The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-13
URGES NATIONS
TO MAKE PEACE
SENDS FRIENDLY
NOTE TO RUSSIA AND JAPAN
No Mediator is elliger-
ents Are Advised to Open
Direct Negotiations.

ltive move for peace in the Far East
mas been made and to President
Roo . belongs the credit Of hav-
ing ..ade it.
Feeling assured that suggestion
from him in the direction OF ending
the war would not be unwelcore to
either belligerent, he acted with char
acteristic directness and promptness
in placing fairly anc squarely be-
fore the governments of Russia and
Japan a proposition that they get to-
gether without the aid of any third
party and arrange terms for ending
the war
The presidents proposal was sub
n1itted in the form of identical notes,
telegraphed yesterday to the Ameri-
can diplomatic representatives. at St.
Petersburg and Toxic, with instruc-
tions to present them to the Russian
and Japanese government Tonight,
after information was received that
the notes had been delivered to the
foreign Offices OF the belligerent pow
ers, Mr.. Loeb, the secretary to the
president, made public the text Of the
Identical communication. 1t follows:
The Presidents Note.
On June s the following despatch
was sent by the president, through
diplomatic channels, to the Japanese
and Russian governments:
"The president feels that the time
has come when in the interest of all
mankind he must endeavor to see if it
is not possible to bring to an end the
terrible and lamentable conflict now
being waged. With both Russia and
Japan the United States has inherited
ties of friendship and good will. It
hopes for the prosperity and welfare
Of each, and it feels that the progress
of the world is set back by the war
between those two great nations.
"The president accordingly urges
the Russian and Japanese govern
ments not only for their own sakes,
but in the interest of the whole civil
1ized world, to open direct negotia-
tons for peace with each other. The
president suggests that those peace
negotiations be conducted directly
and exclusively between the be,liger-
ents; in other words, that there may
be meeting OF Russian and Japa-
nese plentipotentiaries OF delegates
without any intermediary, in order to
see if it is not possible for those rep
resentatives Of the two powers to
agree to terms of peace. The pres1-
dent earnestly asks that the Russian
government do now agree to such a
meeting and is asking the Japanese
government likewise to agree.
''While the president does not feel
that any intermediary should be call
ed in in respect TO the peace negotla-
tons themselves, he is entirely Will
ing to do what he properly can, if the
two powers concerned feel that his
services will be of aid il arranging the
prelirninaries as to the time and place
OF meeting. But if ever these prelimi-
naries can be arranged directly be-
tween the two powers, or in any 9TH
e. way, the president will be glad: ae
his sole purpose is to bring about a
meeting which the whole civilized
world will pray may result in peace"
The president was assured before
he determined upon the course he
has pursued, that neither Russia nor
Japan would be offended over any di-
rect peace proposals submitted to
them jointly. Russia is waiting for
Japan to fix the place when and where
the Japanese terms will be placed in
the hands OF Russia's representatives.
1t is expected that the delay will be
brief. The emperor's government
prefers Paris. shall be the scene OF
the initial step.
Toxic received the news OF Amer
lean interventions and prospective
peace calmly. H recognizes that the
final consummation of peace involves
the adjustment OF a series Of ques-