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STILL SEEKING
AN ARM|ST|CE.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS RE-
sUMED HIS EFFORTS.
OUTLOOK NOT UNPRoMIsINo
Baron Rosen, Now Russian Minister
to United States, and One of the
Plenipotentiaries, Arrives
in New York.

ST. IeLeTSDuI s, july u w ALL VIC SSAAN
pletion of the arrangements for the
Washington peace meeting President
Roosevelt has resumed his efforts to bring
about an armistice. No light is thrown
on the exact status of the negotiations
and the character of the communica-
lions passing between the Russian and
japanese governments and Washing
ton. The matter is an exceedingly deli
cate one, but the outlook for success
nevertheless, from all information obs
tainable, is not unpromising, If Japan is
ready to sheath the sword, until tbs
Washington meeting develops whether
a basis for peace is possible Russia's
consent seems assured. In diplomatic
circles it is felt that Great Britain could
render service by timely advice to her
ally, but SO far as known, she is not sup
porting President Roosevelt's efforts.
Should the president be able to success
fully arrange the preliminafies, il ap-
pears certain that actual negotiations
for an armistice will be concluded di-
rectly between Field Marshal Oyama
and Gen, Ltneyiteh on the battlefield in
! Manchuria.
Baron Kosen Arrives.
New York. July 5.-Barop Rossn,
| the new Russian ambassador to Wash
ington, and one of the two Russian
! plenipotentiaries to the peace confer
| ence, arrived in this city Tuesday on
the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H., accom-.
| panied by the Baroness Rosen and
their daughter.
Enters Denial.
please deny for nae that have
4 given out any interview On pelitiesii
were almost the first words Of Baron
Rosen as the Kaiser Wilhelm H. was
moored to her dock in Hoboken
When 7 received the American news
papers," be SAID, Il observed that {
French news agency attributed to mi
an interview, quoting me as saying
that Russia is willing to pay the ex
penses of the war within certain limits
wish you to deny this for me and also
deny that have ever given out any
Interview az expressed publicly an,
opinion of 2 political nastuge, Please
say that and nothing more, and T viii
be much pleased" He would say moth
Ing Of Russian politics, nor Of thu
pending peace negotiations.
The ambassador was asked what hs
thought Of Washington in August ii
the place Of meeting Of the peace con
ference, and he replied that It wonld
be most uncomfortable, that aimes
any northern point would be NOR,
comfortable and more acceptable. H,
II I'D not know officially, however, where
the conference would be held If Wash.
ington was found to be out Of The ques.
ton. The baron said he learned 81 tht
death Of Secretary Hay at sea and wal
shqcke1 by the news. He spoke IL
eulogy Of the deceased statesman, and
said that he had known Mr., Hay fol
| rs years. A dispatch from st. Peters
bNrg, announcing the additional plen
| tp9teppltiisrisss, was shown the ambassa
dor and this informsti9n he wa
pleased to receive.
! Baron Rosen succeeds Count Cassin
as ambassador for Russia to the United
States, and has also been named al
one of Russia's peace plenipotentiaries
The baron does not come to the United
States as stranger. as he served hi
country as charge d'affaires at Wash
lngton during the first administration
Of President Cleveland. Since his las
4tay in America the baron has beer
minister at TOXIC and held that pos
/ IT. the nIlthreak nf the var,