The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-14
HURRY CALL TO
MEET ROOSEVELT
French Ambassador Spends Two
Hours at the White House.
OBJECT OF VISIT UNKNOWN
SUPPOSED TO BEIN CONNECTION
WITH PEACE PROGRAMME.

Washington, June 13-AmbassadOr
Jusserand returned tonight from West
Point, where he went to deliver an
address. At his embassy he found
note from President Roosevelt request
ing him to call at the White House.
He reached the presidents home at 9-15
p. m and remained with the president
until IL o'clock. To a repress ntative
of the Associated Press Ambassador
Jusserand, after the conference. said it
would be discourteous to the president
for him to discuss for publication the
nature Of the interview. Asked Wheth-
er hitch had occurred in the peace
negotiations, he replied frankly that
he had heard Of none, adding that the
question of peace was not the princi-
pal subject of considerable at the con-
ference. As far as he was aware, there
had been no change In the favorable
status of the negotiations.
Referred 10 Roosevelt.
When it was suggested that the Mo-
TOccan question might have been un-
der consideration, he declined either to
affirm or deny the accuracy of the sug-
gestiOn, saying laughingIy that such
information as was disclosed concern
must come from the more important of
the conferees. inclining his head at the
same time toward the White House
Notwithstanding the lateness of the
hour of Ambassador JuSserand's de
parture from the White House, infOr-
nation concerning his conference with
the president excited lively interest.
especially among members Of the dip
lomatlc corps In an important quar-
ter the belief was expressed that no
difficulties bad aris=n in the progress
of the negotiations which would
amount to a hitch or which could not
be smOOthed out with the act and
earnest persistence on the part of the
president
White House the Medium.
Direct communication between St.
Petersburg and Toxic has not yet been
established. The White House is vet
the medium for all communication be
tween the two capitals. Important de-
tails remain to be agreed upon before
the plenipOtentiaTies of the belIigerents
can meet to discuss the means of end
ing the war. There is ADEQUATE au-
thority for the statement that there
Is no actual hitch in the preliminary
negotiations Progress is being made.
but 1t may be several DAYS or even
longer before all details for the meet
ing can be definitely fixed. A Diplomat
explained the situation tonight when
he said certain optimists had succeed
ed in getting ahead of the actual status
quo of the negotiations. "Thesa opti-
miSts,' he added. naturally became
alarmed when they find that the nego-
uatiOns are not keeping pace with
their predictions, and strafghtvav
they announce a hitch in the nego-
tiatiOns-"
Tentative Arrangement
Russia regards her consent to ap-
point plenipOtentiaTies to discuss means
OF ending the war as a tentative ar
ranSement. Although the word pie
nlpOtentlarles' Is used in the Russian
reply, It IS understood that their ap-
polntment does not commit Russia to
any pledge TO end the war Russia's
object in appointing these fully en-
powered ENJOYS Is TO find out whether
Russia can obtain from JaDan peace
terms which IT is possible for Emperor
Nicholas TO accept Japan is natural
~ cautious, although she too. has ac-
cepted the presidents offer of good
VIII and agreed to appoint pIenipoten-
IlaTIes- The negotiations have pro
crossed far enough for the beIligerents
TO be discussing through the president.
as the channel of communication 2
suitable place, the number Of negO-
uators. and, what is more important
than either Of these. a common basis
on which the plenipOtentiaTies may
meet.
The Hague Suggested.
Russia was thoroughly opposed to the
suggestion OF any place in the far east