The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-16
RUSSIA SENDS REPLY
GEAR FORMALLY ACCEPTS PRES
DENTS PROPOSITION.
Japan and Russia Will Select Plenipo'
tentiaries to Arrange Terms for
Ending the War In the Far East-No
Hitch In the Preliminaries.

Ending the Wal In the Far East-No
Hitch In the Preliminaries.
Washington, June 13.-Omcial as
surance that the presidents efforts to
bring Russia and Japan together to
discuss peace will be crowned with
success was brought to the white
house by Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, who called by appoint
ment, and in the name of Emperor
Nicholas formally accepted the presi'
dents "offer of good will"
The following official statement re-
garding the conference was issued at
the white house: Ambassador Cas-
Sni has called to express the Russian
governments assent to the presidents
proposition, and to state that they
would appoint plenipotantiaries to
meet plenipotentiaries Of Japan to
discuss the question Of peace. The
place of meeting Is at present being
discussed"
During the past two weeks the
presidents efforts have been directed
toward bringing the ~belligerents into
amicable contact on the basis OF a
mutual agreement to consider terms
OF peace. This he has accomplished.
1t remains now for the belligerent
powers to name their plenipotentiaries
and agree upon a time and place for
them to me-. to discuss terms and to
negotiate a treaty of peace. These
details are now under consideration.
with a bright prospect that such minor
differences as may exist will be re-
solved within a few days.
Conferences of supreme importance
were held in Washington. The blue
room Of the white house was the scene
and President Roosevelt, Count Cas-
SIM, the Russian ambassador, and
Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese minis.
ter, were the principal conferees.
President Roosevelt now has unequiv-
ocal assurances from both Russia and
Japan of the acceptance of his propo.
sition that they enter on negotiations
for peace. The president likewise is
assured of the absolute sincerity OF
both governments in acceding to his
suggestion.
Japan was the first OF the two pow
ers to indicate its acceptance of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proposition. The
formal response to his identical note
OF Thursday last was received from
the Japanese government Saturday.
Informal assurances of acceptance OF
the presidents suggestion were re-
,ceived from the Russian government
a little later, but the assurances from
st. Petersburg were not Of the same
definite character as had been re
ceived from Toxic.
II can be said that the place OF the
meeting of the plenipotentiaries OF
the two governments has not been
finally selected. In the arrangement
OF this detail and others of like i'm
%portance, President Roosevelt is act
ing as an Intermediary between Rus
STA and Japan. Russia, through Am
bassador Cassini, has indicated he
preference for one place for the hold
ing of the peace conference and ia
pan, through Minister Takahira, ha
suggested another.
Official assurance is given that a
present the response made by Japal
to the presidents identical note wi
not be made public from W~ashingto
in precise form inasmuch as the Rus
sian reply is not available in simila
form. Negotiations between Wasl
ington and st. Petersburg and betwee
Washington and Toxic are in pro-
ress and the final arrangements fC
the peace conference, in its essenti'
details. are likely to be a questio
of only q few days. AS soon as III
arrangements are completed deflnitel
an armistice will be agreed upon.
1t Is understood in a high ofici
quarter here that Marquis Ito, Bare
Komura, minister for foreign affair
and General ~Yamagata. chief of sta
are the three under consideration
the mlkado as plenipotentiaries al
that the inclination of the belligeren
Is that each select two as plenipote
tiaries. M. Nelidoff Is understood
have been tentatively selected by r,
STA, and 1t Is suggested as possil
that he may be assisted by Bar
ROsen.