The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-13
FORMALLY ACCEPTS
 PRESIDENTS OFFER
COUNT CASSINI BRINGS CHARS
 ASSURANCES TO THE WHITE HOUSE.


 washington to This Effect-The
 Place of Meeting Now Under Discus
 sion-Important Conferences in the
 Blue ROom-Russia's Attitude Not at
 First as Definite as Japan's.
 Washington, June 12.-Oficial assur- ances that the presidents efforts to bring Russia and Japan together to dis cuss peace will be crowned with success was brought to the White house to-day by Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa- dor, who called by appointment and in the name of Emperor Nicholas formally accepted the presidents offer of good Will.'' ..,.
 The following official statement re- garding the conference was issued at the White house:
 Ambassador Cassini has called to ex- press the Russian government assent to the presidents proposition, and to state that they would appoint plenipo- tentiaries to meet the plenipotentiaries of Japan to discuss the question of peace. The place of meeting is at pres ent being discussed"
 During the past two weeks the pres ident.s efforts have been directed to- ward bringing the belligerents into anicable contact on the basis of a mu- tual agreement to consider terms of peace. This he accomplished finally to-day. It remains now for the bellig- f4. ,oIn tiaries and agree upon a time and place for them to meet to discuss terms and to negotiate a treaty of peace. These details are now under consideration with bright prospect that such minor differences as may exist will be re- solved within a few days.
 The conference of supreme import ance were held to-day in Washington. The Blue room of the White house was Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa- dor, and Kogoro Takahira, the Japan csc minister were the principal confer ees. President Roosevelt now has un- eduiyocal assurances from both Russia and Japan of the acceptance of his proposition that they enter on negotia- tions for peace. The president is like wise assured of the absolute sincerity of both governments in acceding to his suggestion.
 Japan was the first of the two powers to indicate it's acceptance of President Roosevelt's proposition. The formal re- sponse to his identical note of Thursday last was received from the Japanese government Saturday. Informal assur- ances of acceptance of the president s suggestion were received from the Russian government a little later, but the assurances from St, Petersburg were enot of the same definite character as had been received from Tokio. Early to-day Ambassador Meyer at St. Pet ersburg, informed this government that Russia had accepted the president s proposition and would name represen- tatives with plenary powers to meet p1enipotentiaries of Japan. While sat- isfactory, the response of Russia was not in the same definite form as that of Japan. It had been the expectation of the president to publish to the world the replies of the two governments to his identical note but under the cir cumstances this could not be done.
 A few hours subsequent to the re- ceipt of Ambassador Meyers cablegram Count Cassirli, the Russian ambassa- dor, made an appointment to see Pres- ident Roosevelt at il o'clock to-day. The president received him in the Blue room of the White house. The am-
 
 lowed, presented verbally Russia's &C., ceptance of the presidents proposition for a conference to discuss peace terms. He had been instructed by the the St. Petersburg government to convey to the president the willingness of Elm peror Nicholas to appoint plenipotentia- ries to meet like representatives of the emperor of Japan to negotiate a treaty of peace. While the response of the Russian government was not reduced to writing.' it was regarded for the tine as sufficient for the negotiations Shortly afterward the official state- ment quoted was made public.
 In addition to indicating the accept ance by the Russian government of President Roosevelt's proposition Count Cassini informed the president of Rus- sia's desires as to the place of meet ing of the plenipotentiaries and named those who probably would be delegated to represent the Russian emperor. At the conclusion of the conference Count Cassini declined to discuss for publica- tion the details of his interview with President Roosevelt.
 Minister Takahira had a conference with President Roosevelt at o'clock this afternoon. The interview lasted thirty-five minutes and like that of Count Cassini was held in the Blue room of the White house. After the conference Minister Takahira walked over to the executive offices and had a brief talk with Secretary Loeb. The minister, in response to inquiries, said that the situation was so delicate that he did not feel free to talk about it. He expressed the opinion that the sit uation would be resolved satisfactorily in due time, but declined to indicate, even in a general way, the contents of the Japanese response to the president S identical note, saying that such infor- nation should come only from thee president.
 It can be said that the place of the meeting of the plenipotentiaries of the two governments has not been finally
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