The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-06-16
GOOD WILL OFFER
President Roosevelt's Efforts
Are Crowned With Success
THE QUESTION OF PEACE

Russia Will Appoint PlenipOten'
tiaries to Discuss Terms Will
Similar Representatives of the
Mikado--Presiden Assured o.
the Absolute Sincerity of 30 L
Governments In Acceding tt
His SuggestiOn--The Final Ar.
engagements For Conference a
Question of Only Few Days
Washington, June 13.-Oficial assur'
ance that the presidents efforts to
bring Russia and Japan together to dis
cuss peace will be crowned with sue
cess was brought to the White House
by CouAt Cassini the Russian ambas,
sador, who called by appointment, and
in the name of Emperor Nicholas
formally accepted the presidents ''of-
fer of good Will"
Conferences of supreme importance
were held yesterday in Washington.
The Blue room of the White House was
the scene, and President Roosevelt.
Count CasSini, and KOgOro Takahira
the Japanese minister. were the prin-
cipal conferees. President Roosevelt
now has unequivOcal assurances from
both Russia and Japan of the accept
ance of his proposition that they enter
on negotiations for peace. The presi-
dent likewise is assured of the abso-
lutte sincerity of both governments in
acceding to his suggestion.
Japan was the first of the two DOW
ers to indicate its acceptance of Presi-
dent Roosevelts proposition The
formal response to his identical note
of Thursday last was received from
the japanese government Saturday.
Informal assurances of acceptance of
the presidents suggestion were re-
ceived from the Russian government
a little later; but the assurances from
st. Petersburg We're not Of the same
definite character as had been re-
ceived from Toxic. Ambassador
Meyer, at st. Petersburg, informed
this government that Russia had a.
cepted the presidents proposition and
would name representatives with pIep-
airy powers to meet plenipotentiaries Of
Japan. While satisfactory the re-
spouse of Russia was not in the same
definite form as that of Japan. 1t has
been the expectation of the president
to publish to the world the replies Of
the two governments to his identical
notes, but under the circumstances this
could not be done.
A few hours subsequent to the re-
ceipt Of Meyers cablegram, Cassini
made an appointment to see President
Roosevelt. The president received |
him at the White House. The ambas-
sador in the conference which f,l- |
lowed, presented verbally Russia's ac-
ceptance of the presidents proposition
for a conference to discuss peace terms
He had been instructed by the ST. Pc
terSburg government to convey to the
president the willingness of the car
to appoint plenipOtentiaries to meet
like representatives of the Emperor Of
Japan to negotiate a treaty of peaca.
In addition to indicating the accept
ance by the Russian government of the
presidents proposition, Cassini in
formed the president of Russia's de-
sires as to the place of meeting of the
Observation-Disclosures and named those who
probably would be delegated to repre-
sent the Russian emperor At the con-
clusion of the conference Cassini lie
clined to discuss for publication the
details of his interview with President
Roosevelt
Mr. Takahira had conference with
President Roosevelt later. After the
conference the minister in response to
inquiries, said that the situation was
so delicate that he did not feel free
to talk about it. He expressed the
opinion that the situation would be re-
solved satisfa ctorily in due time, but
declined to indicate the contents of the
japanese response to the presidents
identical note, saying that such in
formation should come only from the
president
1t can be said that the place of the
meeting of the plenipotentiaries of the
two governments has not been finally
selected. In the arrangement of This
detail. and others of like Importance,
President Roosevelt is acting as an in
termediary between Russia and Japan.
There is no suggestion that in the
question of the location Of the peace
conference, President Roosevelt shall
act as an arbiter. 1t is expected that
the two governments principally inter
ested will have no serious difficulty In
reaching an agreement on that point,
as Russia already has indicated in
formally that Japan's selection of a
place probably would be satisfactory
TO the car.
Negotiations between Washington
and St Petersburg and between Wash
ington and Toxic are in progress and
the final arrangements for the peace
conference in its essential details are
likely TO be question of only few
days As soon as the arrangements
are completed definitely, an armistiee
will be agreed upon and the great
armies in Manchuria will lower their
bayonets pending the formal negotia-
lions of a permanent treaty of peace
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