Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-06-22
IT IS WASHINGTON.
Peace Conference VIII Meet In A.
merica's National Capital.
RUSSIA and JAPAN HAVE DECIDED.


the seat OF NEGOTIATIONS between tn
plenipotentiaries Of Russia and Japa
for treaty of peace. The choice O
Washington as the location Of tn
peace conference marks another fol-
ward step in the negotiations towar,
ultimate peace In the Far East insti
i gated by President Roosevelt.
ohicial announcement Of the selec
tion OF Washington was made by Sec
rotary Loeb at the White house a
1923 D. m. Thursday. II was In type
written form and read as follows:
When the two governments wer,
unable to agree upon either Chefoo Of
Paris. the president suggested The
Hague, but both governments have
now requested that Washington b.
chosen as the place of meeting. ant
the president has accordingly formally
notified both governments that Wash.
ington will be so selected:
This statement was supplemented
shortly afterward by a semi-official
announcement that latter meeting and
organizing. the plcnipotentiaries OF
the two governments, II It should be
found to be uncomfortably hot In
Washington, may adjourn the meet
ing to some summer resort In the
north and there continue their sittlnss
until such time as the weather in
Washington phall be more comfort
able"
Now that some Of the details of the
negotiations, which have been pend.
ing for more than two weeks, are
known, the selection of Washington is
regarded as the only logical solution
Of the problem presented to the bel
ligerent governments. After the &C.
ceptance by Russia and Japan Of Pres
ident RooseyeIts proposition that they
consent to consider the question OF
peace, Russia indicated Paris as the
most desirable place for the meeting
TO negotiate a treaty. and japan indi-
Gated Chefoo. There the subject rest.
cd for 48 hours Finally JaDan de-
clIned TO consider Paris, for obvious
reasons. and Russia objected TO the
holding Of the conference in any ORR
entail city. Further consideration OF
the subject DEVELOPED the practically
unalterable objection of .JaDan to any
European capital an a seat for the con.
ference, She objected particularly to
The Hague. believing that Il was too
far within the sphere Of Russian inAu-
ence. and for a similar reason she de.
clined fayorably to consider Geneva.
Until Thursday however. Japan's ir.
reconcilabIe opposition TO the seIec-
ton Of any European capital was not
known definitely, At A conference
which Kogoro Takahira. the Japanese
minister. had with President Roose-
welt Thursday he conveyed to the Dres.
ident the Japanese governments final
refusal 10 consent to the holding Of the
conference in Europe.
Shortly before three o'clock Thurs.
day afternoon Ambassador Cassini
called Al the White house by appcint-
meint and was received nv the presi-
dent in the blue room. The president
explained to the ambassador the ma.
turo Of his interview with Minister
TRkahira tnd conveyed to him the per-
sonal assurance that the American
government would do ali in rs mower
which n properly might do To afford
the plenipotentlartes Of the two GOV.
ernments comfortable and convenient
facilities for the transaction Of their
sunremelv imnortant duties
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