Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-14
PEACE MOVE f.
ISSUCCESSFUL
ROOSEVELT'S EFFORTS CROWN.
Ed WITH vICToRY-TWo MA.
TIONS WILL TALK PEACE.

Washington, June 12.-Official AZ.
surance that the presidents efforts
to bring Russia and Japan together
to discuss peace will be crowned with
success was brought to the white
house today by Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, who called by
appointment, and in the name OF EN-
peror Nicholas formally accepted the
presidents "offer of goou WILL"
The following official statement re-
garding the conference was issued
at the white house:
Ambassador Cassini has called to
sent to the presidents proposition
and to state they would appoint pleni-
potentiaries to meet the plenipOten-
tiaries of Japan to discuss the Ques-
tiOn of peace. The place OF meeting
is at present being discussed.
During the past two weeks the pres
ident's efforts have been directed to-
ward mutual agreement to consider
ed finally today. 1t remains now for
plenipotentiaries, and agree upon a
time and place for them to meet to
discuss terms and to negotiate a
treaty of peace. These details are
now under consideration, with a
bright prospect that such minor diff
| ferences as may exist will be resOlv-
| ed within a few days.
Japan was the first of the two pow
| tn f,I nj
ident Roosevelts proposition. The
formal response to his identical note
| of Thursday last was received from
| the Japanese government Saturday
Informal assurance of acceptance Ol
the presidents suggestion was receiv
ed from the Russian government 6
little later, but the assurances from
St Petersburg were not of the same
definite character as had been receiv
ed from Toxic. Early today Ambas
sador Meyer, at St. Petersburg, in
formed this government that Russi;
had accepted the presidents PROPOSE
ton, and would name representative:
with plenary powers to meet plenipo
tentiaries of Japan. While satisfac
tory, the response of Russia was no
in the same definite form as that O
|
of the president to publish to tn
world the replies of the two govern
ments to his identical note, but un
der the circumstances this could no
be done.
In addition to indicating the accer
tance by the Russian government Q
President Roosevelt's proposition
Count Cassini informed the presiden
of Russia's desires as to the plac
of meeting of the plenipotentiarie:
l and named those who probably woul
: be delegated to represent the Russia
4 emperor. At the conclusion of tn
J. conference Count Cassini declined t
discuss for publication the details {
a his interview with President Roos'
e welt. Minister Takahira had confe
t ence with President Roosevelt at
r o'clock this afternoon. The intervie
n lasted 35 minutes. The minister,
response to inquiries, after the confe
a ence said that the situation was S
d delicate that he did not feel free
talk about it, President Roosevelt
Q acting as an Intermediary betwee
n Russia and Japan. Russia, throue
/, Ambassador Cassini, has indicated HI
e preference for one place for the hea
h ing of the peace conference and j
n pan, through Minister Takahira, h;
suggested another. 1t is known tn
neither Washington nor the battl
'e field of Manchuria was the selectit
j. of either Russia or Japan. Furth
L. than that. information of definf
le nature was withheld.
It. Negotiations between Washingtc
&c and st. Petersburg and between Was
pt ington and Toxic are in progress, Al
ne the final arrangements for the pea
ne conference in it's essential details a
ne likely to be question Of only a Il
in DAYS. AS soon as the arrangemer
H. are completed definitely, an armisti
he will be agreed upon.