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Show RUSSIA DUSY JUST NOW. Will Not Join In Peace Conference Till War With Japan It Over. Russia Is unwilling to Join the powers In a rond poaco conlercnes at The Hague until her war with Japn Is ended. Tho ltussian reply to Seerelary Hsy's circular not to Ihe jxiwara ol I October 2.1 IstL Inviting them, tn tba J name of the president, to reaaoembla In conference at The Hague, ."to eom plete th postponed work ot Ihe tlr-t '. conference." wn delivers vorlwtry to Secretary Hay Wtduosday by Count j Cnsrtnl. the Ituxlnn embassador I The cm ho xa.lor was requested by bis government lo my that Itmstla I heartily accepted In principle tho Invl- j tatlun to a mm nnd conference at Tba llaguo, and reality associated bereolt with the Amine m government to , oon-p'ete th m slon ot the Unit assembly as-sembly convened under the lender' ship of the Itiiti-ian emperor. The embaxxadtir wa further re ' quested to sny that while tho Russian j novernment ver slncvmly cherished Jl thee cws, 1 did not conr.Idor th j moment opportune for tbe convening ' of such n conference, and It therefore must withhold Ita formal acceptance o( tho Invitation until tho war In the (ar cost was nt an end. |