Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-24

Although the prospect Of an early
conyOcati0n OF am august Assembly or
representatives of the nations IN the
Interest OF peace and harmony among
them Go deferred for the time beng VI
may be regarded as assured, go soon
ms the Interested powers are IN a POSE
lion TO agree upon date ana place
of meeting and To- join in the l0rmulA-
lion of general plan for discussion
The president IS much Watihel at me
cordial reception Of his oyertures lie
feels that I'm eucltlng the common sem
tluent of the various governments In
favor of the principle involved ana or
the objects sought TO be attained NOT
able step has been taken toward EVENT.
ugl success.
Pending definite agreement tor
meeting when circumstances shall per-
nit IL seems deiIrable that COM
parlson of views should be had among
the participants as 90 the scope anq
matter OF the subjects 70 be brought
before the second conference, The IN
vitatlon ont forth by the government
of the United states did not attempt
10 do more than TO indicate the gem
eral toplcs which the final act Of the
lirst conference OF The Hague rele-
gated as unfinished matters, TO con-
slderation By future conference.-the
vertlup I'm connection with the Import
ami subject Of the inviolability OF pri-
waite property In naval warfare, 10 the
like views expressed by the Congress
OF the United States In It's resolution
Aprll Is. 9Oi with the added suggestion
that Il may be desirable TO consider
ana adopt procedure by when the
states nOn-signatory TO the original
acts of The Hague conference may pc
como adhering parties. In the present
state Of the project this government
h SIN indlsposed to formulate a pro-
gram. -,
In view OF the virtual certainty that
the PRESIDENTS suggestion OF The Hague
az the place OF meeting OF q seoonu
peace conference viii be accepteh by
AN the interested powers ana IN view
also OF the fact that an organized
representation Of the signatorles of the
acts of 500 now exists at that capital,
thls government feels that II should
not assume the initiative In drawing
10 a program, nor preside over the De-
alterations Of the gignatones In mat
regard.
II seems 10 the president that the
high task he undertook In seeking to
bring about an agreement Of the pow
erg To meet IN a second peace confer
ence is virtually accomplished 80 iar
AS II is appropriate for him to act,
and that with the general acceptance of
his invitation In principle the future
conduct of the affair may htly tollow
ms normal channels To this end II Is
suggested that the further ana neees-
sary interchange OF views between the
slgnatory powers Of the acts OF 1879 be
effected through the international pu-
reau under the control Of the permanent
Administrative council Of The Hague
II is believed IN this way by utlllS-
ing the central representative agency
established and maintained by the pow
ers themselves, an orderly treatment
Of the preliminary consultations may
be insured, and the way left clear for
the eventual action Of the government
of the Netherlands in calling renewed
conference TO assemble at The Hague
should that course be adopted
You win bring this communication
10 the knowledge OF the minister Tor
foreign AFFAIRS and invite consideration
of the suggestions herein made
| am, sir your obedlent servant,
w JOHN HAY,