Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-24
SUGGESTIONS FOR
PEACE CONFERENCE
Secy. Of State Hay Addresses a
Circular Note to the
Powers,
MANY REPLIES ARE RECEIVED.
Rnssla's Says She Cannot Participate
AT Present Japan Makes a
Reservation.

washington. Dec 28.-Thot the FUR
Their interchange Of views preparatory
20 the formulating Of q program Tor
another peace conference at The Hague
he effected through the international
bureau under the control OF the per-
,nanent administrative council Of The
Hague is the suggestion offered by
seey Hay IN O second circular note TO
the powers made public at the state de-
partment today
The note was dispatched week ago.
but Ms publication was withheld until
Il had reached the various American
embassies and legations abroad. The
secretary summarizes the replies OF all
the powers to his note Of oct. q ana
expresses the qualification Of the prcsi-
dent al the cordial reception Of his IN
yitatlon. Having taken this initial
stem however the secretary says me
president feels that he has gone ms far
as ne appropriately can ana That win
the general acceptance OF his invitation
in prlnclple. future conduct OF the az
fair may fifty follow its normal chan
nels"
Of Russia. Secy. Hay says that while
the postpouement which this reply nec-
essltates Is 10 be regretted this gov
eminent recognizes the weight OF the
notice which induced IT,
TEXT or NOTE
The text OF the note follows.
Department Of state. Washington,
Dec tG. 1904 TO the Representatives
OF the United States Accredited to the
Governments Slgnatory to the Acts OF
The Hague Conference, lSss'-Sir ~
By the circular instruction dated oct
81, 1904. the representatives or the
United states accredited to the several
governments which took part In the
peace conference held at The Hague In
1899 and which Joined IN signing the
act thereof were instructed TO bring to
the notice OF those governments oer-
tain resolutions adopted by the Inter-
parliamentary union at It's annual con-
ference held M St. Louis In September
last advocating the assembling OF
second peace conference 10 continue
the work OF the first, and were directed
10 ascertain 10 what extent those gov
erpments were disposed to act In the
matter
The replies 80 far received Indicate
that the proposition has been received
with general favor, No dissent has
found expression Tie governments
of Austria Hungary, Denmark, France,
f,arn,onv Grpat britain italy, LuXem-
bourR Mexico. the Netherlands, P0r-
tugal Roiunania, Spain, Sweden ana
Norwa'. and Switzerland exhibit SYM
pathy with the purposes OF the pro-
posal and generally accept II In prin-
ciple. with n reservation In most cases
of future consideration Of the date or
the conference and the program OF sub
iects for discussion.
The replies OF Japan and Russia
conveyed i'm like terms friendly rec
ognitlon OF the spirit and purposes OF
the invitation, but on the part OF Rus-
sla the reply was accompanied by the
statement that IN the existing condi-
ton OF things IN the far east II would
not be practicable for the Imperial
government at this moment to take
mart IN such a conference. While THIS
replv tending as Il does TO cause some
postponement Of the proposed second
conference. IS deeply regretted, the
veight OF the motive which induces Il
Is recognized by this government ana
probably by others Japan made inc
reservation only that no action should
be taken by the conference relative 10
the present war;