The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-13
OFFER OF GOOD
WILL ACCEPTED
Roosevelt Receives Assurances From
Russian Gar.
WHITE: H0USEABUSY PLACE
CONFERENCES OF GREAT I'M
PoHTANcE BEING HELD.

lsFASHI Notion, June I2.-OficiaI as
w sura nee that the presidents eff
forts to bring Russia and Japan
together to discuss peace viii be
crowned wi IA success was brought to
the White louise today by Count Cas-
SIM. the r VIssian ambassador, who
called by app ointment and If the name
OF Emperor Nj chOlaS formally accepted
- the presidentsy offer OF good WILL
The followiui. official statement re-
garding the co Inference was issued at
the White HOU e;
Ambassador Cassini has called TO
express the Rus sian governments as
sent to the pres identS proposition and
to state that They would appoint plen-
ipOtentiaries tn meet the plenipOten-
tiaries of JaDsuT to discuss the Ques-
ton Of peace. The place OF meeting
IS at present being discussed"
Details to be Worked Out.
During the pas { Two weeks the pres
ideuts efforts have been directed to-
ward a mutual Sreement to consider
terms Of peace. This he accomplished
finally today. It remains now for the
bclligerent powers TO name their pleni-
potentiaTies and agree upon d time and
place for them to meet TO discuss terms
and to negotiate a. treaty of peace.
These details are nav under consid-
Grafton with a bright prospect that such
minor differences as r lay exist will be
resolved within a few days
Conferences Of suDr enc importance
were held today in w ashingtOn. The
blue room Of the White House was
the scene. and Pres7d ent Roosevelt,
Count Cassini, the r U.ssian smbassa-
DOR. and KOgoTO Takahira. the Jap
anese minister. were tive principal con-
forces.
President Roosevelt. now has uu-
equiyOcal assurances from both Russia
and Japan of the acceptance of his
proposition that-they en- ter on negotia-
tionS for peace. The president likewise
IS assured of the absolute sincerity of
both governments in acCeding to his
suggestion.
Japan Was First.
Japan was the first or the Two pow
ers to indicate its acceptance of Presi-
dent ROOSeVeIJs proposition The for
NAL response to his Identical note of
Thursday last was received f9-Om the
japanese government Saturday. In
formal assurances Of acceptance of the
presidents suggestion were received
from the Russian government. a little
later. but the assurances from st. Pet
CTsburE were not of the same definite
character as had been received from
Toxic. Early today Ambassador Never
At st. Petersburg informed this govern
ment that Russia had accepted the
presidents proposition and would name
representatives with pleuary pc weTs to
meet pleuipOtentiaries of Japan While
satisfactory the response OF Russia
was not in the same definite form as
that of Japan II had been the ex-
pectation of the president to publish
10 the world the replies Of the two
governments to his identical notes. but
under the circumstances this could not
be done
cassinI Called
\ few hours subsequent to the re-
ceipt Of Ambassador Meyers Cablegram
Count CaSsi0i. the Russian ambassador.
made an appointment to see President
Roosevelt at II o'clock today The am
hassador In the conference which fol-
lowed presented verbally RJEssia's ac-
ceptanCe Of the presidents proposition
for conference to discuss peace terms !
He had been instructed by the St. Pet
erSburg government to convey to the
president the willingness Of Emperor
Nicholas to appoint pienipOEeDtiaTies TO
meet like representatives OF the en-
peTOT of Japan TO negotiate treaty Of
peace. While the response of the Rus
sian government was not reduced to
writing, ii was regarded for the time
IS sufficient for the negotiations Short
" afterward the official statement quot
Cd was made public
Names Withheld.
In addition to indicating the accept
aDce by the Russian government of |
President ROosevelts proposition, Count
Cassini informed the president of Rus
sia's desires as to the place of meeting
uf the pIenipOtentiaTies. and named !
those who probably would be delegated !
20 represent the Russian emperor At /
the conclusion Of the conference Count /
Cassini declined 10 discuss for publica-
lion the details Of his interview with /
President Roosevelt.
Minister Takahira had a conference
with President Roosevelt at 3 o'clock /
this afternoon. The interview lasted /
thirty-fve minutes. The minister. in !
response TO inquiries after the confer |
ence, said that the situation was so
delicate that he did not feel free to
talk about 1t.
Not Vet Settled.
Il can be said that the place of the
meeting of the plenipotentaries Of the I
two governments has not been finally |
settled. In the arrangement Of this de |
tail and others Of like importance Pres /
ident Roosevelt is acting as an inter
Inediary between Russia and JaDaU
Russia through Ambassador Cassini !
has indicated her preference for one /
place for the holding Of the peace con-
ference. and Japan, through Minister
Takahira, has suggested another. It is
known that neither Washington nor the |
battlefield of Manchuria was the seIec-
ton OF either Russia or Japan Further /
than that information of a definite ma
ture was withheld.
Will Take Time.
Official assurance Is given that at
present the response made by Japan /
to the presidents identical note viii not |
he made public from Washington in /
precise form. inasmuch as the Russian /
reply Is not available in similar form. |
Negotiations between Washington and |
Toxic are in progress. and the final ar
rangements for the peace conference in /
its essential details are likely TO be a |
question Of only a few DAYS As soon
as The arrangements are completed |
definitely an armistiCe will be agreed |
upon.