Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-22
PRESIDENT HOLDS
EARNEST COUNCIL
Root, Choate and Lodge Called Into
Consultation Over Recent DiscIo=
sures and Peace Conference
Proposition Considered
BY Associated Press.


OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Sept. 21.-Sec-
retary of State Root, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Joseph H. Choate. who spent last night
at Sycamore Hill as guests of President
Roosevelt, left for New York this
morning.
The conference between the president
and his visitors was admittedly impor-
tant. As indicated in these dispatches
last night the principal topic of dis
cussion was the recent disclosures in the
investigation of the life insurance COM
panies of New York, now being made
by committee of the New York legis-
lature.
The president has in course of prepar-
alton his annual message to congress,
and as he proposes to discuss the in
surance situation in that message with
reference to federal legislation for the
regulation of insurance, he desired to
confer with his close friends as to the
manner in which he should treat the
subject.
The conference last night continued
until late hour. No details of 1t are
obtainable. 1t is known, however, that
the president has been urged strongly
to recommend to the congress the
enactment of such legislation as will
give the federal government supervisory
control of insurance companies.
Whether the disclosures regarding
the payment by certain corporations
last nights conference cannot be told.
Discuss Hague Conference
1t is learned that the most important
International question considered at the
conference was that relating to the sec
ond peace conference to be held at
The Hague.
The president explained to his visitors
that on September 13 Ambassador
Rosen had visited him at Sycamore
Hill to inform him of the desire of EN-
peror Nicholas of Russia to call a peace
conference at The Hague which should
be supplemental in it's work to that
held at The Hague three years ago on
the emperor's initiative. Last autumn
the president took the initial step to-
ward the calling of the second con-
ference, addressing, through Secretary
of State John Hay, call to the powers.
The powers, including Japan, acquiesced
in the proposition of the president, but
Russia, while accepting it in principle,
objected to holding the conference while
she was waging a war with one of the
signatory powers. She indicated that
at later time, perhaps on the conclu-
sion of the peace between herself and
Japan, the holding of a second con-
ference at The Hague would be agree
able to her.
The visit of Ambassador Rosen was
made with a view not only of present
ing to the president formally the desire
of Emperor Nicholas, but also with
view of ascertaining whether President
Roosevelt would be willing to waive
any Cldllll lie hight nave OIl JIle calling
of the conference because of the steps
he took last year, so that Emperor
Nicholas himself might issue the call.
The president expressed himself as de-
lighted to yield to the wish of the Rus
sian emperor, and Ambassador Rosen
has informed the emperor informally of
the presidents acquiescence. A formal
reply to the emperor will be sent to
him by the president through Secretary
Root. The reply was discussed last
night but it has not been put into
definite form.