The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
Official Assurance. That ROOSeVelt'S Efforts
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 FROM WHITE HOUSE Conferences of Supreme Im-
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washington, June 12.-official assur- ance that the Presidents efforts to bring Russia and Japan together to- wards peace will be crowned with sue cess was brought to the White House today by Count Cassini. the Russian Ambassador. who called oy sppSn TinS- ment and in the name of Emperor Men oIas formally accepted the Presidents ''offer of good will. xarding the conference was issued at the White House:
 Ambassador Cassini has called to express the Russian Governments as- sent to the Presidents proposition and to state that they would appoint pleni- potentiaries to meet the plenipoten- tiaries of Japan to discuss the question of peace. The place of meeting IS at present being discussed.
 During the past two weeks the Presi- dents efforts have been directed to- wards bringing the beliigerents Into amicable contact on the basis of a mu- tual agreement to consider terms or peace This he accomplished finally to- day It remains now for the belltger- ent powers to name. their plenipoten- tiaries and agree upon a time and place for them to meet to discuss terms and to negotiate a treaty of peace. These details are now under consideration with bright prospects that such details
 
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 Conferences of supreme importance were held today In Washington. The blue room of the White House was the scene and President Roosevelt. Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassador, and Kogoro Takahira. the Japanese Minis ter, were the principal eonferees.
 Has AasurnnceS.
 President Roosevelt now has un-l equfvecal assurances from both. Russia l. t- proposition that they enter on negotia- tions for peace. The. President like wise IS assured of the absolute sim cerity of both Governments in accedlng to his suggestion.
 Japan was the. first of the two powers to indicate its acceptance of President Roosevelt's proposition. The formal response to his identical note of Thurs day last was received from the Japan ese Government Saturday. Informal assurances of acceptance of the Presi- dents suggestion were received from the Russian Government a little later, but the assurances from St. Petersburg were not of the same definite character as had been received from Tokio. Early today Ambassador Meyer at St. Peters burg informed this Government that Russia had accepted the Presidents proposition and would name represen- tatives with plenary powers to meet plenipetentiaries of Japan. While sat- isfactory, the response of Russia was not in the same definite form as that of Japan. It had 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
 few hours subsequent to the re- ceipt of Ambassador Meyers cable gram, Count Cassini, the Russian Am bassader, made an appointment to see President Roosevelt at il o'clock to- day. The President received him in the Blue Room of tue White House The Ambassador. in the. conference which followed. presented verbally Eussia's acceptance of the Presidents proposition for conference to discuss peace terms. He had been instructed by the. St. Petersburg government to convey to the President the willing ness of Emperor Nicholas to appoint plenipotentiaries tc meet like repre- eentatives of the Emepor of Japan to negotiate 8 treaty of peaco.
 Place of Meeting.
 In addition to indicating the accep- tance by the Russian government of President Rcosevelts proposition, Count Cassini informed the President of Russias desire as to the place of meeting of the plenitopentIaries aud named those whc probably would be delegates to represent the Russian Emperor. At conclusion or the confer ence Count Cassini declined to discuss for publication the details of his in- terview with President Roosevelt.
 Minister Takahira had a confer ence with President Roosevelt at 3 o'clock this afternoon The interview lasted thirty-five minutes and like that of Count CassinI was held In the Blue Room of the White House. After the conference Minister Takshira said that the situation was so delicate that he did not feel free to talk of 1t. He ex- pressed the opinion that the situation would be resolved satisfactorily in due time but declined to indicate. even in a general way. the response of the Japanese government to the Presidents , note.
 It can be said that the place of meeting of the plenipoteL taries of the two governments has not been finally settled. In the arrangement of this detail and others of like character. President Roosevelt Is acting as an Intermediary between the Russian gov ernment and Japan. Russia, through Count Cassini, has indicated her pref erence for one place for the holding of the peace conference and Japan, through Minister Takatira. has sug- gested another. It Is intimated off cially that an agreement on the place of holding the conference may be de- termiped on in a few days but no sug- gestion except of negative char acter of the choice of either of -he bel ligerents is obtainable.
 Wash zgtOn Not Named.
 Tt IS known 4hat neither Washington nor the battlefield of Manchuria was the selection of either Russia or Ja- pan. Further than that, information of a definite nature was withheld. There is no suggestion that In the question of the selection of the loca- ton of the peace conference President Roosevelt shall act as an arbitrator.
 It is expected that the two govern