The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
RUSSIA AND JAPAN AGREE TO PACIFIC SUGGESTIONSSMADE
 BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

the imperial family all the ministers were present except M. Manukhim. minister of justice. General Dragomi- roff and Vice Admiral Doubason were there. straegtic experts or the army and navy.
 with Grand Dukes Vladimir and Al exander Michaelovitch as leaders, all the members of the imperial family ex- cept Nicholas Nicolaievovftch favored an attempt to conclude peace. Only General Sakharoff, Minister Of War; General Lobko from among the minis- ters, held out for the prosecution or the war. The former displayed a tele- gram from General Linevitch reporting the strategic position of the army as good and expressing not only conn., dence in his ability to defeat the enemy. but even to assume the offensive. Gen. eral Sakharoffs argument. however, was easily outweighed by the consid- eration presented by the other minis ters, especially as the emperor from the beginning manifested strong dis position to enud the struggle If honor able terms were procurable.
 There was a wide divergence Of opinion as to whether Japan would att tempt to impose impossible terms, but the concensus Of opinion was that Ja- pan is too wise to desire now to humble its gigantic neighbor and force condi- tions which would forever rankle in the heart of Russia and only make peace an armed truce till the Russian Empire could make further propost- tions. An enduring peace 1t was agreed was impossible if Japan tried to force upon Russia humiliating terms such as the surrender and disarmament of Vladivostok and the absolute limitation of Russia's naval strength in the Pa cific. The ground, therefore, was al- f<- kt... faf President Rcosevelt's message which was conveyed to the Emperor by Am bassador Meyer personally the follow ing day. and His Majesty accepted 1t cordially, especially as he has good req son to believe that the President had taken pains to disabuse His Majesty of any idea that tho United States was unfriendly to Russia or desired to see her destroyed as a power in the Pa eiic. A formal truce is expected to be proclaimed immediately when the place of meeting of the plenipoten- tiaries have been settled upon.
 The Associated Press hears on all sides nothing but. the highest commen- dalton of President Roosevelt and if 1t results in satisfactory adjustment or terms, it Is believed that this act is bound to have a tendency to restore the relations between the United States and Russia to something like the friendly basis,
 1t is understood that the emperor has agreed to receive the Moscow deiega- tion on Tuesday next if M. Petrunket- witch. who is personally obnoxious to his majesty. withdraws. M. Petrunket- yitch's activity over the zemstvo re- suited in his exile by Minister von Plehve. Since his return as president of the imperial agricultural society of EASseow. he has continued his crusade against the government circulating revolutionary addresses In the rural districts for which acts the imperial patronage was withdrawn from the so- ciety.
 The elevation of Gen. Trepoff which has revived "the third section with practically limitless power for the sup pression of political agitation, will be followed. It is followed by the abso- Iution of the post of governor general of Sf PetershurR