The Washington times., 1905-07-03
PEACE ENJOYS
GAN END THE WAR
Fully Empowered to Nego-
tiate a Treaty.
ONE RUSSIAN HATES JAPAN
Plenipotentiaries VIII Meet in Wash
ington and Go to Atlantic Seaboard.
Visit to President.
ONE RUSSIAN HATES JAPAN

Announcement is made of the ENJOYS
chosen to represent Russia and Japan
at the peace negotiations in Washing
ton.
Russia's are NJ. Muravieff, ambassador
to Italy, former minister Of justice, and
former secretary OF state to the En-
peror, and Baron Rosen, ambassador TO
the United States. and former minister
to japan.
Japan's are Baron Komura, Japanese
minister OF foreign affairs and Mr..
Takahira, Japanese minister to Wash
ington.
Selection by Russia and Japan of their
peace commissioners marks the final
step in the preliminaries to the peace
conference and the complete success OF
the Presidents efforts to bring the two
nations together.
Given Full Power.
The official announcement IS made that
these ENJOYS are fully empowered to
conclude peace Their commissions will
read that they are TO negotiate and con-
clude a treaty of peace. subject to rati-
fication by their respective home gov
ernments.
The time of the meeting will be early
in August. Every effort will be made
to have 1t as near the 1st Of August
as possible. The ENJOYS are expected
to come TO Washington and organize,
and will then go to some place on the
north Atlantic seaboard. They will pay
a formal visit to President Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay and will go to that point
on the cruisers Mayfiower and Dolphin.
NJ. Murayieff, the head OF the Rus
sian commission, occupies a position In
his own government little less respon-
sible and influential than that Of Baron
Komura in Japan Baron Rosen and
Mr.. Takahira, the present Japanese
minister. who complete the representa-
ton of the two nations. are diplomats OF
the very highest standing.
Some surprise Is expressed at the
selection of NJ. Murayiefr, as he is
known to be bitterly hostile to Japan
ferior race of people. He was one of
the board of arbitration which settled
at The Hague the questions OF prefer
ential claims against Venezuela. The
opening of hostilities between Japan
and Russia.
Hatred for Japan.
Muravieff. in expressing his conclu-
sions, went out of his way to show
both his contempt and hatred Of the
Japanese. He wrote:
This arbitration. which began the
peace, ends amidst sinister acts Of war,
of light and progress. Russia was COM
PEELED 10 accept war when legitimate
defense Of honor end liberty was In
volved- The just Providence which rules
over battles will distinguish between the
right and unfounded preIensioDs. AT the
end of thie war between a European ma
ton and an Asiatic people the right will
shine out afreSh."
MuravieH also expressed privately the
opinion that civilization would not per-
init a yellow race to gain the upper
hand in a conflict with white men AS
this was the prevailing tone of Russian
comment at the beginning of the war.
Muravieff is probably no more bitter
against the Japanese than any other OF
the Russian statesmen.
His personal feelings in the matter are
not. therefore, likely to render an agree
ment any the less probable, especially as
the Russians are now in position
where they must accept peace as a
necessity.
In Baron Komura and Minister Taxa
hira, Japan has selected two of the most
enlightened among the public men OF
that nation. Both are familiar with the
views and sentiment or Europe and
America with respect TO peace and in
ternational Justice.
Baron Komura was for several years
the Japanese minister TO this country,
reliEquishing his position in 1900 to ac-
cept the higher Office Of minister OF for
eign affairs.