Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-10

municaton with Washington this morning
He received a long cipher dispatch and
soon afterward hurried to the Foreign
office. where he had half an hours earnest
conversation with Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff concerning the information trans
mitted to him.
Extreme reticence continues TO be mani
tested, but 1t is apparent that the announce
ment for which the world is waiting will
not be made from here or from Toxic, but
from Washington. 1t is not likely to be de.
layed beyond Monday at the latest. No
hitch has occurred and the outlook con-
tinues favorable to peace.
The French charge d'affaires, M. Bou-
tiron, the German ambassador, Won AL
vensleben. and the British ambassador, sh'
Charles Hardinge were among Ambassa-
dor Meyers callers this afternoon
The government is plainly preparing the
public for the announcement that the en-
peror has decided to conclude peace and
that the negotiations have begun by
permitting the publication of all the for
eign dispatches bearing on the subject
The newspapers and the Russian public,
however, have until now only had a sus-
picion that important moves were going on
behind the scenes.
In well informed circles it is believed that
Japan already has instructed Field Mar
shall Oyama to stay his hand pending the
result OF the present tentative negotiations,
and that General Linevitch also has been
confdentially advised of the situation
Nevertheless, the irreconcilable remnants
of the war party are believed to be urging
the Russian commander -in-chief to assume
the offensive in the hope of achieving b
victory and thus change the emperor's S
present disposition in favor of the con-
clusion of hostilities.
Gear Shows Wisdom.
II such an intrigue is in progress 1t has
no chance of success. 1t can be assumed
that there will be no further bloodshed in
Manchuria until the belligerents have de-
cided whether 1t is now possible to agree
on peace terms. The government In the
present emergency is acting with consid-
cradle wisdom, 1t is preparing the proc
lamation of a national assembly, with the
announcement that peace negotiations have
begun. The committee of ministers is
hurrying through its examination of the
Bouligin rescript commissions project for
the Gosudarstvennai Duma Imperial
duma) scheme, already outlined in these
dispatches, its consideration having COM
menced yesterday and continuing today.
Practically no alterations are being made
in the text, and the Associated Press learns
from a prominent Russian statesman con-
versant with the situation that the review
OF the Bouligtn commissions project is
merely formal, as a manifesto promul-
eating law giving the Russian people d
voice in legislation is already drafted. The
informant of the Associated Pross claims
to have seen the original and he expects
m ha 81,
All support Roosevelt.
100 p. m.-Evidence accumulates that
President Roosevelts efforts in behalf of
peace have been supported by practically
every European power by the transmission
through their representatives at the bellig-
erents respective capitals that II is the
solemn conviction OF their respective gov
ernments that the time has arrived for the
warning countries TO conclude peace. The
presidents endeavors seem limited to bring
ing the plenipotentiaries OF Russia and
Japan together to arrange preliminary
terms for the conclusion of a limited armis-
tice and the selection of a place for the
future negotiations and the plenipotentiar-
les in the opinion of the diplomats will
make the next move, as 1t Is not believed
Japan will divulge its terms until the pleni.
potentiaries meet The ambassador of one
of the great European powers expressed
the opinion to the Associated Press that
the exchanges would not occur either at
Washington or at any European capital
but upon the battlefield In Manchuria,
Both Russia and Japan desire TO conduct
the negotiations direct" said the aInbassa-
dor. Where is there a better place than
Manchuria, which is beyond the sphere of
outside influence, which is practically neu-
tral territory and is in direct communica-