The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-17
For the Approaching Peace
Negotiations With Japan.
STILL FOR THE HAGUE.
Exchanges Regarding the Mat
ter Are Now in Progress.
Advances a Number of Reasons
for Proposed Change.


ing of the Russian and Japanese rep
resentatives has been reopened and |
there is possibility that The Hague |
instead of Washington may be Sc /
lected. After the announcement that /
Washington had been selected Russia /
expressed a desire to have the selec- /
uon reconsidered and exchanges to /
that end are now proceeding between |
Foreign Minister LamsdOrff and Am /
bassador Meyer and Washington. Rus
sia's preference for The Hague is /
based on the obvious advantages that I
Il is entirely neutralized, the capital of /
a small state and the site of the arbi-
tration court and also in considera-
tion of time.
The influence of Russia's ally, /
France is also for The Hague. which /
the foreign Office announces is the /
only place under consideration aside
from Washington
The foreign office says also that the
talk Of arranging an armistice has not I
paSSeo ;5Sre ne preliminary stage.
from the front are irreconcilable i'm I
tone, corresponding with the state |
menls made by General Linevitch TO /
the Associated Press June s. The pa |
per's correspondent with the Russian /
army IN Alanchuria telegraphs that
the feeling there is against any but a. /
most honorable peace as the army is /
Deller IN personnel, armament and /
equipment than ever before 1t has
Deen steadily reinforced and the num- /
Der OF bearded reserve men is notice /
aDly decreasing while Japan has
called out 8 year old recruits and 4O /
year old reserve mep and is putting
her last men in the field
a dispatch from NIadfVostOk SAYS the !
news OF the peace negotiations has pro- /
duced painful impression there the /
fortress being in condition to stand A /
prolonged siege. The correspondent as
serts that it Will take a whole army to I
begin the siege and many months to 1
capture the place, while the spirit Of the /
garrison is such that many soldiers tir-
ing Of the prospects of inactivity have 1
run away and Joined the army in the +
field.
Negotiations for an Armistiee.
Headquarters of the Russian Army. |
Godzyadani, Manchuria June 17-It is /
learned from an authoritative source I
That negotiations toward an armistice I
are under way.
Uncle Sam Pays Expense.
Washington, June 17.-Impressive in |
dignity and number viii be the mis-
sions which Russia and Japan will send /
TO the Washington conference for al /
though the plenipOtentiaries win be /
limited to two or three the complete /
missions with their advisers and at /
taches and secretaries will each it is /
expected, number twelve or more per /
sons. Japan's plenipOtentiar1es proba- I
bly, will be accompanied by an army
and a navy officer of high rank who +
VIII act as military advisers to the pIen-
lpOtenuaries. In addition there viii he
secretaries and attaches, some of them !
from the diplomatic service. some from I
the foreign office, and others who will /
act as translatOrs and recording secre- |
taries. Russia probably win send a /
similar mission, though perhaps not so /
large and both the Russian ambassador /
IaDanGSa 2 f9-
ton viii place at the disposal of the re- |
spective missions their secretaries and /
attaches.
The Washington government will fur
uish q suitable place of meeting for the /
conference and as soon as a date for it's
COnvening is fixed arran ngements for
quarters for the two missions viii be
made by the Russian and japanese gov I
ernments here. There have been so /
many other important details to be set 4
tied that the state department has not
yet fixed upon officers for the conference. /
In addition to the main conference I
room, retiring rooms, offices for secre-
taries and reception room will be
needed. Either the capitol or the con-
gressiOnal library are regarded as per
haps the best suited buildings in Wash !
ingtOn and in view of the indefinite /
period which the conference may remain !
i'm session, it has been suggested that
perhaps the congressional library might
be preferable to the capitol. for should
some unexpected obstruction arise to
keep the conference in session until late
in the fall the COnvening Of congress in /
extra session might necessitate the re- /
movaI Of the conference elsewhere. |
Whatever expenses are incurred Incl /
dent to the maintenance of quarters, /
VIII Of course be borne by the Wash !
ington government
If Nelidoff. the Russian ambassador {
at Paris, comes to Washington as the
ranking Russian plenipOtentiary his Z
rank viii equal that of Marquis Ito. At
first there was some doubt in the minds
of the japanese as to whether NJ. Nell /
d0ff possessed sufficient rank for mis- /
sion of the Importance accorded the !
Washington conference in Japan. Rus
sia however. at this juncture let il be /
known that the Russian ambassador al
Paris ranked even the Russian minister I
for foreign affairs. Moreover, it was
pointed out that as the personal repre- /
sentative of his sovereign. q Russian
ambassador could be ranked only by
prince of the royal family. Japan has
not. of course. objected to the selection
of NJ NelidOff, but in view OF her eE-
pressed intention to select two or three
DISTINGUISHED personages" she is desir- |
ous that Russia choose as plenipOten- !
tiaries men of rank and stateSmaushlp /
who possess the confidence not only OF
their own government but Of the other
powers.
Another important detail which has
been the subject of informal converse !
tion at the White House is the language
to be used at the conference Russia |
VIII ask that the French language be /
used. japan will express preference
for English and in recognition of the /
courtesies to be extended the plenipoten- /
tiaries by the Washington diplomats
&c is believed the English language if not /
accepted as the official language will be [
uaed Jointly with the French, the pro