Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-13
THE NOTICE
Is EXPECTED
Soon From Washington Regard.
ing Time and Place Of
Meeting.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Between Russia and Japan Proceeding
Satisfactorily y.-.President Roose-
welt May Decide Prelminariss.

st. Petersburg, June 13.-An early
announcement of the time and place
for the meeting of the Russian and
Japanese peace plenipotentiaries is eX-
pected to come from Washington as
the result of exchanges between the
belligerents on the subject now pro-
ceeding there through Count Cassini
and M. Takahira, with President
Roosevelt as Intermediary. In diplo
matte circles a report is current that
Russia, whose choice of place contin
ues to be Paris, is ready to allow
President Roosevelt to decide that
point in which case there is reason to
believe that the President may name
Manchuria, but the report cannot be
confirmed.
st. Petersburg, June 13.-An emf
nent diplomat in a conversation with
a correspondent of the Associated
Press, referring to the possibility of
Russo-Japanese alliance succeeding
the war said he considered that de-
fensive agreement is entirely unlikely.
He added: "If Russia were still the
big end of the combination as was the
case when she rejected, against the
advice of NJ. Witte, the alliance offered
by Marquis Ito, compelling the EN-
peror of Japan to turn to Great Brit
ain, an offensive and defensive alli-
ance might be possible. But, consid-
ering the fact that the British alliance
has rendered it possible for Japan to
fight Russia for the establishment of
her position in the far east, | consid-
er it out of the question that Japan
will bind herself in any such manner
as might compel her to assist Russia
in the event that the Russian govern
ment might later conclude to make an
attack on India. This is more improb-
able inasmuch as Great Britain is anX-
ious not only to renew but to strength
en- her alliance with Japan
Formal Reply in President Roosevelts
Hands.
Washington, ID. c., June 13.-It was
announced today that the formal re-
ply of the Russian government, to
President Roosevelt's note of last
Thursday is in the hands of the Ameri-
can government. The response was
handed to Ambassador Meyer at st.
Petersburg by Count Lamsdorff and
transmitted by Ambassador Meyer to
President Roosevelt. 1t can be said
that it is in perfect consonance with
the oral assurance given the President
yesterday by Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador here.
Japan's Proposal Not Yet Received.
st. Petersburg, June 13-At o
o'clock the foreign Office made the fol
lowing announcement to the Assoclat-
ed Press: Japan has not yet informed
us where and when she desires us to
meet her plenipotentiaries but we may
receive her communication at any
moment"
May Select Washington.
st. Petersburg, June 13.-The Ass0-
ciated Press understands that the Is
sue now being decided is not only the
Dlace ant lHe llllle VI llo ituoSOooP
anese negotiations, but number OF
other negotiations, and it is believed
another feature which has not yet
been disclosed. Unless Japan suggests
Paris or Mukden rather than any
European capital, Washington is like
ly to be selected
Crew of Dutch Steamer Transferred.
Singapore, June 13.-The Russian
auxiliary cruiser Dnieper recently
stopped the Dutch steamer Flores,
from Amsterdam for Batavia, in the
Straits of Malacca and transferred TO
her Al of the Chinese crew and the
mails belonging to the British steamer
st. Kilda, from Hong Kong, captured
by the Dnieper with contraband on
board and sunk in the China Sea. The
European officers of the st. Kilda re-
turned on board the Dnieper