Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-06-22
!'TT IS AGAIN SETTLED
Russia Once More Accepts Washing
ton for Peace Meeting.
EMPEROR PREFERRED The HAGUE.
Hut Little Headway seems to Have
Been Made with Arrangements
for Conference of Plen-
IpOtentiaFIes.

st. Petersburg, June 19.--Russii
has finally and definitely accepted
Washington as the meeting place o
the Russian and Japanese plenipoten
tiaries, the foreign office having waived
It's request for reconciliation at the
personal direction Of the emperor
whose desire to give the fullest and
fairest opportunity to President
Roosevelt's proposal for peace con-
ference is thereby manifested.
After his conference with Ambassa-
dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorff. the for
eign minister, went Saturday night to
Peterhoff and laid the matter before
the emperor who on learning that In
sistence on The Hague might endan-
ger the negotiations, directed Count
LamsdorfI to inform Ambassador Mey-
err that Russia would accept Washing
ton.
II was after midnight when the
foreign minister returned from Peter
hoff, but Ambassador Meyer was forth
with notified and dispatch was pre-
pared and sent to the state depart
ment at Washington at an early hour
Sunday morning. Count Lamsdorff
Sunday afternoon issued public an
nouncement Of the selection Of Wash
ington.
The result is looked upon as added
triumph for American diplomacy.
In certain quarters here envy and
jealousy of the United States are Ill
concealed. The entire collapse Of the
negotiations was predicted Saturday
and there was almost open exultation
at what was declared to be rebuff
to Roosevelt"
Even In peace circles gloomy faces
were drawn at the report that Russia
would insist upon the Hague, budthanks
to the personal attitude Of the emper-
or and to the well put representations
of Ambassador Meyer, the threatened
diplomatic mountain has decreased 10
q mole hill over which negotiations
can now proceed rapidly. The Gazetta
which is known as mouthpiece Of
the foreign office, declares that moth
ing is yet known regarding Japan's
terms. It is intimated that Russia
may not balk at an indemnity, signh-
csntly saying that international control
Of the Chinese eastern railroad is pos
sible as means Of insuring payment
Of an indemnity It says that the
plenipotentiaries will have special
powers and may be authorized to con-
clude peace.
Although the way has thus been
for peace conference the
operations in Manchuria appear to be
in full march toward a big engage
ment, the Japanese having pushed as far
as Llaoyangchungkeng (Liaoyangwo-
peng) west Of the Lao river, 80 miles
north Of Fakumen. The japanese have
strong forces here az well as in the
rear Of Lieut. Gen. Linevitch's advance
near Chantufu, and even
threaten the flank Of the fortified posi-
tons at Lipingai, where Gen. Line
witch intended to offer battle but from
which he pushed far to the southwark
during the months Of inactivity on the
part Of the Japanese army. It lie not
known here whether Gen. Linevitch
will retire slowly on those position or
as he intimated recently In |
an interview with the correspondents
Of the Associated press he intends to
met the Japanese thanking operations
10 the westward by counter offensive
Russia and Japan have tentatively
decided each to appoint three plenipo-
tentiaries to represent them in the
conference. M. Nelidoff,
Il is understood, has already accepted
he craftsmanship Of the Russian mis-.
zion and ia being consulted about the
slection of his associates. but Wash
ngton has not yet heard whether Mar.
luis Ito's health will permit him to
,ome as the ranking Japanese plenl,
,orenuary. The belief here Is thai
Field Marshal Yamagata will be des-
gnated in Ito's place should the mar
mis- he unable To accent II is ex-
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