Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-21

st. Petersburg, Sept 19-Emperor
Nicholas again appears before the)
world as promoter of universal
peace. No sooner is the Russo Japa
nese war over, and even before the
peace treaty has been ratified, than
his majesty is issuing invitations to a
second peace conference at The
Hague.
1t is announced officially that "the
Russian government proposes to adj
dress the foreign powers with view
to the holding o. a second peace con-
ference at The Hague" but it is
known that negotiations preceding this
announcement that the govo rnment
proposed to address the powers
We're entered into especially with the
United States and were conducted
not the slightest linking that Russia
contemplated anything of the kind.
Roosevelt Comedies Initiative.
The announcement created the
greatest surprise here. That Russia
should plan second conference, de-
spite the steps already taken by Presi.
dent Roosevelt. was heard with amaze
ment. 1t is cle;.r that the step could
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reaching complete understanding
with President Roosevelt.
The fact that President Roosevelt is
reported as being entirely in sympathy
with the proposal, and that he is said
to believe that to the initiator of the
lllrst Hague confere ce should belong
the honor of convoking the second
and readily and gladly acceded to the
i nCC To- al &c al hot
the conference already has been called
and that President Roosevelt relin-
quished his part in it to Emperor
Nicholas.
1t was impossible to learn the pro-
posed date of the second conference
Tor to gain even an approximate idea
regarding it, but it probably will not
be delayed. Russia as the power con-
:. voking the conference probably will
submit an official program, the other
powers. submitting suggestions.
President Barely Anticipated.
j Washington, d. c., Sept. 19.-Diplo-
matte Washington regards the action
of the car in calling a second peace
conference when President Roosevelt
already has taken steps to the same
end as one of the sensational moves
J, of diplomacy. The emperor knew
that the President has been pressing
upon the powers for more than year
), the advisability of second conference
to amend the treaty at The Hague as
a result of the first peace conference
of 1899, and understood that in part
as result of Russia's refusal to take
part in a meeting while war was in
progress he had postponed the issu,
ance of invitations to the powers.
Information had been sent to St
Petersburg, and must have reached
, the car since the eve of sending a
circular telegram to the powers re
, questing them to appoint representa-
tives to consider various measures
destined not so much to bring about
| universal peace as further to alleviate
| the horrors of war
Magnanimity in Surrender.
What arguments Baron Rosen used
are not known here, but the authorities
/ do not believe the president would
: have hesitated. 1t would have been q
great feather in Mr.. Roosevelt's
historical cap to end his work in con
nection with the termination of the
t Russo-Japanese war by calling a peace
conference, but diplomats hers give
his credit for magnanimity in sur
: rendering his claim to priority whe1
: informed of the cars wish.
YOUNG SHAW is DAY LABoRER