The Washington times., 1905-06-04
Believed to Have Told
President What Japan
Will Demand.
REBUKE FOR CAsSINI
President Angry at Publica-
ton of His Overtures
Toward Peace.

Minister Takahira, Japan's envoy,
Essade an unexpected call at the White
House last night
He drove UP 10 the east front at 80
o'clock and was Immediately Escorted
II the Presidents library. lie re-
manned with the President one heur.
He was asked upon leaving WHIT hsa
visit signihed. but smilingly anpounced
that he was not in q position to talk.
What is there OF peace?" he was
asked.
Il cannot say" he replied ..The first
news of peace must come from Russia =
Submitted Japan's Terms.
It is TIE impression that the minister
transmitted TO. the President dispatches
which he has just received from tbs
Tokyo government. These are presumed
To be IN response to the inquiries nlade
by the President the other day TO ehe
japanese minister at a conference at
the White House as to just what Japan
u ouId insist upon from Russia in set
tleInent of her war claims.
II this is correct, then the minister's
reply would indicate that the President
IS now in possession of the information
he sought and that as sooe as 1t 10
transmitted 10 the Russian government
through Ambassador Meyer, at st. Ps-
| tersburg, it would be up 70 the Car 70
say whether the war is 10 end or De
continued.
Obstacles IN ST. Petersburg.
The general excitement and confusion
| in St. Petersburg attendant upon the
distressing news of the recent naval
disaster preeludes the possibility 81 1or-
InaIIy bringing TO the Cars attention
the intiTnatio1l from President Roosevelt
/ that he would be pleased to extend his
good offices TO the bellfgerents with
/ view OF q cessation OF hosdiities and a.
/ aaal ad3ugtmenI-of the existing differ-2
erces.
This was the intelligence received by
the State Department this Afternoon
from Ambassador Meyer.
In his dispatch The ambassador says
he will not be able TO carry out the de-
sires of the President until the tension
at St. Petersburg subsidies. which may
not be for several weeks,
Peace Likely 90 Come.
The general tenor of the dispatch sug>
gests peace. but it points out that BY
reason OF the disturbed condition 1t Will
not be safe TO hazard an opinion as to
the effect upon the Gear OF the Presi-
dents instructions which have been
I
According 70 the ambassadors infor-
| nation. powerful influences throughout
| Europe are e1erted to bring about the
end Of the conflict France and Germany
are especially active.
The belief In st. Petersburg grows
stronger that IL a mediator is to be Sc
ieeted it will be President Roosevelt.
President Rebukes Cassini.
concerning what occurred at the con-
during the course Of which he and the
President discussed at length the Rus
| sian-Japanese war. and the outlook for
peace, the Russian Ambassador has in
Cured the strong displeasure Of Presi-
| dent Roosevelt
The state Of the Presidents mind on
this point was shown clearly II the
statement issued at the White House
yesterday. which was TO the effect that
| no information, direct or indirect had
been made public from the White Hsusa
in regard to Count Cassini's visit to the
| President on Friday afternoon; that
the President had talked TO no one
about II. and would not do SO.
| BY this statement President Roosevelt
has thrown the responsibility for the
publicity given the details OF the con-
| ference between himself and Count
| Cassini upon the shoulders OF the Rus
| sian ambassador. 1t is regarded as 3
| rebuke to Count Cassini.
Peace Was Discussed.
President Roosevelt and Count Cas-
sini did discuss peace The President
! expressed to the Russian ambassador
the wish that ne convey to the Car
the Presidents desire to see an early
end of hostilities between Russia and
Japan.
| But the President wanted his state
ments TO be taken as unofficial and to
be kept secret. In other words ne did
not wish to place himself in the posi-
/ ton of making formal OFFER of his sery-
ices 10 the Russian government. thus
| leaving himself open to rebun such
i as he received last February.
| Etiquette demanded that he send for
Count Cassini and employ the services
| OF the Russian ambassador for the
| transmission OF his expressions Io the
Gar This the President did. and to
Count Cassini he talked unreseryeaIy,
| telling him that. to the best of his -
lief, all the civilized nations of the
world would welcome the cessation or
hostilities.
Count Cassini was expected to pre-
| serske his confidence ana to notify his
government of President RooseYelts 8 at
titude. sslich WIS unofficial and .iot
official. But this Count Cassini failed
10 do.
President RooseEelt is far better in
i formed on the situation at St. Peters
burg than Count Cassini probably Is