The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-20
NOTHING NEW
 x SITUATION PesSe Negotiations Moving
 Smoothly Forward.
IS UP TO BELLIGERENTS
Must Make NeXt Move in
 Diplomatic Game.
Ambassator Cassini and Minister Talk ahira Consult With MT. Roose- yelt-As to Place of Hold
 ing the Conference.

Washington, June 19.-Practically no new developments were observable to- day in the negotiations for peace be- tween Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt for a day or two has been deeply engrossed in other matters and while he has not for a moment losf sight of the arrangements fer bringing together the Far Eastern belligerents he has fully realized that the next move In the great game of diplomacy now being played was with the con tending nations themselves. That move is the selection of the envoys to represent them at the Washington con- ference.
 Both Minister Takahira of Japan and Ambassador Cassini of Russia called on the President this evening Shortly before 8 o'clock Minister Takahira drove to the White House and was re- ceived by the President in the Blue Room. He remained with Mir. Roos g. welt for nearly half an hour. but de- clined at the conclusion of the inter view to discuss the nature of his con- versation with him.
 Soon afterward Ambassador Casslni drove 10 the executive office and was received by the President in his private office. As he was leaving the house he said that the negotiations were nov ing forward smoothly. He added that he had not conveyed to President Roosevelt the names of the Russian plenipotentiaries and had not received from him the names of those of Japan.
 While the same reserve that hitherto las characterized the personal eS- changes which nave taken place was mani ,e sted about the interviews of Am bassaior Cassini and Minister Takahira. 1t is known that they wers not Of great importance Each of the diplomatists presented to the President official ad- vices from his Government expressive of the satisfaction felt at both St. Pe- tersburg and Tokio over the selection of Washington as the seat of the peace conference.
 Meyers Adviees.
 The President already had been ad- vised by Ambassador Meyer at St. pe- tersburg and Minister Griscom at To- kio Of the cordial feeling felt toward Washington by the Russian and Japats- ese governments. The personal assur- ances of that feeling conveyed to him by the representatives of both powers served simply to acentuate the official atlvices received from this government s officials
 Whether the conference will actually sit in Washington or not has not been determined, of course, as that Is de- tail which will be left to the envoys
 
 ments. It is said that no decision will be reached on that point until the con- ferees meet here and organize. If tho weather here at that time should be unfavorable for continued slttings in this city 1t will be within the author ity of the plenipotentiaries to adjourn to some other city.
 During the past few days the Presi dent has received as many as 500 let ters suggesting various cities in the country as desirable places for holdinS the conference. It can be said that the President will not permit himself to be drawn into the discussion of this subject and the Government will not attempt to interfere in any way with the choice of the conference of place to hold their meetings. It is regarded as probable that the city will be al least the scene of the beginning and the ea ling of the conference, although the intervening sessions may be held elsewhere. It will be known in diplo- matic history, therefore, as already stated. as the Washington conferenco' and the treaty, if one be formulated, as 'the treaty of Washington.