Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-17

claiming that getting back to the soil ana
sharing the land among the peasants Is
the only panacea for Russia's political HIS
Requiem Mass for Dead.
A requiem mass will be celebrated to-
morrow at the naval chapel for the repose
| of the souls of the officers and other MEM
bers of the crew of the battleship Alexander
! III, who the admiralty announces went
| down to a man in the battle of the Sea OF
| Japan. There was only one survivor of
each of the compliments of the battleships
| Borodino and Navarin. The prophetic
! words of Captain Bukhvastoff of the Alex
| ander II, at a dinner to his officers before
their departure for the far east, are now
recalled. He said: "Of one thing l am
sure-we will all die and not surrender"
Undeterred by the prospects of peace ne
gotiations, Brigadier General Thomas H.
Barry and the other American attaches
will proceed to Manchuria after being re-
ceived in audience by the emperor. The
officers believe the opportunities for OBJ
servation and information will be even
| more fruitful Immediately after the sus-
pension of hostilities than in war time.
Chicago Wants Meeting.
CHICAGO, June ia movement to have
! the peace negotiations between Russia and
| Japan take place In Chicago, should a
! change from Washington be desired, was
] inaugurated today. The Illinois Manufac-
turers' association, which represents $1,000
| 600 of invested capital and employs 5Oo,-
| 900 men, took the initiative by asking the
governor of Illinois and mayor of Chi
| cago to join in extending an invitation
Following is letetr that John M Glenn,
=, secretary of the Manufacturers associa-
ton, sent to Mayor Dunno today giving
the project definite form:
Hon Edward f. Dunno Mayor, Chicago,
| Ill: Dear Sir-The dispatches announcing
that Washington has been selected as the
meeting place of the peace plenipotentiaries
Of Russia and Japan Indicate hat
capital city in August will be excessively
warm and that the commission will have
to seek some northern city as retreat
1t is respectfully suggested that you re-
quest President Roosevelt, on behalf of
this city, to extend to the commission an
1t is thought to be especially appropriate
that Chicago should be the place selected,
as j. iS in the heart Of the greatest many ~
manufacturers are represented in every
corner Of the earth for trade. While our
CONNER cial spirit is strong and our desire
for business keen, we know there is a
higher aim in life than mere commercialism,
and want to. be, on friendly relations with
the people of all nations.
We believe IL you will extend this in
vitation you will encompass that spirit
WHICH GTeSluSnI 1hOOSeNell dS
representative of the American people, to
take up the peace negotiations.
No offcial action has been taken by tho
Illinois Manufacturers association regard
ing this matter, but ] am confident the
manufaoturers OF Illinois will take pleasure
in doing all that they can to make the
city's hospitality most cordial.
We have asked Governor Deneen, on be-
| half of the great state OF Illinois, to join
| with you in extending the invitation. Yours
very truly,
Mayor Dunno tonight declared that he
would not at present extend an invitation
to the Japanese and Russian commission
ers to come to Chicago to escape the heat.
| ''They have just selected Washington"
| said the mayor, land II would not be
| proper to ask them to come here until they
have signified desire to change their
| meeting place. When that time comes 1
shall be glad to offer Chicago and do all
that is possible to entertain them in the
proper way"