The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
ROSEN ASKS
 UNCLE SAM Ambassador Bears Mes- sage to Root. FOR THE HAGUE CONFERENCE Expected South American Countries
 Win Be Represented. Singular Complications Arise As to What Voice Turkey win Have
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FOR THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

WdsninBtou, Apru 6--barou 6o9en, the Russian Ambassador called upon Secretary Root today at the state ds- pertinent and informed him that he had received from the St. Petersburg foreign office the invitation to the United States to attend the second Hague conference. This invitation was couched in French and 1t was neces- .sary to make translation before 1t could be handed to Mir. Root official ly. The understanding here has been that the date would he placed some- time between tho first and the 18th of June. the Netherlands government having stated that 1t could most con- veniently entertain the delegates about that season. No good rt ason Is known here why there should be any postponement beyond those dates, for. as far as the South Ameri,:An states are concerned. they are believed to be in a position almost immediately upon receiving the invitation to comply with the conditions of acceptance. the prin- cipal one ping formally to adhere to the articles of the first Hague con- vention.
 Negotiathn fer Conference.
 Baron Rosen has been charged by his government with the conduct Of the negotiations for the adherence of these
  availed himself freely of the machin- cry of the state department here and of the opportunities he has had to con- fer with the resident diplotmattc rep resentatives of the Latin America. To all oS these. intimation has been cou. veyed sy Secretary Root that In order to insure an opportunity to attend the early sessions of the approaching con" ference. 1t would be well for the South American delegates not to await the reception of the formal invitation by mail before leaving their respective countries for the Hague. but to be on hand at the opening of the conference charged with full power to adhere 10 the first treaty. Al. new corners shall as Q condition of ad- mission have adhered to the three great treaties resulting from the nrst Hague conference, namely, that pro- vidine for arbitration and medication. the Geneve convention and the rules for the government of maritime war fare. There Is a curious difference in the conditions laid down for such ad- herence. As to the last two conven; tions any nation may adhere by simply sending formal notice to that erect to the permanent council at The Hague. But, the first convention can only be adhered to by newcomers with the assent of every one of the powers that signed the original treaty.
 Complications as to Turkey.
 so far as 1t Is known all of these powers are willing to admit the South Americans but singular complication has arisen in the case of Turkey. That power attended through delegates the first Hague conference, but 1t never ratified the treaties that followed. So the question now is whether Turkeys l. Nn admission of the South Americans which of course depends upon whether or not Turkey is regarded as signatory power. Her attitude becomes of im- portance because she has not so far indicated any intention to participate in the second conference or, If so. what answer she will make to the South American application TOT ad- mission.
 The Washington officials are dispos- ed to regard as rather academic the dissensions which have arisen between London and Berlin as to the status of the questions as to the limitation of armaments. In thorough sympathy with the British proposition to have this important subject considered at the conference ,the Washington gov- ernment apears to have reached the same understanding as the Berlin off, ficials relative to the status of that subject, namely, that 1t Is one not in- cIuded in the original program. but which may be discussed by the con- ference If the majority of the dele- gates so decide.
 It is believed here that the explana- tion of the strong oppositis made by some fthe Euro can powers to the British plan of making this subject one for compulsory consideration is the re- luctance O Teach of these powers to be placed in a position of perhaps single- handed resistance to the adoption of the much desired project of reduction and limitation of armaments.