Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-19
AWAITS
BELL|CERENTS' MOVE
Hoped Conicrcucc Arrangements
viii Proceed Soon So Far as 70
Avert q General Engagement
MIGHT KILL PEACE PROSPECTS.
Irritating PersoRal References In Rus.
Sian Press TO Mr. Roosevelt
Being Ignored,

Washington, June io-Whllo the
progress Of the preliminary ncgotIu.
lions for peace between tho TAT east.
ern bolgorcnts ~ necessarily slow
at this stage Of the proceedings II II
known that President Roosevelt hopes
they practically may be concluded he.
fore he shall 20 to oyster Bay for the
summer His desire 10 facilitate IN
every possible way the negotiations In.
duccd him 10 reconsider hls original
plan to go TO oyster Bay this week.
There Is a possibility even tina, the W.
lection Of the plonipolon,iorcs Of both
Russia and Japan may be announced
before the president leaves tomorrow
night for Massachusetts,
a linol determination Of the seat Of
the conference having been reached,
the president In common with the po-
llical world, is awaiting the action
VI the bolllgoront nations Nv to their
peace ENJOYS, with that par, Of the
program the president naturally has
nothing to do when the selections
have been made the names Of the en-.
Noys OF the respective governments
VIII be communicated to the govern.
mehts n interest and formally an.
nounccd TO the world,
II " he hope here that tho arrange.
mcnts for the conference may proceed
win such facility AZ To avert n gen.
trdl engagement IN Manomria be.
tween the forces OF Gene, LincvItch
ana oyam0, The precipitation Of a
great battle at the present
STAGE OF the peace negotiations
would be regarded here ae a most un.
fortunate error Of iudgmcnt--an error
which might imporil seriously the ne.
gotlatlona FOR the conference. Indeed,
u II believed N some quarters that
Whatever might be the result OF such a
confct, II would arouse 80 much bitter.
ness that the associations, the status Of
which Is now 20 favorable would col.
lapse,
II can DO said that President Roosc.
welt u giving no heed TO irritating per.
sonal roiefonces 10 him which have ap.
pcared ~ a part OF the Russian press
Ills conduct Of the peace negotiations
possible with the ompcrors Of tho bclIg.
efenl powers ana the arrangements
concluded represent their personal
Views as well nv his own, The refer.
enoe 20 the president by an important
~ Petersburg newspaper as n "brok.
err IL regarded here as most unhappy,
although II IN known IN Washington
that II does not reflect the sentiments
OF the st. Petersburg government, such
comments serve. however 10 accentu.
ate the desire OF the president and Of
the powers generally 10 avert, II possible
another serious engagement on the
MnnchurIan battlefield, lest the concll.
Htory efforts heretofore made may be
rendered fruillces through the utter.
ancos OF the Russian press backed as
they may be by the powers OF the war
party In the empire,
RUSSIAN Observation-Disclosures,
ST. Petersburg, June 10, SEQ p. NJ
THIS being Whinnonday private ae
woll an public business II suspended
AZ the foreign Office only half doacn
olllclals were on duty Tho officials
Indicated that amy number If plonl,
potcntlarics, from one TO ihrco, IL
agreeable 10 lWssn, IN addition 10
The names ~ Ambassador Ncldon and
baron Iloson the nOmo Of Prof De
Martens, professor Of International
law az tho University of st. potcrsburg,
nnd II member Of the international a..
hitrntion court IN now mentioned and
also that OF Count Cnasini II the Inn.
precision which prevails at the foreign
office that Japan Intends 10 send tho
Marquis Ito nna possibly other states.
mon from Japan N true, II IL pointed
on, that be meeting cannot occur with.
In "A month,
IN the meantime, va far nv indicate
ed here, there have been no moves IN
the direction &c u suspension " hoslll.
llloN No confirmation has boon ro.
colvod hero " the report that nceotin.
lions for An Nmlslloo had been begun
between Oyamn and Llnopiich. ON Tho
contrary the latest news from the front
leaves little doubt ihatOyamN'e columns
are IN motion and dIsQulotNg runors
are curron, here regarding The position
Of the Russian army according 10 witch
Oyam0 has succeeded IN pushing both
his TANKS far forward respectively up.
poHlto kwnnchongisu ana kirinwhonco
he can draw moose around the troops
below this line,