The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
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GEsTION OF PRESIDENT.
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ranged, but u Is Believed There
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tnaton risy Be the Place Select.
ed for Negotiations.
Washington, June 1S.-Ofacisl 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 ssoffer 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 q mutual agreement to consider
terms Of peace. This he accomplished
finally yesterday. It remains now for
the belIigerent powers to name their
plenipotentiaries and agree upon time
and place for them to meet to discuss
terms and to negotiate a treaty Of
peace. These details are new under
consideration with bright prospect
that such minor differences as may ex-
list will be resolved within few days.
r1Omenfous 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 Takahira, the Japan
csc 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 sim
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 q in the same
definite form az that Of Japan. It
had been the expectation Of the presi-
dent to publish to tho world the re-
plies Of the two governments to his
identical notes, but under the oircum-
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 II
O'Clock yesterday. The ambassador in
the conference which followed present
ed verbally Russia's acceptance Of the
presidents. proposition for q conference
to discuss peace terms. He had been
instructed by the st. Petersburg gov
eminent to convey to the president the
Willingness Of Emperor Nicholas to ap-
point plenipotentiaries to meet like
representatives Of the emperor Of Japan
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 as
sufficient for the negotiations. Short
" afterward the official statement
quoted was made public. At the con-
clusion Of the conference Count Cassipi
declined to discuss for publication the
details Of his interview with President
Roosevelt.
Minister Takahira had q conference
with the president at 8 O'Clock in the
afternoon. The minister, in response
to inquiries after the conference, said
that the situation was 90 delicate that
he did not feel free to talk about it.
Place OF fleefin1 Not Settled.
The place Of the meeting Of the plen-
ipotentiaries Of the two governments
has not been finally settled. In the
arrangement Of this detail and others
Of like character President Roosevelt
is acting as an intermediary between
Russia and Japan. Russia, through
Ambassador Caaaini has indicated han.