Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-19
Washington Accepted by Person
al Direction of the Car for
Peace Negotiations.


OhiO CHtCs We INCliuOn, II 10 uhNH
stood, has already accepted the chair
manship of the Russian mission and is
being consulted about the selection OF
his assistants, but Washington has
not yet heard whether Marquis lto's
health will permit him to come as the
ranking Japanese plenipotentiary. The
belief here is that Field Marshal va
! magata will be designated in lto's
. place should the marquis be unable to
accept. 1t is expected that the con
= ference will convene here about the
middle of August.
The whole question of an armistlce
has been informally discussed ut the
White House, and the belief in diplo-
matte circles is that there will not be
a hitch on this score. Japan prefers
that. the armistice should be signed IN
the field by the Russian and japanese
commanders. and there are indications
that this will find approval in st. Pc
teYburg.
General commentator is voiced in
diplomatic circles of the presidents
steady and persistent work for peace.
A European ambassador who has
from the outset been in close touch
with the negotiations said last night:
"What Europe does not seem to realize
is that III these negotiations the presi-
dent has been dealing not with the
war party in RUSSIA nor with Count
Lamsdorff. but with Emperor Nicholas
direct. There is a thorough under
standing between the president and
the emperor. the latter fully appreciat
ing the motives which prompted the
presidents appeal for peace and send
ing in reply as responsive an answer
as he felt Russia could afford to make.
That Russia does not go into the
conference pledged, to peace is fully
understood, but this does not mean that
her plenipotentiaries will not come
peace. provided Japan's terms be rea
sonable, nor does it reflect in any way
upon the sincerity with which Russia
enters the conference"
A st. Petersburg dispatch says Rus
STA has finally and definitely accepted
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the Russian and Japanese plenipoten-
%tiaries, the foreign office having waiv-
ed its request for reconsideration at
the personal direction of the emperor.
whose desire to give the fullest and
fairest opportunity to President Roose-
velt's proposal for a peace conference
is thereby manifested.
After his conference with Ambassa-
dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorff. the for
eign minister, went last night to Pc
terhof and laid the matter before the
emperor, who, on learning that insist
enc on The Hague might endanger the
negotiations, directed Count Lamsdorff
to inform Ambassador Meyer that Rus
STA would accept Washington.
The result is looked upon as a de-
cided triumph for American diplomacy.
In certain quarters here envy and
jealousy of the United States are i'll
concealed. The entire collapse of the
negotiations was predicted yesterday,
and there was almost open exultation
at what was declared to be a rebuff
to Roosevelt"
Sir Charles Hardinge, the British
ambassador. has brought the case of
the British steamer st. Kilda, which
was sunk by the Russian auxiliary
cruiser Dneiper on June 5 in the Chi
ma sea. before Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff. asking that reparation be made
and that steps be taken to prevent the
recurrence of such actions by Russian
warships. Count Lamsdorff replied
that Russia's previous assurances still
held good and that this probably was
an isolated case due to the present dis
organization of the Russian naval
forces in far eastern waters.
A report from the Japanese head
quarters in Manchuria says:
"At Kuyushu 800 of the enemy's cav.
airy advanced against the town, but
were repulsed.
"Our center column after routing the
enemy's cavalry outposts at Tienchia-
wopeng continued a vigorous pursuit
and, attacking the enemy's position at
Liaoyangwopeng, o occupied that
place.
The left column poured a fierce fire
upon a thousand of the enemy's cav
airy %retreating to the northward of
Liaoyangwopeng and inflicted heavy
damage.
According to prisoners, 5000 caval
ry. with twenty guns, forming part o.
Lieutenant General Miscellaneous army
occupied Liaoyangwopeng. The mar
force retreated northward and parts
of it to the northeastward and north
westward in disorder. There are evl
dences that the enemy was panic
stricken and utterly confused"
President R~oosevelt's belief In thu
ultimate success of the peace negotia
tions which he has instituted between
Russia and Japan remains uDshaken
A dispatch from Russian headquar
tiers, Godzyadani, says that it is know
there from an authoritative source tina
negotiations toward an armistice are