Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-22
Proposed Second Peace
Conference Discussed
By President and Colleagues at
Sycamore HiI|, Thursday.
President Yields to Gar In Issuing the
CaII...0ther Measures Discussed.

Oyster Bay, l.. l.. Sept. 21.-Secretary
| of State Elihu Root, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Joseph II. Choate, former American
| ambassador to Great Britain, who
passed last night at Sycamore Hill. as
| guests of President Roosevelt. left.
today, for New York.
The conference between the Presi-
| dent and his visitors was admittedly
important and the principal topic of
| discussion was the recent disclosures
in the investigation of the conduct Of
| the life insurance companies of New
York being made by the New York leg
islative committee. The President has
in course of preparation his annual
message to Congress and as he pro-
poses to discuss the insurance question
| in that message with special reference
| to federal legislation for the regulation
of insurance he naturally desired to
confer with his close friends as to the
i manner in which he should treat the
| subject
! 1t is known that the conference, last
| night, continued until a late hour. No
| details of the conference are obtain
| able. 1t is known. however. that the
! President has had in mind the desir-
| ability of federal regulation of life in
| Surance corporations.
The President has been urged strong
| ly to recommend to the Congress the
| enactment of such legislation as will
| give the federal government supcrvis-
DRY control of insurance companies
when the disclosures of payment by
| certain corporations of campaign con-
| tributions has anything to do with the
present inquiry by the President or
whether that subject was considered
| even at last nights conference cannot
| be told.
1t is learned that the most important
| International question considered at the
| conference was that relating to the
| second peace conference to be held at
| The Hague.
| The President explained to his vis
| tors that on Sept. 1S. Ambassador ROsen
| had visited him at Sycamore Hill to
| inform him OF the desire of Emperor
! Nicholas of Russia, to call Il peace
conference at The Hague which should
be supplemental in its work to that
| held at The Hague three years ago on
| the Emperor's initiative. The Presi-
dent. last autumn. took the initial step
| toward the calling of the second con-
| ference. addressing through Secretary
| of State John Hay, note to the pow
ers. The powers. including Japan.
| dcQuesed to the proposition of the
| President but Russia. while accepting
| it in principle. objected to holding tho
| conference while she was waging war
| with one of the signatory powers. She
| indicated that at later time. perhaps
| on the conclusion of peace between
| herself and Japan, the holding of a
second conference at The Hague would
be agreea BILE to her.
The visit of Ambassador ROsen WAS
| made with view not only as 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 claim he might have on the 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
already had informed the Emperor in
| formally of the Presidents acquesence.
A formal reply to the Emperor will be
sent to him by the President through
| Secretary Root. The reply was dis
cussed. last night, but it has not been
put into definite form. 1t probably
| will be forwarded soon after Secretary
Root reaches Washington, about the
| first of October.
Some other questions pertaining to
the relations between this country and
Venezuela and the financial condition
Of San Domingo also were discussed.
Prof. Jacob H. Hollander. who has
| been conducting an inquiry into the
| official affairs of San Domingo govern
| ment. now is engaged in the prepara-
| ton of his report. He already mas
| made an informal report to the Presi-
| dent concerning his inquiry. and the
| President IS reasonably familiar with
the situation in San Domingo.