The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-23
WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON
PEACE ENJOYS TO CONFER AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Time of the Meeting and Selection
of the Plenipotentiaries Not
Yet Announced.

Washington, June 16.- Americas
national capital has been selected as
the seat of negotiations between the
plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan
for treaty of peace. The choice of
Washington as the location of the peace
conference marks another forward step
in the negotiations toward ultimate
peace in the far east, instituted by
President Roosevelt.
Official announcement of the selec-
ton of Washington was made by Secre-
tary Loeb at the white house at 1:23
p. m. Thursday. 1t was in typewrit-
ten form, and read as follows:
when the two governments were
unable to agree upon, either Chefoo or
Paris, the president suggested The
Hague, but both governments have
now requested that Washington be
chosen as the place of meeting, and the
president has accordingly formally no.
titled both governments that Washing
ton will be so selected"
This statement was supplemented
shortly afterward by semi-oficial an
nouncement that latter meeting and
organizing the plenipotentiaries of the
to be uncomfortably hot in Washing
ton, may adjourn the meeting to some
summer resort in the north and there
continue their sittings until such time
as the weather in Washington shall be
more comfortable
Only Logical Solution.
Now that some of the details of the
negotiations, which have been pending
for more than two weeks, are known,
the selection of Washington is regarded
as the only logical solution of the prob
lem presented to the belligerent gov
ernments. After the acceptance by
Russia and Japan of President Roose-
velt's proposition, that they consent to
consider the question of peace, Russia
indicated Paris as the most desirable
place for the meeting to negotiate a
treaty, and Japan indicated Chefoo.
There the subject rested for 4S hours.
Finally Japan declined to consider Par
is, for obvious reasons, and Russia OBJ
jected to the holding of the conference
in any oriental city. Washington
was then suggested as place at which
the belligerents could meet on common
ground, undisturbed by either political
or personal influences.
Time of Conference.
The time of the conference, while
not so important as the place, is Of
concern, especially to diplomatists. A
midsummer conference anywhere is
not regarded with entirely pleasurable
anticipations. 1t is pointed out, how
ever, that the proposed conference is
scarcely likely to be convened before
the middle of August and perhaps not
until a later date. 1t may be July 1,
possibly a little later, before the ar
rangements for the meeting of the
plenipotentiaries finally are completed.
Both Russia and Japan are moving
with the utmost elaboration, for the
is of even greater Importance to each
government than are the movements
of the armies on the battlefield. After
the completion of the preliminary ar
rangements, the plenipotentiaries must
proceed to Washington. and it will
require at least month for the ne
gotiators of the two governments, with
their respective stats, to come togeth-
er, the distance from Japan, partic-
ularly, being so great that shorter
time scarcely could be allowed. In
view. therefore, of all the conditions
and including in the equation the fac
tor of unforeseen delays over matters
of minor consequence, it seems quite
unlikely that the conference will as
semble formally before the middle of
August or the first of September.
Question Of Armistice.
Washington, June 17.-Alone on the
plains of Manchuria, midway between
the two great armies, the Russian and
Japanese commanders will meet to sign
the armistice which will pave the way
for the Washington conference if the
present tentative programme is fol-
lowed. Exchanges on this point are now
in progress between Toxic and st. Pc
tersburg via Washington, but no final
conclusion has been reached. 1t was
first thought a preliminary protocol
might be signed at Washington provid
ing for temporary cessation of HOSTILE
ties, but in view of the fact that this
concerns directly the armies in the field
it is believed that the belligerents will
agree that arrangement of the armis-
tice will be best entrusted to Linevitch
and Oyama, the respective commanders
in-chief, who, in such event, would be
telegraphed special powers to sign. The
time limit for the armistice has not been
fixed, but will be comparatively brief,
that the progress of the conference may
be assisted as much as possible.
Michigan Bank Robbed.
Vernon, Mich, June 12.-The safe
in the Exchange bank of Garrison &