Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-08
RUSSIA AND JAPAN GIVE THEM
complete POWER TO ACT.
Work on the Treaty of Peace viii Be-
gin Early in August-President
Roosevelt Again Triumphed in In
sisting tina ENJOYS Have Full
Power.


and Japanese ENJOYS to the Washing
ton peace conference. The character
and ability of the men selected by
both belligerents is an earnest dem
onstration of the desire of the re-
spective governments to conclude, if
possible, the tragedy being enacted in
the far east. The plenipotentiaries
are:
Russia - Ambassador Muravieff,
formerly minister of justice and now
ambassador to Italy, and Baron Ros-
en-, recently appointed as ambassador
to the United States to succeed Count
Cassini.
Japan-Baron Komura, minister Of
foreign affairs, and Kogoro Takahira,
minister to the United States.
By direction of the president Secre-
tary Loeb made the formal announce
ment in the following statement:
Power to Conclude a Treaty.
1.-The president announces that the
Russian and Japanese governments
have notified him that they have ap-
pointed plenipotentiaries to meet here
Washington as soon after the first
of August as possible. The two Rus
sian plenipotentiaries are Ambassador
Muravieff, formerly minister of justice
and now ambassador at Rome, and
Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese
plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura,
now minister of foreign affairs, and
Minister Takahira.
ut is possible that each side may
send one or more additional represen-
tatives. The plenipotentiaries of both
Russia and Japan will be entrusted
with full power to negotiate and con-
clude a treaty of peace, subject, of
course, to ratification by their respec-
tive home governments"
Full Power Demanded.
A day or two ago the Russian and
Japanese governments formally COM
municated to the president the names
of the plenipotentiaries they respec-
lively selected. Acting as an inter
mediary the president communicated
the names of the Japanese ENJOYS to
the st. Petersburg government, and
those of the Russian representatives
to Toxic. After giving both govern
ments assurances that the selections
were satisfactory the president, &C
cording to his agreement with the
belligerents, authorized the public an
nouncement of the ENJOYS.
Some delay was occasioned in the
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the insistence of Japan that the en-
voys of both governments be clothed
with full power to conclude peace and
to negotiate a permanent treaty. The
Japanese government indicated point
eddy that the emperor would not per-
nit his ENJOYS to enter upon tenta-
tive conference in which Japan was to
define it's terms and then let Russia
decide whether the conferees should
proceed with their deliberations. The
Toxic government insisted that the
plenipotentiaries should have con-
ferred on them treaty making powers
and that the negotiations should be
entered upon in a spirit of perfect sin
certify.
Such, too, was the position taken
by President Roosevelt. He main
tanned that only by clothing the en-
voys with ample authority to act for
their respective governments could a
lasting peace be achieved. He strong
ly urged the st. Petersburg govern
ment to accede to what was regarded
as reasonable proposition of Japan.
That he was successful in his presen-
tation Of the matter to the Russian
emperor is indicated clearly in the
statement which he issued today.
The PRESIDENTS announcement prac-
tically concludes the preliminary ne
gotiations for peace. Minor details re-
main yet to be arranged, but the con-
ference now seems to be assured.
While no absolute date for the meet
ing of the ENJOYS has been fixed, it
has been determined that the first
session will be held in Washington
about the first of August.
No decision has yet been reached as
to the place Of holding the sessions.
In this connection the word there" in
the official statement issued today is
likely to be misunderstood 1t means
merely 'in this country"
The sessions of the conference, OF
course, will not be held at Oyster Bay
although it is expected now that the
ENJOYS of the two comforting powers
will come to Oyster Bay to pay their
respects to President Roosevelt and
to receive his greetings. This trip to
the presidents home probably will be
made in two warships, the Mayfower
and the Dolphin being under consid