Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-16
National Capital of United States
Is Formally Selected by The
BelIIgerent Powers.
MAY GO TO A SUMMER RESORT
If it Be Found Internationally Hct at
Seat of American Government Al
tournament Will Be Taken to some
Point in North ..iII Heated Term is
over--As to Japanese Terms.
(py Associated Press.l

(ly Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. June 10
Americas national capital has Iccn
selected as tho seat of egotiatinns he
tween the plcnipotcniiaries Of Russia
aud japan for n treaty OF peace The
choice Of Washington as the location
OF the peace conference marks aroth
er forward step in the negotiations to-
ward ultimate peace in the far east
Instituted by President Roosevelt.
Official announcement Of the selec-
!ion If Washington was made at he
White l!onse MS follows:
when the two governments were
unable to agree upon Chefoo or Paris,
the President suggested The Hague.
but both governments have now III.
Huestc,l that Washington be chosen as
the place for meeting and The Presi.
dent has accordingly formally notified
both governments that Washington
VIII tie SD selected"
This statement was supplemented
shortly afterw:.rd by semi-oliical an
noliErement that after meeting AMI
organizing the plenipotentiarics OF the
governments, if ii should be found IN.
comfortably hot In Washington. may
adjourn the meeting to some summer
resortfin the North and there continue
their siltines until such time as the
weather in Washington shall be mere
comfortable
Only logical Solution.
Now tina. some of the details of TIE
negotiations. which have been 1cnding
ior more than, two wcnl:s. arc known,
the selection Of Washington is regard
e,l AS The only logical solution of tho
problem presented to the bclliScrcni,
governments After the acceptance Ly
Russia anil Japan CT President Roosc.
vel,'s proposition that they consent TO
consider the question of peace. Rus
STA indicated Paris as the most ,lcsi,.-
allie place for the meeting to negotiate
treaty and Japan indicated ChesGo.
There the subject rested for forty.
eight hours. Finally. Japan declined
to consider Paris. for Obvious reasons,
and Russia objected 10 the Kidding of
he conference in any Oriental city.
Washington then was suggested ns a
llaCc nj which the lclligercn!s could
meet Gu common ground lndlsturbc,!
hy either political Or personal innu-
enccS
AS n means Of facilitating the nrgo-
tlations, the President suggested tlla.
the conference he held ut The
Hague. The seat of tho international
arbitration tribunal and the location
OF the frSt general arbitration confer
e:,ce called ut the instance of Emperor
ciicholns, of Russia. Ilc indicated
that for 10th practical and sentimrn.
tal reasons, The Hague would be
most desirable place of meeting 70.
the plcEjpntcntiarics.
japan UnsIterabIy Opposed.
Further consideration of the sun.
ject developed the practically unalter-
allie objection of Japan To any Euro.
pean capital as a seat for the meeting
She objected particularly 10 The
Hague. believing that it was too fer
within the sphere of observation-disclosures;
and. for similar reason she declined
farorabiv to consider Geneva. Until 10.
day. however Jaran's irreconciabln
opposition 10 he selection OF any FIJI
rope All capital was not known definite
~ AZ a conference which Kcgoru
rakahra, THE Japanese minister had
with President Roosevelt today he con-
veycd 20 The President the Japanese
governments final refusal 10 consent
TO thu holding of the conference in ELL
rope
flle refusal of Japan to agree to the
holding of this conference in Europe
was communicated by President Rose.
welt to the Russian ambassador anil
Likewise cahled to st. Petersburg
While the President did not act III the
capacity of arbitrator between Russia
and Japan, he was in position, after
the conference with Minister TAXA.
hira and his communication to Anlbas-