The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-10-15
Approves Cars Plan for Sec
Ond Peace Conference
EXCHANGES MADE PUBLIC
President Thinks the Conference viii
Serve to Bring the Nations of
the Earth More Closely
Together.

Washington, October 14.-The state de-
partment today made public the invita-
tons of the Russian government to a Sec
ond conference at The Hague and the
Presidents response. These take the shape
of two memoranda, one dated September
13, being an unsigned memorandum de-
fivered by Baron Rosen to the President
at Oyster Bay, and the other a memoran-
dunn dated October 12, also unsigned, de-
livered by the President to Baron Rosen
in Washington The first memorandum is
a mere recital of the opportuneness of
another conference with the promise to
submit a detailed programme by Russia
when the congress meets. The Presidents
memorandum is a hearty acceptance OF
the invitation and directs attention to the
fact that his previous circulars to the
powers appear to be precisely In line with
the Russian papers The last memoran-
dunn was delivered to Baron Rosen Thurs
day night for transmission to st. Peters
burg.
The memorandum delivered to the Pres
ident by Baron Rosen is follows
'Tn view of the termination with the
cordial cooperation of the President of
the United States OF the war. and of the
conclusion of peace between Russia and
Japan his majesty, the Emperor, as In
itiator OF the international peace confer
ence of 1890. holds that favorable mo-
ment has now come for the further de-
velopment and for the systematizing of
the labors Of that International confer
ence with this end in view, and being as
sured in advance of the sympathy of
President Roosevelt, who has already last
year pronounced himself In favor of such
project, his majesty desires to approach
him with proposal TO the effect that the
government of the United States take
part In a new international conference
which could be called together at The
Hague as soon as favorable replies could
be secured from all the other states to
whom similar proposal Will be made.
AS the course OF the late war has given
rise to a number of questions which are
of the greatest Importance and closely
related to the acts of the first conference,
the plenlpotentiaries of Russia at the flu
ture meeting will lay before the confer
ence detailed programme which could
serve as starting point for its debera-
tons"
The following is the Presidents men,
orandum in response:
President Makes Reply.
"On the 18th of last month at Saga
more Hill, his excellency, the ambassador
of Russia presented to the President a
Memorandum, being message from his
majesty, the Tsar, to the President of the
United States to the effect that in view
of the termination, with the cordial CO.
operation of the President, of the war,
and conclusion of peace between Russia
and Japan, his imperial majesty as in-
tiator of the international peace confer
ence of 1890, deems the present favor
able moment for further developing and
systematizng the labors of that confer
ence. and that to this end, upon being
assured in advance of the sympathy of
the President, who last year pronounced
himself in favor of such a project. his
majesty desires to approach the Presi-
dent with a proposal to the effect that
the government of the United States take
part In new international conference,
which could be called together at The
Hague as soon as favorable replies may
be obtained from all the other states
1.-The secretary of state. by direction of
the President, has the honor to confirm
to his excellency. tho ambassador of
Russia, the assurances which the Presi-
dent had the sincere pleasure to give
to his excelency al the time of the
presentation Of the memorandum of Sep
tomb 13 The Presidents circulars to
the powers to the acts of The Hague
conference. which the late secretary of
state communicated to the several sigma
tory states through the American en-
VOWS accredited thereto. dated respective
Iv October 21 and December 16 of last
wear have demonstrated the President =
keen desire that upon favorable oc-
casion the labors of the first interna-
tional peace conference might be supple
mented and completed by an accord to
he reached by a second conference of the
mowers The suggestion so put forth hav-
ing been accepted In princiDle bv the
slgnatores II only remained for the OPP
portune moment to come for the powers
10 agree unon the place and time for
their assemblage. In order to perfect the
beneficial agreements of the first con-
ference.
Gladly Welcomes Offer.
"rhe President most gladly welcomes
the offer of his imperial majesty 10 again
take upon himself the initiation OF the
stems requisite to convene second inter-
ma ational peace conference, as the nee
essary sequence to the first conference,
brought about through his ma1estys er-
TO the Presidents suggestion of October,
1904 ne doubts not that hte project Will
meet with complete acceptation, and the
result will be TO bring the nations OF
the earth still more closely together In
their common endeavor to advance the
ends Of peace
"As respects the further statement OF
his excellency's memorandum of Septem-
ber 49, that as the late war has given
rise to a number of questions which are
Of the greatest Importance. and closely
related to the acts of the first con-
ference, the plenipotentiaries of Russia
at the future meeting will lay before the
conference a detailed programme which
could serve as a starting point for Its
deliberations, the President finds 1t In con-
seryance with the indications of his crcu-
lar of October II. 1904 touching the ques-
tions to come before second conference
for discussion, and the Importance of
| completing the work Of the first con-
ference by ample exchange OF views and
| AZ is TO be hoped fun concerted effort upon
| the broad questions specifically relegated
| by the final act Of The ague to the con-
sfderatIon Of future conference"