The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-19
The Peace Conference viii Be
Held at Washington.
The Gar Has Withdrawn Re-
quest to Reopen Question.
ENVY AND JEALOUSY
Ofthe United States Are Marked
in st. Petersburg.
Halt in Negotiations Gave Pleas
ure in Some Quarters.

St. Petersburg, June 19.-Russia has
finally and definitely accepted Washing
ton as the meeting place of the Russian
and japanese plenipotentiaries, the for
eign ogfice having waived its request
for reconsideration at the personal di-
reotion of the emperor, whose desire to
give the fullest and fairest opportunity
to President Roosevelt's proposal for a
peace conference is hereby manifested.
After his conference with Ambassa-
dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorf, the foreign
minister, went to Peterhof and laid the
matter before the emperor, who, on
learning that fnsistence on The Hague
might endanger the negotiations, di-
rected Count Lamsdorf to inform Am
bassador Meyer that Russia would ac-
cept Washington.
The result is looked upon as added
triumph for American diplomacy.
In certain quarters here envy and
Jealousy Of the United States are ill
concealed. The entire collapse Of the
negotiations was predicted and there
was almost open exultation at what
was declared to be a ''rebun to Roose-
velt."
Even in peace circles gloomy faces
were drawn at the report that Russia
would insist upon The Hague, but
thanks to the personal attitude of the
emperor and to the well put representa-
t1Ons OF Ambassador Meyer, the threat
ened diplomatic mountain has decreased
to mole hill, over which negotiations
can now proceed rapidly. The Gazeta,
which is known as the mOuthpiece Of
the foreign office. declares that nothing
is yet known regarding Japan's terms
1T lntmates that Russia may not balk
at an indemnity, significantly stating
that International control of the Chi
nese Eastern railroad is possible as
a. a of . N in
demnity- 1t says that the p1enipOten-
tiaries will have special powers and
may be authorized to conclude peace.
President Delays Vacation.
Washington, June 19.-While the pro-
EElsss of the preliminary negotiations Tor
peace between the far eastern belliger-
ents is necessarily slow at this stage OF
the proceedings. 1t is known that Presi-
dent Roosevelt hopes they practically
may be concluded before he shall go to
Oyster Bay for the summer. His desires
to facilitate in every possible way the
negotiations induced him to reconsider
his original plan to 60 to Oyster Bay
this week. After his visit to Worcester
and WilliamstOWn, Mass, where he VIII
go to attend the commencement eXer-
Cises of Clark university and Williams
college, che viii return to Washington,
arriving here Friday morning next. 1t
is expected that if nothing unforeseen
shall have occurred in the meantime,
some definite announcement OF the status
of the negotiations may be made soon
after his return There is a possibility
even that the selection of the plenipo-
tentiaries of both Russia and Japan
may be announced before the president
leaves tomorrow night for Massachus-
etts.
A anal determination of the seat con-
ference having been reached the presi-
dent ia common with the political
world. is awaiting the action Of the
belligerent nations as to their peace en-
Voys. With that part Of the programme
the president naturally has nothing to
do. When the selections have been made
the names of the ENJOYS of the respec-
tive governments viii be communicated
to the president. BY him they in turn
will be communicated to the govern
ments in interest and formally annOunc-
ed to the world.
Would Avert a Battle.
1t is the hope here that the arrange
meHts for the conferences may proceed
with such facility as to avert q general
engagement in Manchuria between the
forces of Generals Ltnevitch and Oyama.
The precipitation of great battle at
the present stage of the peace negOua-
tiOns would be regarded here as a most
unfortunate error Of Judgment-an err
TOR which might imPeril seriously the
negotiations FOR the conference. indeed
it is believed in some quarters that
whatever might be the result of such
conflict 1t would arouse so much Bit
terness that the negotia tions. the status
of which is now so favorable, would col
lapse.
President Roosevelt is giving no heed
to irritating personal references to him
which have appeared in part of the
Russian press. His conduct of the peace
negotiations thus far has been as nearly
directly as possible with the en1perOrs
of the belligerent powers and the ar
rangements concluded represent their
personal views as well as his own. The
reference to the president by an import
ant St Petersburg newspaper as bro
kerr is regarded here as most unhappy.
although it is known in Washington
that it does not reflect the sentiments
Of the St. Petersburg government. Such
comments serve, however, to accentuate
the desire of the president and Of the
powers generally to avert, if possible, an
other serious engagement on the Man
churian battlefield, lest the conciliatOry
efforts heretofore made may be render
ed fruitless through the utteTances OF
the Russian press, backed as they may
be by the powers Of the war party in the
empire.
Uneasy About Oyama.
st. Petersburg, June $3.50 P. NJ
This being Whitmonday private as
we'll as public business is suspended. At
the foreign Office only half a dozen Of
ficials were on duty. The officials in
dicated that any number of plenipoten-
tiaries from one to three is agreeable. In
addition to the names of Ambassador
Nelid0h and Baron Rosen, the name Of
Prof. DeMaaTtens, professor of inter
national law a the University of St Pc
j fersburg, and member of the interna-
tional arbitration court, is now men
toned. and also that of Count Cassini.
If the impression which prevails at the
foreign Office that Japan intends to send
the Marquis Ito and possibly other
statesmen from Japan is true it is