The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-13

to He Japan's IehuihS uescSSto-M'
Ne,idofY, Minister TO France, to Act
for RussIa-Our Government Not DiS-
poscd to Question Cars Good Faith
Kaiser Played . Great Part in Indu.
c.nx Him TO Accehe to Roosevelt Plan.
WASHINGTON, June i2.-The Russian
Government to-day notified the Govern
ment of the United States that it accep ted
President Roosevelt's urgent suggestion
| that Russia enter into direct peace neSotin-
tions with Japan without the aid OF any
| third party.
This information was communicated
orally by Count Cassini the Cars Am
bassador, to President Roosevelt. Japan
has already accepted in formal written
response to the Presidents note. The fol-
lowing authoritative statement concern
| ing the Russian response was made after
| Count Cassinis visit to the White House,
Ami assador Cassini has called to express
| the Russian Governments assent to the
Presidents proposition and to state that
| they will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet
! the plenpotentiares of Japan to discuss
the question OF peace. The place Of meet
ing is at present being discussed
| Count Cassin called again at the White
House tonight. Nothing authoritative
concerning the purpose Of his second visit
was given out up to late hour.
DISAGREE AS TO PLACE OF MEETING.
Both Russia and Japan have suggested
| place for the meeting Of the plenipoten-
tiaries In a conversation with the Presi-
dent yesterday Minister Takahira said that
Japan wished the peace to be concluded In
Chefoo, China.
Count Cassini to-day told the President
that Russia desired that the plenipotesi-
| tiaries meet in Paris, capital where many
peace treaties have been made. 1t was ut
Paris that the convention between Spain
and the United States, after the war OF 1898,
was negotiated and signed. BY direction
of the President the Russian suggestion
has been communicated to Toxic and the
Japanese suggestion to st. Petersburg
TO BE FOUR COMMISSIONERS.
| From present indications there will DO
two peace plenipo tentiaries designated
nv each heligerent. Both are favorable TO
limiting the membership OF the joint com
|
mission to four.
japan has already. through Mr.. Taxa
hira. informed President Roosevelt that
| MARQUIS Ito, the great japanese dipio-
matist and statesman. would be the mean
OF the Toxic Governments commission.
II ia understood that Ambassador Iassini
told the President to-day that NJ. Nelidoh.
the Russian Ambassador to France. wouli
lie one Of his Governments rep esenta-
/ tives
NJ. Nelidoff was one Of the negotiators In
behalf of Russia OF the treat OF ST. Stefano,
which ended the R,Hso-Turkish war OF
1877. The second Japanese plenipot entiary
and the second Russian plenipotentiary
have it was stated. also been nominated
to the President. who has notified Russia
and Japan of the choice Of each
Neither Russia nor Japan was in favor
OF selecting Washington or the battle-ground
OF Manchuria as the place where peace 70
to be made.
They regard the Manchurian interior az
too remote and Washington was objected
to. by Japan at least, on the SCORE that -
the summers here ara hot and enervating
and as the negotiations will extend IN all
probability throughout the summer months,
it would be a great hardship upon the Jap
anese plenipotentiaries, who are mon o.
advanced years. to be Obliged to perform
the onerous duties in such climate.
RUSSIA ACTING IN GOOD FAITH.
The Russian response to the Presidents
note. while communicated orally to Presi-
dent Roosevelt through the Cars Anbas-
sador, was of a most satisfa ct DRY character,
and 1t is now possible to say that Russia
fully intends to make a treaty Of peace
without further delay. The war Ia regarded
as ended by those who are acquainted
officially with the character and scope OF
the Russian response.
While the Russian agents may not be
invested with plenary powers, but DO
obi ged to submit their conclusions to st.
Petersburg before formally asserting to
them, this course ia not unusual. and 1t u
expected that the Japanese plenipotentiaries
will be res tricted in the same way by their
own Government.
The American commissioners who ne.
gotiated the Paris treaty OF 1898 were
Obliged TO apply frequently to Washington
for instructions, and they did not insist
upon the cession OF the Philippines to the
United States until, after an exchange OF
views with the Administration. they were
instructed to do so by President Mckinley.
So, even il the Russian peace commits.
sioners are to act under certain restrictions,
this fact will not make the negotiations
any the less effective, although 1t will cause
considerable delay in bringing them to
conclusion. No doubt is felt here TINT
Russia has entered into tho exchanges with
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