Show THE CM HOW WISHES TO PROMOTE PEACE russ an ruler lassus an invitation to fore agn powers to attend confer nce at the hague st petersburg emperor nicholas today again appears before the world as a promoter of universal peace no sooner Is the russo japanese war over and even before the peace treaty has been than his majesty is sues invitations to a second peace conference at the hague that the emperor has done so was learned monday from a source which leaves no shade on which doubt as to its authenticity may be based it Is announced that the russian govern ment purposes to address the foreign powers with a view to the holding ot a second peace conference at the hague but it is known that negolia alons preceding this announcement that the government purposed to ad dress the powers were entered into especially with the united states and were conducted with the greatest secrecy there being not the slightest inkling that russia contemplated anything of the kind the news created the greatest sur prise here and that russia should plan a second conference despite the steps already taken by president roosevelt was also heard with amazement it is clear that the step could not be taken by ressia without first reaching a complete understanding with dent roosevelt the fact that the president is reported as being entirely in sympathy with the proposal and that he is said to believe that to the initiator to the first hague conference should belong the honor of convoking the second and readily and gladly ac ceded to the russian proposition is clear proof that the conference has been called and that president roose velt relinquished his part in it to the emperor |