The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-30
ROOSEVELT TAXES UP
 MOVEMENT FOR PEACE
LONG CONFERENCE WITH JAP
 ANESE MINISTER LAST NIGHT,

True to His Promise to Do All in His Power to Bring Belligerents Into Di- rect NegOtiatiOns-Russian Ambassa- dor Still Talks War-TaIk of Peace
 He Declares is Still Premature.
 Washington. May 29.-Quick to real ize the far reaching effect of Admiral Rojestyenskys disastrous defeat in the Korean straits and in keeping with his promise announced long time ago to do all in his power to bring the bel ligerents in the Far East to direct ne- gotiations, at the proper time, Presi- dent Roosevelt tonight received by special appointment MT. Takahira, the Japanese minister and a conference followed for the greater part of the evening.
 Mir. Takahira called at the White house shortly after o'clock this even ing and was immediately received. Earlier in the day the minister had called and left for the president the re- port of the battle later given out at the legation. Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador, who is just back from London, where he was received by the king May IS, will lunch with the president Wednesday, when the whole situation will be thoroughly discussed.
 Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa- dor, said tonight that he expected to Il. H. s- over, and Baro nSternberg, the German ambassador, who was early at the Rus sian embassy to-day, where he remain ed for some time in conference with the ambassador, is constantly In touch with the president, where, through his intimate acquaintance with Mir. Roose- welt, he is at liberty to call at any time. The German ambassador is observing 8 discreet silence but is thoroughly posted on both the Russian and Japan csc point of view as represented here all assistance possible.
 | The result of the conference at the White House tonight could not be ob- tained at late hour, but it is under stood the minister assured the presi- dent that he had received official ad- vices of the overwhelming character of the Japanese victory.
 At the Russian embassy tonight Count Cassini while naturally greatly depressed at the loss of life, expressed belief that when fuller details came in it would be found that Admiral Rojest- vensky had saved part of his squad +t,,+ ar st, te had been accomplished not without in flicting great damage on the opposing fleet,
 'The talk Of peace is premature" the ambassador declared. "If the vic tory be as stupendous as the Japanese would have the world believe, the neu- tral powers can scarcely wish for Japan to be allowed. to remain without a taste of defeat. Much as I should welcome an end of the war for some reasons, my beliefis thatthe effect of Rojestvensky's defeat will be the indefinite prolonga- tion of the war. Russia must fight on, perhaps for years, but until the tables are turned" ~ ..-.
 At the Japanese legation Minister Takahira had carrier in the day express ed his keen satisfaction at the victory of Admiral Togo. T cannot discuss the effects of this battle," he>said until the final reports are received; until we know Rojestvensky's fate. Ask Russia, not Japan, if the hour of peace has ar- rived. Our fleet is still pursuing the enemy. It is to Russia, not Japan, that the initiative toward peace is to be looked for"