Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-21
STICE SHOULD
Now BE DECLARED
Engagement Between Armies
Would Upset Plans.
alIaHr BREAK NEGOTIATIONS

Pyssldent Roosevelt Pays No Attention
To His Critics in MISUNDERSTANDING
WAITS Conference To be Held.
There Other News.
Washington. June 20.--While the
progress of the preliminary nesotia-
slons for peace between the Far East
srn bslligerents Is necessarily allow,
tnad At this stage Of the proceedings
It Is known that President Roosevelt
hopes they practically may be conclud'
ed before he shall go to Oyster Bay
Cor the summer. His desire to facil-
itate in every way possible, the ne
eotiations induced him TO reconsider
his original plan to go to Oyster Bay
4hls week.
After his visit to Worcester and VII.
Jamestown, Mass, where he will go to
attend the commencement exercises Of
Clark university and Williams college.
he win return to Washington, arriv
ing here next Friday morning. II Is
expected that II nothing unforeseen
SHALL have occurred in the meantime,
some definite announcement Of the
status Of the negotiations may be
made soon after his return.
There 10 a possibility, even, that the
selection of the plenipOtentiaries Of
both Russia and Japan may be an.
nounced before the president leaves
tomorrow nisht for Massachusetts.
A anal ascision asFfSs tke Seat Of
che conference having been reached by
che presirdent In common with the po'
iltical world il awaiting action Of the
6elligerent nations as 70 their peace
ENJOYS. With that part OF the pro-
gram the president naturally has
nothlng 70 do. When the selections
have been made the names Of the en-.
iroys Of the respective governments
will be communicated to the president
By him they will be communicated to
the governments In interest and for
naliy announced to the world.
Il is the hope here that the arrange
ments for the conference may proceed
with such facility ~ to avert q gener'
al engagement In Manchuria between
the forces OF Generals LlneVIteh and
oyama. The preeipItatio Of a great
battle at the present stage OF the peace
negotiations would be regarded here
IS q most unfortunate error Of judg.
nant--an err which might lmperIl
aeriusly the negotiations for the con
ference. Indeed. II is bclievedthat In
some quarters that whatever might be
the result Of such q conflict, Il would
arouse such bitterness that the nego-
tiations the status Of which IL nov so
favorable would collapse
II can be said President Roosevelt Is
giving no heed 20 Irritating personal
references 10 him which have appeared
IN a part Of the Russian press. His
conduct Of the peace negotiations
thus far has been 81 nearly directly a.
posslble with the emperors OF the bel
ilgerent powers and the arrangements
eoneluded represent their personal
vieus as veil a. = own.
The reference to the presideHt By
a. important 81 PetcrSbuFE newspaper
IS broker" Is regarded befe al
moss unhappy al'hough Il - knOwn inI
wnahsnri0h thai q does not Teaees me
tnentiments OF the Sc PcferabuTg GOV.
erment such oombments seress. hos
artr. 30 accentua'e the desire o. thtl
nrcasaeni and % the powers generally
16 avert. n possible another seTioas
enrnesment on ihs Manchurisn baltic
.s lest TIE sonei.iatOry Efforts here
nnss may b rcnsered fruii'
~ &c u,tsranees q ne Rps
eaetse. - they NAY D.
poser sof the gar paFiy -