The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-19
CAR YIELDS
THE POINT
Washington Accepted For
Peace Meeting
0YAlNA TAKES A TOWN
Is Making Steady Progress In En-.
vslOpins General
Linevitch.
0YAlHA TAKES A TOWN

| WASHINGTON. June ~. cd Russia
Ind Japan have tentatively decided
ach Ia appoint three plcnipotentlarics
10 represent them IN the Washington
conference. NJ. Nelidon. Il j. under
stood. has already accepted the chair
manshlp Of the Russian mission and Is
being consulted about the selection 81
his assistants. but Washington has
not yet heard whether Marquis Ito's
health will permit him 10 come as the
ranking japanese plenlpotentiary The
belief here Is that Field Marshal Nn-
maguta will be- designated In lto's
place should the marquis bee unable 10
accept II II expected that the con-
| ference will convene here about the
middle 81 August.
The whole question Of an armlstice
has been informally discussed at the
| White House. aud the belief IN diplo.
matte circles Is that there Will not be
a hitch on this score Japan prefers
that the armistice should bc signed In
the field by the Russian and Japanese
commanders and there are indications
that this will lind approval In ST. Pc
tersburg
General commentator Is voiced I'm
| diplomatic circles Of the presidents
steady and persistent work for peace.
A European ambassador who has
from the outset been In close touch
with the negotiations said last night:
what Europe does not seem TO realize
Is that I'm these negotiations the presi-
| dent has been dealing not with the
war party in Russia nor with Count
Lamsdorff. but with Emperor Nicholas
| direct. There IS thorough under
standing between the president and
the emperor. the latter fully appreciat-
ing the motives which prompted the
presidents appeal for peace and send
| ing In reply as responsive an answer
as he felt Russia could afford to make.
THAT Russia does not 90 into the
conference pledged TO peace is fully
understood. but this does not mean that
her plcnipotentlarles will not come
clothed with full powers to negotiate
peace. provided Japan's terms be rea.
sonabe. nor does il reflect in any way
upon the sincerity with which Russia
enters the conference"
A St Petersburg dispatch says Rus
sia has finally and definitely accepted
Washington as the meeting place of
the Russian and japanese plenipoten-
tiaries. the foreign office having waiv-
ed its request for reconsideration at
the personal direction of the emperor,
whose desire to give the fullest and
fairest opportunity to President Roose-
vet's proposal for peace conference
Is thereby manifested.
After his conference with Ambassa-
dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorff, the for
eign minister, went last night TO Pc
terhof and laid the matter before the
emperor, who, on learning that insist
ence on The Hague might endanger the
negotiations, directed Count Lamsdorn
to inform Ambassador Meyer that Rus
| sia would accept Washington.
1t was after midnight when the for
eign minister returned from Peterhof
but Ambassador Meyer was forthwith
notified, and cipher dispatch was
prepared and sent to the state depart
ment at Washington.
Count Lamsdorff has issued a public
announcement of the selection of
Washington.
The result is looked upon as de-
cided triumph for American diplomacy.
In certain quarters here envy and
jealousy of the United States are Ill
concealed The entire collapse of the
negotiations was predicted yesterday,
and there was almost open exultation
at what was declared to be rebuff
| to Roosevelt" Even in peace circles
gloomy faces were drawn at the re-
port that Russia would insist upon
The Hague. but thanks to the personal
attitude of the emperor and to the well
put representations of Ambassador
Meyer the threatened diplomatic noun
| tain has decreased to molehill over
which negotiations can now proceed
rapidly.
Sir Charles Hardinge, the British
| ambassador, has brought the case of
the British steamer st. [ilda, which