The San Francisco call., 1905-06-13
C0Nnt CaSsini GlUeS
THE Word Of HIS
Emperor.
WAY rs CLEARED
Selection Of Meetlng
Place Noov Being
ConSldeyea.
TRUCE nv SIGHT
WA 7 rs CLEARED
TRUCE Nv SIGHT

ing of1clal statement regarding to-dayS
conference between President Roosevelt
and Count Cassini, the Russian Embas-
sador, was issued at the White House
tonight:
''Embassador Cassini has called to ex-
press the Russian Governments assent
to the Presidents proposition and to state
that 1t would appoint plenipotentiaries to
meet the plenipotentiaries 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 toward
a mutual agreement to consider terms of
peace. This he accomplished finally to-
day. 1t remains now for the belligerent
powers to name their plenipotentiaries
and agree upon time and place for them
to meet to discuss terms and to negotiate
a treaty of peace. These details are now
under consideration, with a bright pros
pect that such minor differences as may
exist will be overcome within a few days.
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCES.
Conferences of supreme Importance
were had to-day in Washington. The
blue room OF the White House was the
scene, and President Roosevelt, Count
Cassini and Kogoro Takahira, the Jap
anese Minister, were the principal con-
ferees.
President Roosevelt now has unequivo-
cal assurances from both Russia and ia
pan of the acceptance of his proposition.
that they enter on negotiations for peace.
The President likewise is assured of the
absolute sincerity of both governments in
acceding TO his suggestion.
Japan was the first of the two pow
ers TO indicate its acceptance of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proposition. The for
NAL response to his identical note of
Thursday last was received from the
japanese Government on Saturday In
formal assurances of acceptance of the
Presidents suggestion were received
from the Russian Government a little
later, but they were not of the same
definite character as those received
from Toxic. Early to-day ambassador
Meyer, in st. Petersburg, informed this
Government that Russia had accepted
the Presidents proposition and would
name representatives with plenipoten-
tiary powers TO meet plenipotentiaries
of Japan. While satisfactory, the re-
sponse of Russia was not in the same
definite form as that of Japan. Ii 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.
CASSINI REMOVES ALL DOUBT.
A few hours subsequent to the re-
ceipt of ambassador Meyers cablegram
Count Cassini, the Russian Embassa-
dor, made an appointment to see Presi-
dent Roosevelt at IL o'clock to-day.
The ambassador. in the conference
which followed, presented verbally
Russia's acceptance of the Presidents
proposition for a 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 to meet like repre-
sentatives of the Emperor of Japan to
negotiate a treaty of peace
While the response of the Russian
Government was not reduced to writ
ing, IT was regarded for the time as
sufficient for the negotiations. Shortly
afterward the official statement quoted
was made public.
In addition to indicating the accept
ance by the Russian Government of
President Roosevelt's proposition Count
Cassini informed the President of Rus
sia's desire as to the place of meeting
of the plenipotentiaries and named
those who probably would be delegated
to represent the Russian Emperor. At
the conclusion of the conference Count
Cassini declined to discuss for publi-
cation the details of his interview with
President Roosevelt.
Minister Takahira had a conference
with President Roosevelt at o'clock
this afternoon The interview lasted
thfrty-fiye minutes. The Minister, in
response to inquiries after the confer
ence, said that the situation was so
delicate that he did not feel free to
talkSabout II.
Count Cassini called at the White
House again tonight by appointment
fo xryif ha O.
lection of a place for the peace con-
ference This subject had been dis
cussed by the President in his con-
ference with the Japanese Minister dur
ing the afternoon. Count Cassini
learned from the President tonight
to the number of plenipotentiaries
Upon his return to the embassy tie
ambassador, it is understood, communi-
Gated this information to his Govern
ment-
On one point cassini and Takahira
are agreed. and that is the undesirable
ity of Washington for a midsummer
conference. What else was talked
about at the conference is not known
Count Cassini not feeling at liberty to
discuss his visit in any particular. Nor
is IL known whether the Embasador's
verbal assurance delivered this morn
ing was delivered in writing tonight,
as an ambassador frequently communi-
Gates verbally as the personal envoy of
his sovereign what a Minister, as the
representative of his Government, pre-
fers to reduce to writing. Both forms
are equally official
MEN WHO MAY BE CHOSEN.
It is understood in high official
quarters here that Marquis Ito. Baron,
Komura, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
and General Yamagata, chief of staff,
are the three under consideration by
the Emperor as plenipotentiaries and
that the inclination Of the belligerents
is that each nation select two pleni-
potentiaries.
NJ 4.elidoff is understood to have
been tentatively selected by Russia and
1t is suggested as possible that he may
be assisted by Baron Roscn, though this
lacks official confirmation.
Elimination of Washington as the