The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-16
PEACE DOCUMENT Will Be I
CALLED TREATY WASHINGTON.
MAN P RELiMINARIEs WILL
v & AVEsTo BE GONE THROUGH
( & 3ssIs With 4 BEFORE 5ls, x,
THE fcoMMls lssloN WILL GET
DOWN IT o ACTUAL AND EF.ssa
FEcTuALa BUsiNEss.

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WASHINGTON, d. G., June 1G.-Al-
though the initial and closing meet
sings Of the Rlisso.Japanese Peace
Commission will be held in Washing.
ton the active deliberations Of that
body will be conducted probably at
Newport R. i. Inasmuch, however, as
sthe signing Of the convention will
take place. the capital Of the United
States, the document will be known in
history, actually as well as; theoretical
q the Treaty, of Washington.
The commission will hardly get to-
gether here before August The pleni-
s8potentlaries have as yet toybe, named.
Many details will have to be worked
out preliminary to the meeting It
will llsrequire a month for the Japanese
resentatives to- reach Washington.
%InSthis connection, it is recalled that
whereas the spanish.Amerlcan proto.
col was signed in Washington on Au-
gust y, 1898, providing for the ap.
;Spotntment Of five commissioners on
each; side, the sessions Of the body did
not begin in Paris until October I.
The commissioners were in continu-
8oussmeeting for ten weeks.
The arrival Of the Russo-Japanese
plenipotentiaries In this country will
doubtless be preceded by number
3gof advance agents. who will look out
for arrangements for the accommoda-
,@tion of their chiefs. A week or more
will probably elapse after the commits
Esioners reach Washington before the
first formal meeting. is held. It is be-
slleyed that but little business will be
transacted here beyond exchanging
credentials and deciding upon meth
&od for conducting the deliberations.
is:s There will be number of social
functions, chief among which will be
ssas State dinner at the White House.
The Russian Ambassador and the
Japanese Minister will give elaborate
entertainments In honor of their re.
Sgspectiye plenipotentiaries. Having
3.been well dined and wined and having
y laid the ground work for their nego.
tiations, the commissioners will then
proceed, J, as has been provided, to some
summer resort in the North where
they will get down to serious business.
squadron of warships will take
v the commissioners to their new meet.
ing place. They will probably embark
at Annapolis, the nearest point to
washington that can accommodate
war vessels Nof a size comparable
with the dignity Of such an important
Il body. 5..
III Having consumed a couple Of
months in arriving at an agreement
sonS all points at issue; granted there
s:Eswill be no hitch,g the commissioner
sswillsreturn to- Washington where they
twill formally attach their signatures
SFto the historic document. It will be
necessary for them to obtain the ap
sproyal Of their respective governments
Ito each item Of the treaty as they pro
ceed, just as in the case of the treaty
jf7off Paris between Spain and the Uni
ted States.
Before departing from Washington
on their return home, the plenipoten
tiaries Will again be entertained at tht
! White House and by the Russian EN-
bassy and the Japanese Legation.
The opening and closing session.
a OF the commission will probably be il
the Diplomatic room Of the State De
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