New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-15
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LASTING PEACE EXPECTED
Reason IN Place of Force Betoceen
japan and Russia.
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washington June 1.-THE President remains
absolutely certain that complete success VIII
crown his efforts to create lasting peace in the
Orient 1t is the single great result at which he
aims and nothing has occurred to shake In the
least his confidence in the outcome Meanwhile
he is rendering such assistance as is possible
in the purely tentative discussion of those de-
tails which must be settled before the actual
meeting of penipoteutiaries, and, incidentally,
he is learning the extraordinary slowness. com
pared with his own. of the methods of prores-
sional diplomacy.
Not only is he satisfied that an enduring peace
will follow the negotiations which he has insti-
tuted, but he is sanguine that 1t VIII be accom-
panied by complete substitution of reason Tor
force in the relations between Russia and Japan
Meanwhile the diplomats In Washington are
industriously engaged in discussing minor n.y.
pothetical details but most of them aside
from Ambassador Casslni and Minister Taxa
hira) are absolutely without knowledge or the
real status of the negotiations.
No decision has yet been reached regarding
place of meeting for the plenipotentaries, al
though by a process of elimination. certain
cities have been removed from the possibilities In
q purely informal way the Russian Ambassador
and the Japanese Minister manifested, respect
ively a preference for Paris and London. but
the President soon ascertained that neither OF
these capitals would be acceptable to both
belligerents. Minister Takahira intimated to the
President that Che-Foo would doubtless pres
ent peculiar advantages. from the point OK
view of his government. But Che-Foos in
accessibility from the Russian standpoint re-
moved that city from the equation. while a
suggestion that Geneva presented peculiar
climatic advantages revealed the fact that It
would prove absolutely unacceptable to Japan.
Japan would not object to the United States,
and preferably Washington. as place OF meet
ing although the disadvantages Of the climate
are well appreciated, but It still seems most
likely that The Hague will finally be selected.
The very few who have knowledge of the In
formal discussions OF this question which have
occurred between the President and the repre-
sentatives of the belligerents would, were they
possessed of betting proclivities, be inclined to
place their money The Hague, despite the
fact that there have been no formal exchanges
on the subject by Count Cassini and Minister
Takahira. The negotiations have not yet
yet reached a point where 1T is necessary that
either diplomatic participant should put for
ward a definite suggestion regarding the place
Of meeting and. obviously, there has been
| far no occasion to call on the President to act
as arbitrator in this connection.
Confidence is expressed that, despite the care
fu almost tedious methods of diplomatic pro-
cedure there will be comparatively little delay
/ tiations have progressed to a point which rem
/ ders decision on that point the next logical
| step. OF course, the personnel of the peace
| commission would naturally be in some degree
dependent the place selected. and no sugges-
| tion of date for meeting be considered
| until both place and personnel have been dis
posed of.