Arizona republican., 1906-04-04
RUSSIA THE
 PEACEMAkER
A Proposal for a Second
 Hague Conference
A Suggested Regulation Against a Repetition of JaPan'S Premature ness in the Late War.

Washington. April 3--Cnexuect-lfr the Russian government today made another movement toward the recon vention of The Hague confe-enc. when Baron Rosen. the Russian am oassado-. presented 10 Secretary R1-- a proposal for the reconvention aT rh- conference at The Hague early fn th.- coming summer, and indicated that tr.- Netherlands Government had asssutzsI to the proposal.
 It had been supposed that. ouinz ts the complexity of the problems iavolr- ed Tn the arrangement of even a teut- atlVe program for the coufereue- and the delays caused by the necessity er persuadins the Swiss government CD make the time and program fo- ta-- Hed Cross convention t0 conform as far as possible to The Hague project D. would scarcely be possible for the com ference to assemble earlier than ar s late date next fall There were req sonable objections. however. 10 such "A date and II was intimated that it mIs.- be necessary to defer the conv-urfu.s until next year The matter had hes--l left in q large part To the governments of Russia and the Netherlands ts aF- just, to the first named becaus- rI- proposal of the conference had origin ated with Emepror Nicholas. aT.d co th.- latter for the reason that the h1s- should be consulted when it concerned a matter Of dates for the couf-r,ur-
 The fact that they have agreed makes it probable that the other sfzuatu-t- powers to the original Hague conv-u- iion which have accepted the invitation 90 attend the next conference uiI agree to the proposed date aIthouga . r-H.-
 enable them to give little attention tl the subject in order to arrange pra- grams according to their own desires For it is certain that this proro=el Russian program as conveyed Io the state department today by Baron Eo- sen will while not meeting ulsitive objections. at least call forth some projects differing materially iu scup- and detail from the Russian plan
 A casual reading of the proposal dIs- closes nothing that is calculated Ia arouse opposition on the part this gov ernment, but unless the Algeciras con ference has materially modified the views of certain of the European grr at powers. there is a notable disinelinasioa to enter into any engagements taas would further restrict the iudependenc- of action of a power in interuationl1 matters
 The first paragraph of the Russian program is regarded as tending to- ward this restriction in that it maiCrs 1t easier for powers to engage Tn m-di- ation or arbitration and in consequence enables a majority of the powe-S 70 force a settlement upon one or the!r number when 1t would much ratheT protract the use of strong diIicm1t..- measures and even proceed to th@ verge of forcible compulsiOn-
 Several of the Russian proposals are really in substance the same as tho-- proposed by The Hague conference tr- self as proper for the consideration hF another conference but there Is a SuE gastIon of the last great war iu the To ference to a regulation for ~0peninE hostilities-' for the Russians hav. nc yer admitted the legality In intrrua tional law of the Japanese attack upon the Russian warships in Chemuip.- harbor and at Port Arthur. without. lt was asserted. due notice
 The suggestion relative to the recoE- milton of private property rights iu shipping and cargo will find ready fa- vor with the state department