The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-06-16
CAR LEARNS
JAPAN'S TERMS
OUTLINE OF WHAT THE MlkApO
EXPECTS AS FRUITS OF
VICTORY.
CAR WILL ACT PROMPTLY
ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION is
EXPECTED WITHIN TWENTY.
FOUR HOURS.
ROOSEVELT is VERY HOPEFUL
REPORTED TO HAVE RECEIVED
ENCOURAGING REPORT FROM
CAPITAL.

Washington, June 10. - President
Roosevelt has communicated to Russia
an outline of the general terms upon
which Japan is ready to take up peace
negotiations, and he looks for reply
within twenty-four hours. He believes
that to Japans chief demands the
cars answer will be an acquiescence
which will be quickly followed by
peace protocol, or a fiat rejection OF
them, which will put an end to all ad-
vaEce; in the interest of peace. In his
inquiry as 20 the cardinal principles
upon which Japan is willing formally
to enter into negotiations through
peace commission, the car intimated
that his decision regarding them
would be prompt and final. and the
president is confident that by tonight
It, will be known whether there will be
an early peace or an indefinite pro-
longation of the war.
Roosevelt Is Hopeful.
Pending the receipt of the cars an
swer, all ) uncertainty. Nothing
more can be said than that Mr.. Roose-
welt is exceedingly hopeful that the in
fluence of the neutral powers. which,
at his suggestion. and under his direc-
ton, has been eNerted on Russia to
end the war will prevail. The abso-
lutte security with which the president
has guarded the movements OF the in
ternational machinery that he has set
in motion to bring about peace was
f1,nv, ha-
fore.
II was a day Of continued confer
ences at the White House, which
plainly were of the utmost Importance,
but none of those who took part in
them would speak of them. The rig
idly enforced rule of silence was ex-
planned by one of the diplomats most
I.vitally interested in the outcome of the
presidents efforts by the statement
that the exchanges
Have Reached the Stage
where one. word, incautious1y uttered
or misconstrucd. might destroy all
hope of peace.
| The outline of Japanese peace terms
was communicated to the president
Wednesday evening by Minister TAX
| ahira, who was summoned to the
white house Oh the strength of the
press dispatches from ST Petersburg
| telling Of Ambassador Meyers visit to
| the car and the latter's request for
authentic information as to the de-
mands upon viii, n Japan would insist
| if Russia consented to talk of peace.
Without waiting for Mr. Meyers
dispatch. the president who desired
! to act promptly. yesterday called on
Mr.. Takahira for the information
which he previously had asked him to
secure from Toxic in expectation of
such a request from the car. Mr..
Roosevelt was tol6, in a general way,
Of at least
Two Ct the Demands
from which Japan will not recede.
These are supposed to relate to the
cash indemnity which Russia will be
called upon to pay and some guarantee
that Russia's evacuation of Manchura
will be absolute and permanent.
The full terms on which Japan will
conclude peace are not known outside
of Toxic
1t is believed that All encouraging
report as to the manner in which jap
ans terms were received at ST. Peters
burg reached the president yesterday
afternoon, but no official admission to
that effect can be obtained.