The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-16
Believed Now Mikado's Terms
Will Be Reasonable and Ac-
ceptable to Russia. 4 4
PEACE PROTOCOL TO d,
PRECEDE CONFERENCE
Meeting Will Probably Not Take
Place Before August or Sep
temberJapan Objected to
Europe and Russia to Asia.
Both Willing to Ac-
cept America.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Il WASHINGTON. June 16-America's
national capital has been selected as
the seat Of negotiations between the \
plenipotentiaries Of Russia and Japan ~
for q treaty OF peace. @ 5E85 a
M The choice Of washington as the loca--,s
ton Of the peace conference marks @an-
other forward step in the negotia \
toward ultimate peace in the Far East,
Instituted by President Roosevelt. Om-s3
cial announcement of the selection OF
Washington was made at the White
House as follows:
1When the two governments were
unable to agree upon either Chefoo III
D or Paris, the President suggested he
HAGUE, but both governments have II,
now requested that Washington be
8 chosen as the place Of meeting and
the President has accordingly form
ally notified bott, novernmentss that & ST
iWashIngton will be 80 setected. !.
This statement was supp lemented short
" afterward by q semi ff1cial announce
me1t that, .'after meeting and organizing
the plenipotentiaries of the two govern
ments IL 1t should I be found to- be un-
comfortably hot IN Washing ION. may nd
3uurn the meeting to some summer re-
sort In the North, and there continue
their sittings until such time ssns ~ he
weather In n5lSWashington shall be more
8comfortable. g!s!3s
How Agreement Was Reached
Now that some OF the details Of the Z
negotiations which have been pending for
more than two weeks are known, the
selection of washington is regarded as
the only logical solution Of the prob
lem presented to the belllgerent govern
ments. @ After the acceptance by Russia
ana Japan of Prcsldc cnts Rooseyelt's prop
osttIon that they consent to consider the 3
question of peace Russia Sindicat l ted I;
Paris as the most desirable place for
the meeting to negotiate treaty ana
Japan indicated Chefoo. mere 5the e,n, SUP Il.
( ject rested for forty-eight hours. F'nal-6
fly, Japan declined to consider, Paris for
obvious reasons, and Russia objected to
the holding of the conference IN any
Oriental city. Washington then was {
suggested aa place at which the bel
8ligerents could meet on common ground,
gundlsturbed by either political or per-
sonal influences f5, 35
AS a means Of facilitating the negotiaSlE 4
tons, tho President suggested that the
conference BIO held ut The Hague, tha
sent Of the international arbitration con-
ference. called at the instance OF EN-:
perori Nicholas Of Russia He lndicatea, n
that for both practical and sentimental
reasons. The Hague would be moss
desirable place of meeting for the plenl-s
spotentinries.
= 1T1rtner consideration OF the subject
developed the practically unnlterable Oh,
lection Of Japan to any European ca pltal
ns n seat for the conference. She OBJ
41ected particularly to Tho Hague, $believ-i
ing that 1t was too far within the sphere
OF Russian influences: and for a similar
reason she declined favora bly 10 CONSIDER
Geneva. Until to-day, however. Japan's
irreconcilable opposition to the selection
of any European capital was not known
definitely.
Objected to Europe.
At conference which Kogoro Taxa
hirn, tho Japanese minister. had with
President Roosevelt to-day, he conveyed
to tho President the Japanese govern,
mcnt's final refusal to consent to the
holding of tho conference In Europe The
refusal Of Japan to agree to the holdlns
of the conference In Europe was COM
municated by President Roosevelt to the
Russian ambassador, and likewise cabled
to st. Petersburg, While the President
did not act in the capacity OF arpiterl
between Russian and Japan, he was In
position, after the conference with Mn
lister Takah!ra and his communication
to Ambassadors Cassni. to formally an
5nounce the selection of Washington as
tho seat of the conference.
Ambassador Cnsslnl called at tho White
House this afternoon. The President ex-
planned to him the nature Of his inter-
view with Minister Takahira, and con-
5yeyed tho personal assurance that the
American government would do all In Its
power which 1t properly might do. to
afford the plenipoteptiaries Of the two
governments comfortable and convenient
facilities for the transaction OF their SUI
premely important duties.
In view OF the selection OF the seat
of tho conference. 1t Is expected that,
within few days ut most. Russia ana
Japan will announce formally the names
of their respective plenipotentiaries, II is
deemed likely, also. that colncidentally
with the announcement OF the pienipoten-
tiarles an agreement Will be reached as
to tho time OF holding the conferences,
In View OF the distances. especially from
Japan. IL seems probable that the neBo-
tiators will not meet before tho middle.
of August or the FIRST OF September.
Peace Protocol Likely.
Prior to the formal assembling OF tho
conference 1t Is probable II precedent ba
followed, that peace protocol VIII be
negotiated The making OF the protocol
will take place before the declaration OF 9,
formal armistice. Tho negot!ationa rec
rardIng ii probably MI! be conducted IN
washington. aud It IL considered liksly'