Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-10
Forwards Identical Notes to Boil,
BeIIlgerents Interested in
Contest In Far Fast.
IN INTEREST OF HUMANITY
Warning Nations Are Urged to Con.
Glade peace-Probablc That Negotia
lions vii; Be Conducted Directly Be.
tween Russia and Japan-UncIe sar,
Willing to Assist If Possible.
(By Associated prcss.)

WASHINGTON. II. c.. juno 9-An
identical note. The text of which. by
authority Of the President. was made
public late tonight al the White House
by Secretary ..och has bccn forwarded
tG the governments or Russia and ia
pan. ty President Roosevelt. In The
Interest of humanity the President
urges the warriig nations to concudn
rcace II Is suggested by the PicSi-
atnt tina; the negotiations for peace be
co. 'tcd directly and exclusively"
between the bclligerent nations. The
Pr Si!chts note indicates his belief
That an intermediary may not he noe
cSS;iry 10 effect conclusive ncgoti ia
lions hut likewise expresses the PrcSi.
dents Willingness tty du all that he
properly may do to promote the pre-
liminnry arrangements for Il time and
place Of Tie mcciin. Of representa-
tlves Of the Russian and Japanese gov
ernmcnS.
Text of the Presidential Nctc.
The following is the text of the dis
patch as given cut:
On .]uils Sth. the following dispatch
WAS sent by the President through dip
llmatic channels to the Japanese AMI
~'iNNNs-luH governments
The President feels that The time
has c'inr wlic, In the interests Of all
mankind he II rst cndeavor tn see IL
II rs not possible to bring to an end the
terrible AMI !amcntable conflict now
being wascd. With both Russia and
japan tho United States government
hns Inherited ties Ut friendship AMI
good will II i"res for the prosperity
AL welfare Cf each. and il feels that
The progress of the worll is set sack
by the war between these two great
nations. The President accordingly
urScs The Russian and Japanese gov
"rnm"nts not only fc., their own sakcs.
hui in the interest uf the whole civil
ll2cd world, to orcn direct negotiations
fp" peace with one another.
No Need For Intermediates.
" .rhc President suggests that these
peace negotiations lr conducted direct.
~ and exclusively batwecn the hclli
scrcntS. i'll DtEcr words. that there
may he meeting of Russian and Jap
anrSc plcnlpOtnEtiaricS or delegates;
without any intermediary in order 10
Sec il it is not possible for these rep
f?ScntativcS Of the -wO powers To
agree tn terms Gf peace. The Prcsi-
dent earnestly asks that the (RuSSianl
flapanes') government do now agree
w oW u a. ilSttlllE, anu IL dSkIllS lHt
fiapanea2) RussianD government
likewise tn agrGc. While tic Ircs.
dent DIES not fool that any INFERNO.
diary should &c called in in respect to
the peace negotiations themselves. lie
s entirely willing To do what he prop
cfly can If the two powers concerned.
feel that his services will lie of aid In
arranSin" tie preliminarirs as To the
time and place II meeting But if
eren these preiininarics can he arrang.
cd directly between the two powers or
In any other way, the President will
lie glad. as his sole purpose is to hrin:,
alnu. meeting which the whole civi
ized world will pray may result in
peace
I'll Forwarded Thursday Afternoon.
The foregoing iictc was forwarded
tc the Russian and Japanese govern
meni yesterday afternoon. 1t is ron.
dered especially significant by the fact
that ii was prepared and sent cnly af-
ter assurance had hccii received from
!,plh Toxic and ST. Petersburg that
s::h proposition would he welcomed
While Count CaSsihi, The Rus sian ans
,;lssador, and Minister 'fakahira. o!
Japan. were ccgniZant of the nature
nf the nn.c il was rot sent to their re-
Sprtivc governments through thc;a. II.
WIS caDicu Dy Q:rCcttOn OF ne i'fcSl-
dent to st. Petersburg and Toxic AMI
then delivered directly to the Russian
and Jamncsa governments. respective
~. By Ambassador Meyer and Minis.
ter Erisrum
formal reply to the note may not
he received for several days, but. as
already has be Ell made clear. informal
assurances hat 1t would be welcomed
already arc aL hand
First Step Towards Peace.
In view d! The significant character
Of the document AMI of the attitude
toward il which boil, Russia and ia
pan have assumed. 1t is regarded. in
official anil diplomatic circles as the
first Df the firm and leci3ivc steps to-
ward ultimate ncacc.
Whci: President Roosevelt left
Washington today Gil two days trip
to Vii giEa. he was confident that th.
result of the international negotiations
for peace IN The far east had been sue
ccssful ana that the final blow In In,
Russo-Japanesc war had been struck.
SO rear are the Two warning powers to