Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
ENTERTA|NS A
NEW SCHEME
Kaiser Proposes International
Conference to Settle
War.
HAS SOUNDED THE POWERS
Plans to Adjust Far Eastern Affairs
in This Manner Gear Will Not
Sacrifice Chance of Ending War by
Insisting on Meeting at Hague.

London, June 19.-According to the
Daily Nails correspondent, Emperor
William has been sounding the pow
ers with the object of converting an
international conference to settle fal
eastern affairs.
st. Petersburg, June 19.-Russia
has finally and definitely accepted
Washington as the meeting place OF
the Russian and Japanese plenipo
tentiaries, the foreign office having
waived its request for reconsidera
ton at the personal direction of the
emperor, whose desire to give the
fullest and fairest opportunity &c
President Roosevelt's proposal for a
peace conference is hereby mani
tested.
After his conference with Ambassa
dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorff, the for
egn minister, went to Peterhof and
laid the matter before the emperor
who, on learning the insistence OF
The Hague might endanger to inform
Ambassador Meyer that Russia would
accept Washington.
1t was after midnight when the for
eign minister returned from Peterhof
but Ambassador Meyer was forthwith
notified and a cipher dispatch was
partment at Washington at an early
hour yesterday morning.
Count Lamsdorffa yesterday after
noon issued public announcement
of the selection of Washington.
The result is looked upon as a de,
cided triumph for American diplom,
acy.
In certain quarters here envy and
jealousy Of the United States is i'll.
concealed. The entire collapse OF
the negotiations was predicted on
Saturday, and there was almost open
eXultation at what was declared to
be rebuff to Roosevelt"
Even in peace circles, gloomy faces
were drawn at the report that Russia
would insist upon The Hague, but
thanks to the personal attitude of
the emperor and to the well put
representation of Ambassador Meyer,
the threatened diplomatic mountain
has decreased to a mole hill over
which negotiations can now proceed
rapidly. The Gazette, which is known
as the mouthpiece of the foreign Of
flee, declares that nothing is yet
known regarding Japan's terms. 1t
intimates that Russie may not balk
at an indemnity, significantly stating
that. international control of the
Chinese Eastern railroad is possible
as a means of insuring payment OF
an indemnity. 1t says that the pleni-
potentiary will have special power
and may be authorized to conclude
peace
Although the way has thus been
smoothed for peace conference, the
operations in Manchuria appear to be
in full march toward a big engage
ment, the Japanese having pushed
forward as far as Liaoyangchungkeng
Miaoyangwopeng0 west of the
Lao river, thirty-three miles north of
Takumen. The japanese have strong
forces here as we'll as in the rear of
General Linevitch's advance detach-
ments near Chantufu, and even
threaten the flank of the fortified
positions at Stipinghai, where Gen
eral Linevitch intended to offer bat
tie, but from which he pushed far t.
the southwark during the months of
inactivity on the part of the Japanese
army. 1t is not known here whether
General Linevitch will retire slowly
on those positions or whether, as he
intimated recently in an interview
with the correspondent of The Asso-
ciated Press, he intends to meet the
Japanese fanking operations to the
westward by counter offensive
movement.