The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-10
PRESIDENT IN
OFFICIAL NOTE,
ASKS END Of WAR.
Urges Direct Negotiation
Between Warning
Powers.
BELIEVED ACTION
WILL EFFECT PEACE
Both Governments Have 11di-
Gated That Proposition Will
Be Welcomed.
DIPLOMATS THINK LAST
FIGHTING HAS BEEN DONE.
President Left Washington Con-
fident Of Success Of Mission.
Wants Nations to Act 1nde-
pendently, But is Willing
to Do What He Can to
Bring Them Together.
Both Governments Have 1ndi-
Gated That Proposition Will
Be Welcomed.
DIPLOMATS THINK LAST
FIGHTING HAS BEEN DONE
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WASHINGTON, June o.-An identicai
,,,e tho text OF which by authority OF
the President. was made pubic ia'e -
night ut the White House by Secretary
och. has been forwarded to the govern :
ments OF Russia and japan by Prcsi-
81 dent Roosevelt.
In tho interest OF humanity, the Ftes-
3dcnt urges the warning nations to con :
clndeg neacc 1t Is suggested by the Pres
ident that the negotiations for peace DC DC
conducted directly and exclusively pc pc
tween the bcligercnt ma tons. Inc frcs- res
dents note indicates his belief that an
Intermediary may not be necessary to
effect conclusive negotla tons. but llke-
wisc expresses the Presidents wiling
ness to do all that he properly may DO
to promote the preliminary arrangements
for time and place OF the meeting OF
representatives OF the Russian and Japa-
nose governments The following Is the
text OF the dispatch as given out:
Text Of the Dispatch.
"on June sth, the following dispatch
was sen, Dsy the President through Dip
atic channels. to the Japanese and
Russian governments:
"Thc President feels that the time
has come when In the interest OF all
mankind, he must endeavcrto see u
It Is not possible to bring to an end
the terrible and IamentabIc conflict
now beina waged. With both Russia
and Japan, the United States has In
herIted ties OF friendship and good
viii. 1t hopes for the prosperity and
welfare Of each. and It feels that the
prooress OF the world Is set back by
S he war between these two great ma
lions. The President, accordingly
urges the Russian and Japanese gov
ernments not only for their own sakes,
but in the Interest OF the whole civil
llzed world, to open direct nesotla-
tIons for peace With one another.
"The President suggests that these
peace negotiations be conducted d.
rectly and exclusively between the
# beIIacrents, In other words that thcre
may be meeting OF Russian and Jap
anese pIenIpotentiarles or delegates
Without any intermediary, In order to
see II It is not possible for these rep
"A resentatIves Of the two Powers to
aaree to terms OF peace. The Presl.
dent earnestly asks that the (Russlan)
(Japanese) government do now agree
to such. a meeting, and Is asking the
(Japanese) (Russlan) government Ike.
wise to agree.
"While the President does not feel
that any intermediary should be call.
In, n
tIatIons themselves, he is entirely WILL
Ina to do what he properly can II the
two Powers concerned feel that his
ser.Ices VIII be of aid In arranging
the preIlmnares as to the time and
place of meeting. But II even these
preIImInarles can be arranged directly
between the two Powers or In any
other way, the President will be glad,
as his sole purpose is to bring about a
meeting which the whole civilized
world Will pray may result In peace"
Peace Now in Sight.
The foregoing note was forwarded
to the Russian and Japanese govern
ments yesterday afternoon. 1t is rem
dered especially significant by tho fact
that 1t was prepared and sent only after
e insurance had been received both from
Toxic and st. Petersburg that such a
proposition would be welcomed.
While both Count Cassini. the Russian
ambassador. and Minister Takahira, of
Japan, were cognizant of the nature of
the note, 1t was not sent to their re-
spectve governments through them. II
was cabled by direction of the Presi-
dent to st. Petersburg and Toxic, and
then delivered directly to tho Russian
and japanese governments, respectively,
Y by Ambassador Meyer and Minister Girls
com. e4e.
"A formal reply to the note may not
be received for several days, but. AS
already made clear informal assurances
that II would be welcomed, already are
Al mt hand In view of the significant char
Eacter OF the document and rof the atti-
y tude toward II which both Russia and
Japan have assumed, is regarded, In
official and diplomatic circles as the
anrst firm and decisive step toward ulti-
mate peace,
When President Roosevelt left Wash
ingtnn to-day on two days trip TO
Virginia, he was confident that the result
of the international negotiations for peace
& in the, Far East had been successful.
and that the nnal blow In the Russo
Japanese war had been struck, So near
are the two warning powers to amieabe
contact at this moment that In all Wash
ineton circles. official and diplomatic,
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