The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-08
Report That Gar at Last
May Sue
PRESIDENTS PEACE PLAN
News From Washington and Paris
Indicates Near End OF
the War.

WASHINGTON. june \ Diplomatic
Washington ls aroused io po.ut 81
/ expectancy uncuualrd since the lucep.
ton OF the war Ia the far east by the
news from 81 Petersburg of ihe ears
wish % know Japan's peace terms.
This interest was heightened hy "a call
which Mr. Takahira the japanese MINI
lister. made nt the White House by APP
po.ntmcnt last night lie called short.
Is after y o'clock and Immediately
went into conference with the presi.
dent when the minister left be de-
clincd 10 answer any questions about
bis call.
The cabling Of message 10 the Rus.
sian ambassador az Washington aud
Paris that Russia wished 10 know ia
pans peace terms was Immediately
communicated TO the diplomats most
interested
Tho efforts that President Roosevelt
has been making TO bring the belliger-
cnis together has entered on a distinct
is new phase. Foreign Minister Inms-
dora had an audience Of the emperor
upon the subject. Of Ambassador Cas-
SIMS peace communication. and Am
hassndnr Never called upon Count
I.amsdorff at the chanccllcry aud re-
maincd with the foreign minister FOR
some time
Whether this visit was upon the IN
vitatlon of Count Lamsdorff' or az the
request % the ambassador cannot dch
nitcly be stated. but there Is reason 20
believe that the visit was I'm obedience
10 instructions from Washington. con
veying personal communication from
Tire president TO the emperor rendering
his good offices.
The result was that Mr.. Meyer went
20 Tsarskoe Selo in full uniform and
was received in special audience by
the emperor.
Upon his return 10 ST. Petersburg
Mr. Meyer FASTENED 10 the embassy.
whence he sent long cipher dispatch
20 Washington.
Half an hour later he was closeted
with Sir Charles Hardlngc, the British
ambassador
The present situation is extremely
delicate and the greatest reticence Is
observed
In transmitting faithful report OF
what occurred at the White House be-
tween himself and President Roosevelt.
Count Cassini emphasized the sympa-
thetlc ana friendly frankncSs with
which the president. speaking informal
ly and personally, expressed his strong
desire for peace. 1t is generally realiz-
cd here that the Importance Of such a
report can scarcely be overcstlmdted.
To all Of his callers the Russian am
bassador, while admitting that the
moment was full of possibilities had
40 news to impart. and this applied TO
his closest friends among his diplo-
matte confrerees Personally he was
greatly worried by cablegram from
Paris telling Of the illness of his daugh
ter. the Countess Cassini, who is suf
fering with scarletina.
The sudden retirement of the French
foreign minister. NJ Delcasse, who
was regarded as not only one of the
strongest supporters of the dual al
lance. but as one of the stanchest
friends of Russia, was a great blow to
Russia and rendered President Roose
velt's friendly tender particularly OPP
perfume. Besides, it is known, as set
forth in these dispatches, that the en-
peror has been strongly advised if he
decided to open peace negotiations to
do so through President Roosevelt.
A Vienna dispatch says that the Rus
sian government has informed its dip
lomatic representatives abroad, includ-
ing Count Cassini, the ambassador at
Washington, that the time for Russia
to conclude peace has not yet come
and that when it does arrive Russia
will open peace negotiations with ia
pan Independent of foreign interven-
ton.