Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-16
DIPLOMATIC CORPS PROGRAM.
su,p.nded Indefinitely Because OF
Selection Of Place Of Me-
gollatlons
MEMBERS MUST Be ON GROUND.
Next 10 the Btllisercnts Thcmsclys
Germany Has Shown Greatest In
ter,st 10 Choice Of Place


Washington juno l6-Alrcady the
epoch.moklng meeting 10 be held be-
tween the plcnlpoten,iarios OF Russia
and japan to discuss means Of ending
tho war has received name, In dis
patches 10 Europe from tho embassies
and legations here u IL briefly termed
olhe washington conference"
The announcement Of the selection OF
Washington as the scene Of the peace
making has caused practically the en-
tire diplomatic corps TO suspend lndcil.
nOcly ms program for the summer De-
spIto the retorallon Of both bolllgor.
ems that they propose to negotiate dl.
icctIy with ono another, the European
powers are preparing to follow each
step of the negotiations az closely and
Az ntclhgcntly ~ cautious and rceorV.
od plonlp0l ontlurlos VIII permit and To
do This HE European onVoye must be
on the ground, The Informal an,
nounccment ~ the White House that II
after converting the conference here tho
plcnlpOlonlnrirs were oppressed by the
heat, they probably would adjourn to
some Watering place In New England,
has aroused tho hopes Of the cnVoys of
the neutral powers thA such VIII be
the decision Among the diplomats
whose plans probably viii be disarrang.
ID by the coming conference are NJ.
juscrand the French ambassador,
who II he goes TO France this month,
AZ hp had planned, must return In time
for the conference, Baron Spcck Won
slornburgo who has planned TO spend
hls leave IN Germany, ana sir Morll-
mer DWand the British ambassador,
who had already closed Ms embassy
until tho preliminary NEGOTIATIONS No.
tesNmled hir return from LcnoN II
me conference does not convene until
Ncniomhtr aomo of the diplomats viii
make brief visits TO Europe mainly for
NE purpose OF getting In touch with
me views Of their respective govern.
mcnls
This win not be the first time IN,
diplomatic corps has been Kept IN
Washington IN the summer because ~
important negotiations, The prolimi,
AIRY peace negotiations Immediately ar.
NJ ne war with spain ana the Boxer
TouhI ana subsequent negotiations In
NE summer Of 1900, demonstrated 90
them the mldssummcr conditions here
Diplomatic activity I'm the last few
weeks has exceeded the record cstah,
llshod curing the Venezuelan ncgoiia.
lions I'm the winter Of 1908 and has re-
called wildly the scenes Immediately
following the ending OF the war with
spain There have been conferences A.
The White House morning, afternoon
ami evening, and the subject of peace
negotiations naturally taking prccn.
al al ~
ihc executive offices Not only has thu
president sent frequently for various
diplomats interested directly or lndl-
foclly In the question but n small cir
Gle n diplomats including besides Count
lasslul the Russian Ambassador and NJ,
TakahlN, the Japanese minister, Baron
Nprrk ven Stornhurg, the German am
nAssldnr NJ JuHsorand the French am.
nlNWdor, Slr Mortimer Durand tho
NllUsh ambassador, and BARON Mayor
Dos lonchos, the Italian ambassador,
nave called ~ the White House NJ an
hours Of the day and until II o'clock az
night Ia discuss peace, the president
glNlng u groat deal ~ HIS time 10 tho
question IN this way the white lloun0
W informed daily not only NJ what ln'
pan wishes Russia 10 know and ylcN
versa, but ~ the, views ana suggos.
uon' Of European capltols generally
Next To the bellgorcnts themselves
Germany has shown the most keen IN.
teloW IN the selection of "A place for
,ne OSCILLATIONS From tie outset Nho
mas both here and nj ~ Petersburg
ana Toxic exercised powerful influence
20 Get the ncg0tlalora TO WnHhlnRton II
NhH The omporor'R belief that only IN
washington would the nopotiaiors ho
rec ron the unsolicited interference
otnou'rol powers
RUSSIAN COMMENT ON sELEC-
TON.
~ Petersburg, June l6 --Tho an.
nounccmcnt that Emperor Nicholas has
accepted the resignation OF his uncle,
uluuu Duke Alexis, ns high ndlNrrl,
'''aled u great sensation when II be-
,ame known today, hut tho announce.
loul came too late for comment IN the
morning papers
n 'plnmenllng on the selection "
washington AZ the place " meeting
lne peace plcnIpotcntlurlos, the
NoIoe Nremyn calls upon Russian
diplomacy TO prepare 10 struggle seri-
o.hIS ana not repeat the drifting policy
Nnlch the Russian diplomats followed
u'lole The war TO decide what Russia
Wants and To act accordingly,
rho Russ dwells on the necessIty for
Wleyllng the ublest mon available To
,,plesenl Russin NJ the Washington
,lve'lng since they may have 10 con,
,uue Il pence which viii determine for
puoE yeara Russla's position = the
me Bourso Gazette Rnys that mon
splvtontlng new ana not old Russia
'"WWg,u Dc sent, and adds,
ine DINER powers are already ok
nnsSlnH Tears that RuRln and Japnn
vi WrlYe NJ npproachmont which
THl ue,lde the destiny of eastern Asia
,vto Tears should be u powerful In
.uinonl ~ the hands OF the RussInn
PlshlpolentiarIes,"
me Llstok says tho world formerly
vurlleWed alarm NJ the Russian adj
dinoe eastward hut now seems I'm.
Smo,onl to "Japnn's advance west.
WY through Korea and Mnnchuria
,o.n lSgb," the paper continues, Ger,
".ng.. franco and Russia protested
GssSS'usl Japan exploiting CHM, TO.
o power comes forward Ia stay
SppaWe victorious march, Russia stands
hV"v nha peace may be forced lpon
,Ur sWn'oh WIN bc prcjudIclpl TO the In /.
WIeh'H OF ruroped WV w