New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
WAR RAISED QUESTIONS.
SCOPE OF CONFERENCE.
What 1t Is Hoped Second Peace
CONGRESS VIII Accomplish.

vroshin,to, Oct 14-The State Department
.o-so,, ,oode nuhlio the invitation of the Rus
Sian government to second conference at Inc
I4ag,,a and the Presidents response. 1hese
tpko tina sbene of two memoranda, one dateo
september 13 being an unsigned memorandum
delivered by Baron Rosen to the PresloelI al
OYSTER Bay. ard the other memorandum oaleu
October u also unsigned, delivered by the FFesi-
dent to Baron Rosen IN washington Inc hlS'
memorandum, is a mere recital OF the opportune-
meas q, another conference with the promise TO
submit a detailed programme by Russia "lien
the congress meets The Presidents memoran-
dunn IS a hearty acceptance OF the invitation ana
directs attention to the fact that ms PleNi0u'
circulars to the powers appear 10 DC pIeoi90i'
in line with the Russian papers Inc IaSN 4l''-''
orandum was delivered to Baron f'oSen O4
Thursday night for transmission to St. Peters
burg. ,,4
The memorandum delivered 10 IHe
by Baron Rosen is as follows;
In view of the termination with the coToiai CO
oneretjon of the President of the Ohlteu So
- ~ 80. and of the conclusion of peace be-
tween Russia and Japan, his MaJesty, t,io % go
peror as initiator OF the 1nterhatlolIa!i 80
Conference of 1899 holds that a lay oIaDto
mont has now come for the further deHelop
and for the systematizing of the lapoIs u nc
in+arna tional conference. With this emu III view,
ond heing assured in advance of the sympathy
of President Roosevelt, who has already IaSe
wear pronounced himself in favor OF sucI a
project his majesty desires to approach I'LL
Nth nrnrosal to the effect that the govern
rnent of the United States take part III d nv nv
international conference, which couIo DC @
together at The Hague as soon as idVoI 49, - -
liz corId he secured from all the other States
TO whom similar proposal Will be mace 40 ctie
course of the late war has given rise 10 q nui4-
her of questions which are OF the greatest ~
portance. and closely related 10 the @ct9 "a ~
first conference. the plenfpotenuarleS OF IeuS-s
AT the future meeting viii lay pe!ote In9 80.
ference a detailed programme which coulo seENo
as a starting point for its DELIBERATIONS
TIL. following is the Presidents memorandum
in response:
n, Scnten,ber 10. at Sycamore HILL his ex-
ceI1encv the Am bassador of Russia presented 70
the President g memorandum, being L 5t -
from his majesty the Car TO the itd IytI1
the effect that in view of the termination, w" -
the cordial cooperation of the PRESIDENT u -
war and the conclusion of peace between ttuo e
and Japan his imperial majesty, as ll4t'9 600
+ta International Peace Conference, OF 1888
deems the present a favorable hoLleut LoL
further developing and systeInauzg INC 49,
Of that conference, and that 10 inns ~ 80
being assured in advance OF the sympathy OF Le
President who last year prohounceo n Ii ~
favor of such project, his majesty E9S4i % ~
-onnroacb the President with a proposal TO inc
effect that the government OF the GhILea 9oaCeS
which could be called together at The hague as
soon as favorable replies may be obtained from
all the other states. to which similar proposal
is to be made ,... - +Lo
President has the honor to confirm TO MS eA-
ceIency the Ambassador Of Russia the aSsuL-
ances which the President had the sincere P!edLS
IRE to give to his eXcellency at the time OF tne
presentation Of the memorandum OF oepIenoet
IL The Presidents circulars 10 the powers ~
fba acts of The Hague conference, WIllch me
late Secretary OF State con1rnunicated 10 tue
several signatory states through the American
oT,I,oUs accredited thereto dated, respectively,
October u and December TO OF last year, nave
demonstrated the Presidents keen oesiI9 liat,
l,1o IA a
nternational peace conference might De supple
roented and completed by an accord TO be
req ched by a second conference Of the powers.
The suggestion so put forth having been &C
ceDted in principle by the signatories, 1t only
remained for the opportune moment 70 C9 I3e fo o
the essemblage in order to perfect the beneficial
agreements of the first conference.
: TTbe President most gladly welcomes the
offer of his imperial majesty to again take
upon himself the initiation of the steps requisite
to convene a second international peace con-
conference, brought about through his majesty's
efforts and in view Of the cordial responses to
the Presidents suggestion of October, 1914. he
doubts not that the project VIII meet with COM
piete acceptance, and that the result will be to
bring the nations OF the earth stin more closely
together in their common endeavoC 10 advance
the ends Of peace.
AS respects the further statement OF his ex-
cellency's memorandum OF September 10 that.
as the late war has given rise to q 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 win lay before the conference
q detailed programme which could serve as a
starting point for its deliberations, the Presi-
dent finds 1t in consonance with the indications
or his circular Of October 81 1904 touching
the questions to come before second confer
ence for discussion, and the Importance Of
completing the work OF the first conference bv
ample exchange of views, and, it is to be hoped
nun concord upon the broad questions speciaIIv
relegated by the final act of The Hague TO
the consideration OF future conference.
DIINCILAT MANI nIcrnrn