Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-08
CONFERS WITH
PRESIDENT.
French Ambassador Has Talk
With Mr.. Roosevelt on
Peace Probabilities.
RECEIVE CIPHER CABLES
Acting Secretary of State loomIs Has
Dispatches from Representatives
in st. Petersburg and London.

Washington. June S.--M. Jusserand
the French ambassador, had a confer
ence with President Roosevelt aftel
the latters arrival at the executive OF
flee today. The ambassador was with
the President for about half an hour.
AT the close of the interview Ambassa
dor ,Jusserand said that he could no.
discuss the object of his call When
pressed for a statement as TO Whethe,
peace negotiations were in progress,
he replied that he could say nothing,
that he had no news. He said if any
thing at all were to be made public it
would have to come necessarily from
President Roosevelt So far as the
conference with the President was
concerned he was at liberty to say
nothing
Secretary Loomis Has Cipher Mes
sages.
Washington, June S.-Acting Secre-
tary of State Loomis called on the
President today Immediately after the
visit of Ambassador Jusserand. While
he admits nothing as to the nature of
his visit, there is excellent reason for
the statement that he delivered to-
the President a deciphered cable dis
patch from Ambassador Meyer at st.
Petersburg and one from Ambassador
Reid at London. The dispatch from
Ambassador Meyer was received last
night but was not translated until to-
day. The nature of its contents at
this time are not known. Mr.. Loomis,
as he left the White House, said he
was not in position to discuss the
peace situation. He expressed the be
lief that nothing would be made pub
lie in an official way today regarding
the negotiations, but he admitted that
the situation was delicate and gave
that as a reason for not making public
any of the details concerning the ne
gotiations in progress.
All Eyes on President Roosevelt
st. Petersburg, June S.-President
Roosevelt's striving, with excellent
prospects of success, to end the bloody
war is now the central figure of the
worlds stage. One of the main OBJ
stacles, it seems, will be overcome
once both Japan and Russia have
agreed to accept his good offices for
the arrangement of preliminaries. The
belligerents are expected to be able to
arrange peace terms direct. The Pres
idnt believes with Emperor William
that the belligeIents should be allowed
to settle the actual terms without out.
side interference Evidence also eX-
lists that President Roosevelt has Sc
cured the support of several continent
al powers and that at the proper time
they will appear at his back. Exactly
what is transpiring at Washington is
being carefully guarded. Diplomats
are still greatly at sea, not being able
to do more than venture shrewd
guess and indulge in speculation. The
interest with which the moves on the
Washington chess board are being
solved is evidenced by the manner in
which ambassadors and ministers, who
learned of Ambassador Meyers audi
ence with Emperor Nicholas yester-
day, flocked to the American embassy
today in search of information. But
that the ambassador is compelled to
display most complete reserve. If
japan proves moderate in her de-
mands peace seems at last to be close
at hand An armistice will probably
be the first evidence the world will
have that the two powers have agreed
to shake hands.
Officials Have Some Ground for Con-
ferences Now.
Paris, June SIT is definitely known
that Russian Foreign Minister Lams,
dorff, seconded by NJ Witte, president
of the committee of ministers, has lnl-
tiated overtures through Russian rep
resentatives abroad to learn Japan's
disposition and terms of peace. These
overtures, it is said here, began three
days ago and were the basis of a de
cidedly more hopeful view which off
cials began to have. At the same time
it was then and it is still recognized
that Count Lamsdorff and M. Witte
represent the peace element and it is
not vet clear how the movement is
shared by the Emperor. However
Count Lamsdorff's position gives the
overtures force as coming from re
sponsible quarters, whereas the pre-
vious movements lacked official origin
This clears the way for conversation
between officials and diplomats here
and at other capitols, which is now
going on These are necessarily cir
cuitous owing to Russia's inability to
approach Japan directly.
NJ Telodoff, the Russian ambassa
dor here, has already conversed with
the French authorities who are fully
aware of the desires of Count Lams
dorff and NJ. Witte.-- The change of the