Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-15
agree TO CONFER
BOTH BELLIGERENTS ACCEPT SUG.
GESTION OF President.
Some riinor Details Yet to Be Ar
ranged, but II Is Believed There
viii Be Little DifflCuliv-WaSh.
tnatOn viii Not Be Place Select.
ed for Negotiations.

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Washington, June 13.-Officisl as.
surances that the presidents efforts to
bring Russia and Japan together to
discuss peace will be crowned with
success were brought to the White
House yesterday by Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, who called by ap-
pointment and in the name of Emperor
Nicholas formally accepted the presi.
dents "offer Of good will" The fol-
lowing official statement regarding the
conference was issued at the White
House:
Ambassador Cassini has called to
express the Russian governments as
sent to the presidents proposition and
to state that they would appoint plen-
ipotentiaries to meet the plenipotenti-
aries of Japan to discuss the question
of peace. The place Of meeting is at
present being discussed"
During the past two weeks the pres.
ident's efforts have been directed to-
ward mutual agreement to consider
terms Of peace. This he accomplished
finally yesterday. 1t remains now for
the belligerent powers to name their
plenipotentiaries and agree upon time
and place for them to meet to discuss
terms and to negotiate treaty Of
peace. These details are new under
consideration with bright prospect
that such minor differences as may ex-
ist will be resolved within few days.
n0mentOuS Conference.
Conferences of supreme Importance
were held yesterday in Washington.
The blue room of the White House was
the scene, and President Roosevelt,
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, and Kogoro Takshira, the Japan
ese minister, were the principal con.
ferees. President Roosevelt now has
unequivocal assurances from both
Russia and Japan Of the acceptance Of
his proposition that they enter on ne
gotiations for peace. The president
likewise is assured of the absolute sin
cerity of both governments in acceding
to his suggestion.
! Japan was the first Of the two pow.
ers to indicate its acceptance of Presi.
dent Roosevelt's proposition. The for.
NAL response to his identical note OF
Thursday last was received from the
Japanese government Saturday.
Early yesterday Ambassador Meyer,
at st. Petersburg, informed this gov.
eminent that Russia accepted Prssi
dent Roosevelt's proposition and would
name representatives with plenary
powers to meet plenipotentiaries OF
Japan. While satisfactory, the re-
sponse of Russia was not in the same
definite form as that Of Japan. II
had been the expectation of the presi
dent to publish to the world the re-
plies Of the two governments to hi
identical notes, but under the circum
stances this could not be done.
A few hours subsequent to the re
ceipt of Ambassador Meyers cable
gram, Count Cassini made an appoint
ment to see President Roosevelt at l.
O'Clock yesterday. The ambassador il
the conference which followed present
ed verbally Russia's acceptance of thu
presidents proposition for conference
to discuss peace terms. He had beer
instructed by the st. Petersburg gov
eminent to convey to the president thu
willingness of Emperor Nicholas to ap
point plenipotentiaries to meet like
representatives of the emperor of Japal
to negotiate treaty of peace.
Russian Reply Verbal.
While the response of the Russian
government was not reduced to writ
ing, it was regarded for the time al
sufficient for the negotiations. Short
~ afterward the official statement
quoted was made public. At the con
clusion of the conference Count CassiD
declined to discuss for publication thu
details of his interview with President
Roosevelt.
Minister Takahira had a conference
with the president at 8 O'Clock in thu
afternoon. The minister, in respons
to inquiries after the conference, SAT-
that the situation was so delicate tina
he did not feel free to talk about it.
Place Of r1eefing Not Settled.
| 10 p1dCO VI Vuo mOOVA06 "a UuO PAOAA
ipotentiaries of the two government
has not been finally settled. In tn
arrangement of this detail and other
of like cha, acter President Roosevelt
is acting as an intermediary between
Russia and Japan. Russia, through
Ambassador Cassini, has indicated he
preference for one place Of holding o
the peace conference, and Japan
through her minister, has suggested
another. 1t is known that neithe
Washington nor the battlefield of Man
churia was the selection of either Rus
STA or Japan. Further than that def
mite information was withheld.
1t is however, stated that it is posi-
BILE some Of the American watering
places of the Atlantic coast may be Sc
lectod, the rejection of Washington be
ing principally on climatic grounds.
Justice to Get Doctors Degree.