The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-10
PEACE MOVEMENT Official Statement Issued at White House Show
 ing Presidents
 Part in It.
PLEA TO WARRIHG NATIONS
AN IDENTICAL NOTE FOR WARDED TO THEM.

Urged in the Interest of Humanity to
 Conclude Pence-Suggestion That
 Negotiations be Conducted 'tDirectIy
 and Exclusively" Between the Bell
 Iigerents-President Indicates That
 Intermediary May Not Be Needed But
 He is Willing to Do All That He
 Properly Can-NOte Especially Sig
 nificant as It Was Sent Only After
 Russia and Japan Had Given Assur-
 ance That It Would Be Welcomed.
 Washington, June 9.-An identical note, the text of which by authority of the president was made public late to- night at the White House by Secre- tary Loeb, has been forwarded to the governments of Russia and Japan by President Roosevelt. In the interest of humanity the president urges the war ring nations to conclude peace. It is SuSSGSISu Uyt LAS pLCo1dClAI LAAehL CliS negotiations for peace be conducted directly and exclusively between the balligerent nations. The note indicates the presidents S belief that an interme- diary may not be necessary to affect conclusive negotiations, but likewise expresses the presidents willingness to do all that he properly may do to pro- mote the preliminary arrangements for a time and place of the meeting of representatives of the Russian and Jap anese governments. ...y ..
 The following is the text of the dis patch as given out: .-:
 Ion June the following dispatch was sent by the president, through diplomatic channels, to the Japanese and Russian governments: a.=.
 .'The president feels that the time has come when in the interest of all man. kind he must endeavor to see if 1t. is not possible to bring to an end the terrible and lamentable conflict now be- ing waged. With both Russia and Ja- pan the United States has inherited ties of friendship and good will. It hopes for the prosperity and welfare of each, and it feels that the progress, of the world is set back by the war between these two great nations. The president, accordingly, urges the Russian and Japanese governments not only for their own sakes, but in the interest of the whole civilized world, to open direct negotiations for peace with one another.
 Ja,ot SiIro That fhaGn peace negotiations be conducted direct ly and exclusively between the bellig- erents; in other words that there may be meeting of Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries or delegates without any intermediary, in order to see if it Is not possible for these representatives of the two powers to agree to terms of peace. The president earnestly asks that the (Russian) Japanese) gov ernment do now agree to such meet ing, and Is asking the (Japanese) (Rus- sian) government likewise to agree While the president does not feel that any intermediary should be called in in respect to the peace negotiations them selves, he is. entirely willing to do what he properly can if the two powers concerned feel that his Services will be of aid in arranging the preliminaries as to the time and place of meeting. But If even these preliminaries can be ar- ranged directly between thetwo powers, or in any other way, the president will be glad, as his sole purpose is to bring about meeting which the whole civ- ilized world will pray may result in peace"
 The foregoing note was forwarded to the Russian and Japanese govern ments yesterday afternoon. It is rem dered especially significant by the fact that it was prepared and sent only af- ter assurance had been received from Tokio and St. Petersburg that such a. proposition would be welcomed. While both Count Cassini, the Russian ambas- sador and Minister TakaEira, of Japan, were cognizant of the nature of the note. 1t was not sent to their respec- tive governments through them. It was cabled by direction of the president to St. Petersburg and Tolzio and there de- livered directly to the Russian and Japanese governments respectively by Ambassador Meyer and Minister Gris- com. In addition to the assurances re- ceived by President Roosevelt from Ambassador Meyer, after his audience with the czar, and from Minister Gris- com, who had conferred with the mika- dos government, the president had in- dicated to the representatives of the two governments at this capital his intention. He also discussed the sub- ject with representatives of other im- portant countries accredited to this capital. While no intimation of the at titude assumed toward the proposition by either Ambassador Cassini or Minis ter Takahira is obtainable, it is known that other diplomats with whom the president conferred cordially endorsed his intention.
 A formal reply to the note may not be received for several days, but, as all ready made clear, informal assurances that it would be welcomed already are
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