HAGUE CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 5

HAGUE CONFERENCE.

V ; TSAR AND. NELIDOFF.. BT • TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATJON^-COrYRIOnT. ; ' , ■ St Petersburg, October 22. Tho Tsar, referring to the recent International Peace ,Conference at Tho Hague, eulogised 51. Nolidoft', tho chief Russian delegates, and presidont of the conference, for his zeal in "striving for a project very dear to me—namely, the 'establishment of ' peaceful relatious based upon respect for right." .

Both these important points were travi.-ui bv "The Times" in its recent leadiiiß article on Priiico Bulow, and on the question if the sincerity- of. his present conciliatory .attitude 'to Gre.-tt Britain. "Wo prefer," said.'"lhe Times" " to think that Prince Bulow and wishes to oltaco, the recollection of- ilio insults and calumnies he allowed to bo .lu.'led at us and our fcldiers with mero Uinthoarted remonstrance, onhis part, thoiign-ht knew from the ropt-ne. of German officers that ••hose charges were I'also and malignant. All is proof that tho ropentanee of thusn wmncing ur is sincere. • This proof has not been found nt Tho Haffiic .Pence Conlcronce or in any marked degrco in Givrmany s treat n.mt of Hie latrat ilhiuiii of the Moroccan qun'.wn, whieh, while correct, hus not been wholh- ieassuring." In an earhor nrticlo The Times coniplamed of the hypocrisy of the tut,* em loved at The Hague Conference to detent Cirwtt Britain's proposals regardniß subma.-np mines: " The Tlnics" ammndvertod stroiißly nn-tho constant insinuation ; that Britain has boon acting selfishly in the mnttor and .that hoi- desire is to secure the. safety of. her oc>an "rado and deprive the mnaHer Poworn i.f a cliiap weapon of defence The danger to neii trii'l commerce of sowing tho ■ sens with annncliored contact mines was amply■ demonstra.-cd diiritiß ami after the Biisso-Jupancsu War.