conference will adjourn to-mor-
row.