Show l rn- rn M 0 V sr 1 1 r 1 f i i J i 1 THE CZAR DESIRES PEACE r 1 Note Koto Addressed to the Powers ers That With Will Produce a II Sen Sensation in is Europe St. St By Aug 29 lly By order of j t Emperor Nicholas Count j s the foreign minister on the handed a note to the fo foreign eign diplomat at St. St Petersburg declaring that the maintenance maintenance main main- of peace and the reduction of ol 1 the excessive armaments now crushing all nations is the ideal for which all governments ought to strive The czar considers the present moment moment mo mo- V ment went favorable for the inauguration of ofa a looking to this end and invites the powers to take part in an international conference as ns a means of thus insuring real and lasting peace peace- m ind md d terminating the progressive in increase increase increase in- in crease of a armament London Aug 29 The The czars czar's proposition proposition proposition for an international cl conference conference- nce- nce a for the purpose of obtaining real and lasting peace among the powers and the termination of the progressive progressive- increase increase-in in armament as conveyed in a note from Count the Russian foreign minister to th the foreign diplomats diplomats diplomats diplo diplo- mats at St. St Petersburg is likely to- to produce a sensation throughout Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope and coming from such a quarter and with such sincerity of purpose itIs it it- Is likely to have important effects There is no doubt that with Russia taking the lead in such a step Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many France and the other nations will be ba ready to follow |