1903. Russia and Turkey, having no parliaments, are not represented in

the meetings of the Union. It is a noteworthy fact however that the Czar

sent an official representative to the meeting in 1896 and that it was

due to his report of that meeting, more than to any other cause, that

the Czar invited the nations to send representatives to The Hague in

1898.

Russian and Japanese Peace Envoys in session at Portsmouth, N. H.

In the congress at St. Louis, representatives from the deliberative

bodies of fifteen nations were present. Among these delegates were some