Show THE HAGUE conference it was made plain by tho responses received last winter to the suggestion that a second peace conference should be convened at abo hague that tha idea commended itself to the principal i nations of tho world indeed assur ancas of participation were received from austria hungary belgium dan mark prance germany great britain mexico the netherlands portugal roumania Rou manla spain sweden and norway and switzerland japan also consented to bo represented upon the condition that the then existing war should not be brought under discussion russia declined to enter such a conference until the war should have come to an end secretary hay indeed summed up the tenor of the replies received in a note to the various governments in which he said that while tho proposed congress was deterred for the time being it might be regarded as assured goon as the interested powers should bo in a position to agree upon a date and place of meeting and to join in the formation of a general plan for discussion it goes without saying that president Roosevel ts recent notable triumph in ana diplomacy of peace will give a new authority and significance to bis invitation to tho conference |