The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-16
No Meeting Until August.

weeks.
No Meeting Until August.
At the earliest, the peace gathering in
washington cannot take place until the
middle of August. The most probab bic
date is said TO be the 1st of September.
III postponed until that time 1t might
not be neceSsar~- for the ENJOYS to
transfer the scene of their deliberations
from washington to a New England
summer resort.
Should it be possible for them to
weather. the procedure will - to or
sEanize here and then adjourn to a cooler
place. This will be either Newport.
Bar Harbor, or Manchester by the Sea-
Fully two weeks Is expected to elapse
before St. Petersburg and Tokyo have
fully decided all the preliminary de-
tails. 1t will then take the ENJOYS a
will be considerable diplomatic ex-
changes over the form of the protocol
or the armistce.
them a large number Of documents to
be used for reference during the la
borious work of drawing the treaty.
THE collection of these papers may be
another eaSOn for causing some slight
delay in the arrival of the Russian and
Japanese ENJOYS
The arrival of the Russo japanese
s plenipotentfaries in this country will
doubtless be preceded b. number Of
advance agents, who will look out for
arraHgelaents for the accommodation OF
their chiefs. A week or more will prob
ably elapse after the commissioners
reach Washington before the first for
mai meeting IS held.
1t Is believed if the weather Is warm
that little business will be transacted
here beyond exchanging credentials and
deciding upon a method for conducting
the deliberations
Many Social Functions.
The coming of the statesmen of Rus
STA and Japan to Washington will, of
course. mean that the United States
will show them every courtesy.
President Roosevelt, who will proba-
bly, be at Oyster Bay at the time the
first conference takes place, will return
to Washington and will officially receive
the envoys, assuring them hospitable
stay here.
There will be a number of social func-
tons, chief among which will be a state
dinner at the White House. The Rus
sian ambassador and the Japanse min
:. fl honor OF their respective plenipoten-
tiaries- Having been well dined and
wined, and having laid the ground work
for their negotiations, the commission
ers will then proceed, if they SO decide,
and as has. been provided, ito some
summer resort in the North" where
they viii get down to serious business.
A squadron of warships Will take the
commissioners 70 their new meeting
place, If they go to a summer resort.
They viii probably embark at Annapo-
that can accommodate war vessels Of q
size comparable with the dignity Of
such an Important body.
Having consumed q couple OF months in
arriving at an agreement on all points
at issue. granted there will be no hitch,
the commissioners will return to Wash
tngton, where they will formally attach
their signatures to the historic docu-
ment.
It will be necessary for them to obtain
the approval of their respective govern
ments to each item of the treaty as they
proceed, just as in the case OF the
treaty of Paris between Spain and the
United States.
Before departing from Washington on
their return home the plenipotentiaries
VIII again be entertained at the White
House and by the Russian embassy and
the Japanese legation.
The number Of peace ENJOYS to be
appointed by Japan and Russia Is still
the subject of negotiations between the
two powers. The chances favor two or
: three, but II may be decided TO appoint
five. In case the larger number is de-
terrnined upon the commissions will, 1t
Is expected, include representatives OF
the armies and navies OF the two coun-
tries in order that technical military
questions, which are bound to arise in
passed upon by the experts.
Probable Enjoys.
1t Is practically certain that Japan will
name as her ENJOYS the Marquis Ito,
president of the privy council and an
able statesman; Baron Komura, minis
eE &C foreign affairs, and, If a third
member Is chosen, Marshal Yamagata,
chief of the general staff.
On the Russian side the names Of NJ.
Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador at
Paris, and Baron Rosen. the new Rus
: san ambassador 60 Washington, arc
: mentioned. Definite announcement OF the
personnel of the two commissions is
expected within the next day or two.
II Is presumed that Marquis Ito, as
the head Of the Japanese peace commits
sion, will preside over the conferences.
r. The distinguished negotiators will be
accompanied by a large force of attaches,
legal advisers, interpreters, stenogra-
pliers. and clerks. The point is not yet
definitely determined. but it is thought
that either English or French VIII be
sadopted as the official language OF the
conferences.
In this connection 1t is recalled that