The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-06-14

ing Walnut-Patrick Conviction Sus.
Embellishments Literary Prizes.
An identical note the text of which
by authority of the president was made
public at the White House by Secre-
tary Loeb, has been forwarded to the
governments of Russia and Japan by
President Roosevelt. In the interest
of humanity the president urges the
warning nations to conclude peace.
II is suggested by the president that
the negotiations for peace be conduct
ed directly and exclusively" between
the belligerent nations. The note in
dicates the presidents belief that an
intermediary may not be necessary to
effect conclusive negotiations, but
likewise expresses the presidents
willingness to do all that he properly
may do to promote the preliminary
arrangements for time and place OF
the meeting of the representatives Of
the Russian and Japanese govern
ments.
The identical note was forwarded
to the Russian and Japanese govern
ments Thursday afternoon. 1t is rem.
dered especially significant by the fact
that 1t was prepared and sent only
after assurances had been received
from Toxic and st. Petersburg that
such proposition would be welcomed.
Alleged Detailed Peace Conditions.
President Roosevelt's success in
opening a way for peace negotia-
tions between Russia and Japan Is
the absorbing theme in Paris. France
has forgotten her own troubles
with Germany over Morocco to join
in enthusiastic approval of the Ameri-
can initiative.
Portraits of President Roosevelt
Ambassador Meyer, Minister Taxa
hira and Ambassador Cassini appear
in all the journals, with the pictures of
the White House as the scene of the
historic origin of the peace movement
Without exception comment on
President Roosevelt's action is favor
able, with the expression of slight
sense of disappointment that France
as the ally of Russia has not taken a
more prominent part in effecting the
preliminaries.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg to
The Eclair gives the alleged detailed
conditions of both sides, the Japanese
conditions numbering II and the Rus
slams 10. These are practically the
same as former speculative conditions,
namely, an indemnity of $3.50, 100000;
a Japanese protectorate over Man
churia and Corea, the cession of Port
Arthur and part of the TransMan-
churian railroad to Japan, forfeiture
of the interned warships, the with
drawal of Russian warships from the
Far East for period of 25 years and
the occupation of Vladivostok until
these conditions are fulfilled.
The Russian conditions according to
the dispatch reject the question of an
indemnity and give qualified accept.
ance of the other terms.
Japs Inclined to Be Suspicious.
The people of Toxic have calmly re-
ceived the news of American interven-
tion and prospective peace, The alb.
sence of assurance that Russia will ac-
cept President Roosevelt's proposal
and the knowledge that the final con-
summation Of peace involves the ad-
justment of a series of questions Of
paramount importance, requiring the
most careful diplomacy extending over
weeks of negotiations, coupled perhaps
with the recollection of previous eX-
perience in the thorny path of the
worlds politics, seem to create dis
position to await final results. There |
is nevertheless the keenest satisfac-
tion over the preliminary step and a |
feeling of deep gratefulness over
President ROoseyelt's action.