The Secretary of State to the Russian Ambassador.
Washington, March 26, 1907.
Dear Mr. Ambassador: In the course of his recent conversations with the American ambassadors at the” important capitals of Europe, Monsieur de Martens suggested that it would be appropriate to advise the powers in advance of the Second Peace Conference at The Hague of the questions to be brought forward. Regarding this suggestion as timely, I beg that you will ask your Government to include in their letter of invitation a statement of the fact of the right of the Government of the United States to propose the matters stated in the reservations made in my note to you on June 7, 1906, namely, the reduction or limitation of armaments and the attainment of an agreement to observe some limitations upon the use of force for the collection of ordinary public debts arising out of contracts.
Accept, etc.,