Arizona republican., 1905-06-13

ident Roosevclts proposition. 4 for
 nal response to his identical note of
 Thursday last was received from the Japanese government on Saturday. In-
 formal assurances of the acceptance of
 the presidents suggestion were re-
 ceiVed from the Russian government
 a little later, but the assurances from
 St. PetersburE were not of the sane
 definite character es had been re-
 ceived from Tokio. Early today. Am
 bassador Meyer, at St. Petersburg. in formed this government that Russia had accepted the presidents proposi-
 tion and would name representatives with plenary power to meet the pleni- potentiaries of Japan. While satis- factory, the response of Russia was not in the same definite form as that
 Of Japan. It had heen the expecta- tion of the president to publish to tho world the replies of the two govern ments to his identical notes, but under the circumstances this cannot be done
 A few hours subsequent to the re- ceipt of Ambassador Meyers cable gram, Count Cassini. the Russian am bassador. made an appointment to see the president at II o'clock today. The in the conference which followed, presented verbally Russias acceptance of the presidents proposi- tion for a conference to discuss terms of peace. He had been instructed by the St. Petersburg government to con- vey to the president the willingness of Emperor Nicholas to appoint plenipo- tentiaries 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 time as sufficient for negotiations Shortly afterward the official state ment quoted was made public.
 In addition to indicating acceptance by the Russian government of Presi- dent Roosevelt's, proposition, Count Cassini informed the president of Rus sia's desires as to the place of meeting of the pIenipotentiaries 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 publi- cation the details of his interview with President Roosevelt
 Minister Takahira had a conference with President Roosevelt at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The interview lasted thirty-five minutes. The minister, in response to inquiries after the confer ence. said that the situation was so delicate that he did not feel free to talk about it. IL can be said that the place If meeting of the plenipotentiaries of -he governments has not been finally settled. In the arrangement of this de tail and others of like importance, President Roosevelt is acting as an mt termediary between Russia and Ja- pan.
 Russia, through Ambassador Cassini, l las indicated her preferences for one ] place of the holding of the peace con- 1 terence, and Japan, through Minister has suggested another. It ! S known that neither Washington nor ' he battlefield of Manchuria was the | selection of either Russia or Japan. ! Further than that, information of a de- l mite nature was withheld. Official as l urance is given that at present the re- | ponse made by Japan to the presi- | lent's identical note will not be made ! public from Washington in precise orm inasmuch as the Russian reply is lot available in a similar form. Nego- iations between Washington and St. and between Washington nd Tokio are in progress and final ar angements for peace conference in Is essential details is likely to be a uestion of only few days. As soon s the arrangements are completed de- nitely an armistice will be agreed pon.