The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25
RUSSIANS ARE.
SLOW COACHES
Peace Negotiations Have Come to a
Dead Halt.
COUNT LAMSD0RFF is SICK
NEITHER BELUIGERENT SEEKS
AN ARMISTICE.

Washington, June 24--Peace nego-
tiations between Russia and Japan
have come 10 a dead halt on account
Of the illness Of Count Lamsdorff, the
Russian minister for foreign affairs.
1t is explained officially that nothing
in the form OF bitch has occurred,
but that the negotiations merely have
been suspended temporarily.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambassa-
dor, had a brief interview with Presi-
/ dent Roosevelt today. but he had no
additional important adyices from his
/ government to communicate He called
merely TO pay his respects to the pres
( ident prior to the latter's departure
next Monday afternoon for the sum
mer. They discussed informally the
( peace situation. the president express
! ing his earnest hope that another gen
/ eral engagement on the battlefield OF
ManchuTia might be avoided by the
/ negotiations for permanent peace now
/ pending.
! Each Seeks Advantage.
J It is learned that UP to this time
I suggestions for an armistice have not
/ been received with absolute favor by
/ either Russia or Japan Quite natuT-
{ ally, each government is seeking an
I advantage over the other in the diplO-
matte sparring that is now going on,
( and among those in touch with the
/ situation it is regarded as unlikely
1 that definite arrangements for an
arniStiCe viii be COnciuded-eveu If
/ they should be concluded at alI-be-
/ fore the formal meeting of the pleni-
pOtentiaTies of the two powers
/ As heretofore noted. there is serious
! apprehension that unless a temporary
{
] a great battle may be precipitated, the
/ result of which might wreck complete
/ ~ the pending peace negotiations
Nothing Doing.
| 1t was expected confidently that an
| announcement of the names of the
! ENJOYS of the two powers to the Wash
ington conference could be made by
! the end of this week, but as a matter
/ of fact the negotiations have not pro-
I crossed in, the least since Tuesday
! That both Russia and Japan have de
! Cided upon their Representatives at the
! conference is quite certain. but "a ch
! government for reasons of its own.
J declines TO make formal announcement
I of them.
/ 1t seems scarcely probable at this
moment that President Roosevelt will
/ be in a position to authorize d further
( official statement of the status Of the
/ pending negotiations before he goes to
/ Oyster Bay for the summer. While
/ both Russia and JaDan have indicated
/ that they may be ready To- open the
. conference about Aug. I. the belief i'm
/ we'll Informed quarters now Is that the
! converting of the pleniPOtentiaries Is
! likely to he delayed and that they may
| not get together until the middle of
/ AUGUST
Some Apprehension.
In diplomatic circles Russia's delay
/ IN announcing her peace plenipoten-
4 Jiaries has aroused a feeling of appre-
( hension. There is no lack of con-
/ tidenCe on the part OF the president In
/ Russia'S sincerity, but this delay in
/ the preliminary negotiations. II is re-
| allied. may have an exceedingly bad
EFFECT upon public opinion i'm Japan So
( far as an arniStice IS concerned. these
! negotiations must necessarily be post
! pOned until the plenipotentiaries have
{ been announced
/ The visit OF the French amba sSadOr
/ TO the White House yesterday and his
4 presence there again tonight at dinner
/ leads to the belief in official circles
! that the assistance Of France viii be
/ at the command of the president in
! expecting the negotiations in every
/ way possible. but there is no official
been sought at this time.
( Delay Not Understood.
In view of the fact that the nego-
/ tiations thus far have for the most
part been directly with the emperor.
. Count Lamsdorff having been con-
suited about details rather than Drin-
/ cipIes- members Of the diplomatic c0rDS
I are at a loss TO understand WY tho
/ illness Of the minister for foreign af-
/ fairs should block the selection Of
! pienipOtentiaries- The European am
( Dassadors and ministers at St. Peters
/ burg. as a result Of the feeling of af,x-
/ lety IN Washington tonight. are being
! put on the lookout for deveIonr7en+s
/ there which may explain the DELAY.
{ 4 European ambaSsa dor tonight sal
/ / beileVe that the announcement of
( the Russian pleuipUtentiaTies is only
f a question OF time and we must have
( patience. The feeling Of anxiety which
/ has been aroused within the. last
{ tWenty-fouT hours is due to the CON
! hdence with which the public has
awaited for more than week the an
! nouncement Of the peace pIenfpoten-
/ tiaries- The knowledge that japan is
{ prepared to make public her mission
I when Russia announces hers shows
/ that the hitch Is in st. Petersburg
. am hopeful, however, that the at
! mOsphere may be cleared within the
/ next few days by the announcement
/ Of the names Of RUssia's ENJOYS. If y
longer delay occurs, I, too. must share
I IN this apprehension"
Count Cassini today told the presi-
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