Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-10
PEACE MOVE GROWS.
Russia Evidently Preparing People for
Emperor's Decision to End War.

st. Petersburg, June o. 11.35 A. NJ
The government is plainly preparing
the public for the announcement that
the Emperor has decided to conclude
peace and that the negotiations have
begun by permitting the publication of
all the foreign dispatches bearing on
the subject. The newspapers and the
Russian public. however. have until
now only had a suspicion that impor-
tant moves were going on behind the
ccenes.
In well-informed circles it is believed
Japan already has instructed Field
Marshal Oyama to stay his hand pend
ing the result of the present tentative
negotiations and that Gen. Linevitch
also has been confidnntiaIly advised of
the situation. Nevertheless, the lrrec-
oncilable remnants of the war party
are believed to be urging the Russian
COMMUNICATIVE chief to assume the Of
fcnsivc in the hope of achieving vic
tory and thus changing the Emperor
present disposition in favor Of the con-
clusion Of hostilities.
If such an intrigue is in progress it
has no change Of success. 1t can be as
sumed that there will be no further
bloodshed in Manchuria until the bellis-
erents have decided whether it is now
possible to agree on peace terms.
The government in the present emcr-
gency is acting with great wisdom. It
is preparing to time the proclamation
of national assembly with the an
nounc ement that peace negotiations
have begun. The committee Of minis
tiers is hurrying through its examina-
ton of the Bouligin rescript commits
sions project for the Gosudarstvennaia
Duma, Imperial Duma,' scheme, al
ready outlined in thes" dispatches, its
consideration having commenced, yes
terday. and continuing today. Practi-
cally 10 alterations are being made in
the text and The Associated Press
learns from a prominent Russian con-
versant with the situation, that the
review of the Bouigin commissions
project is purely formal as a manifesto
pronulgating a law giving the Rus
sian people n voice in legislation, is al
ready drafted The informant of TIL,
Associated Press claims to have sem
the original and he expects the law to
be proclaimed, early rnXt week.
Evidence accumulates that President
Roosevclt's efforts in behalf of peace
have been supported by practically ev-
cry European power by the transmits
sion through their representatives at
the belligerentS respective capitals
that it is the solemn conviction of their
respective governments that the time
has arrived for the warning countries
to conclude peace. The Presidents en-
deavors seem limited to bringing the
Observation-Disclosures of Russia and Japan
together to arrange the preliminary
terms for the conclusion of limited
armistice and the selection of a place
for the future negotiations and the
Observation-Disclosures in the opinion of the
diplomats will make the next move, rs
ii is now believed that Japan will not
divulge her terms until the plcnipo-
tentiaries meet. The ambassador Of
one Of the great European powers cX-
pressed the opinion to The Associated
Press that the exchanges would not oc-
cur either ut Washington or at any
European capital. but upon the bat
tIcfield in Manchuria.
"I,oth Russia and Japan desire to
conduct the negotiations direct" said
the ambassador. "Where is there a bet
ter place than Manchuria, which Is be-
yond the sphere of outside influence. is
practically neutral territory and is in
direct communication with the respec-