Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-14
RESPONSE NOT SATISFACTORY.
II Conference IL HELD, Must be With
Dehoile Understanding that Effort
For Pcae. Ia Genuine,
TERMS MUST Be ACCEPTABLE.
Russian Press Assumes Rather
Bougbly and DIctatsrlal
Tone.

Washington, June H. -RussIas for.
mai response 10 President RooHoyelts
APPEAL 10 the FAR eastern holllgeron,s
Tor u cessation NJ hostliiIos has been
communicated to the Toxic govern.
ment by The president The note writ.
ten BY Count Lnmsdorff, By direction
Of Emperor Nicholas and handed by
the minister of foreign affairs 10 Am-
boHsador Mcycr NJ ~ Petersburg,
was placed In turn IN he hands ot
Minister lakahra by The president and
transmitted by Mr. rakahra TO Toxic,
Tho president is In hourly expectation
that rcsponso may be- received from
lhe Japanese government.
Doubt IN expressed In Important
quarters whether the Russian rcsponsc
~ satisfactory 10 Japan, The goy.
crnmont Of the island empire IN wary
Of lle big European antagonist and has
indicated lu intention of not sacrnc.
lng ils dearly bought Victories AZ arms
IN the conflict of diplomacy which now
IN being wagod Minister TakahIra IN
Inclined 10 look osknncc at that part
~ the RUSSIAN note which reads,
~ Tor an eventual meeting Of RUS
sian and Japanese plonlpolonliarles
charged with ascortalnng how FAR II
would be possible for the two powers 10
elaborate conditions of peace, the i'm.
pcllnl government would have no OBJ.
section i'm principle 90 such an attempt
If the japanese government expressed
u dosllo therefor"
Japan has Indicated plainly that "
lhoto N n conference between IT'S plcn-
ipotcntinrlos ana those OF Russia Il
must b. held with definite UNDER
standing that a sincere effort 10 reach
u permanent peace agreement II 10 be
made She IN willing 10 talk business
WIN Russian negotlalors empowered
To do likewise, but she does not pro.
pose 10 permit any unusual strings To
DO attached Ia the Russian conferences
strings which may DC pulled TO her
ultimate dlspdvanngc An American
Official expressed In q few words ia.
pans positions ~ Russia IL sincere
~ her desire for peace, peace can he
hrlangedi II not, Japan IN ready 10 90
on with the war"
No suggestion of serious hitch In
the peace negotiations IN made ~ this
moment such inquiries Rs are poas-
Die Ia make AT this writing have elicit.
ed assurances that the situation In ia
Nofhble for an Nmlcablo arrangement
OF the peace conference, The negotIa.
iions now have Ia do with tho seec-
ton ~ u location for the conference
nnd the number of plonipotcnllarcs.
These details may De adjusted salts.
f0ciorlly soon, although IL In pointed
ont that the negotiations may be pro.
longed Tor several days Assurance Ia
given M the White House that gs yoon
ue the arrangements shall have been
completed u formal announcement OF
their pulport VIII be published 10 The
world,
Confident thal the negotiations are
progressing ~ rapidly as can bc OK.
poricd, Baron Spcck Nun Stcrnburg,
the Gormuu Ambassador has decided To
80 10 Deer Park Md today and re-
main there for several days, The am.
bnssudoi believes that the selection OF
a place and ploulpotentiarlos while not
the only details set 90 be- decided are
among the most Important ana he does
not look for any serious hitch prior 20
the meeting NJ the plcuipotcntinrles
An lulorcslng Side light upon the
negotiations FOR peace ls the extreme
reserve evidenced by all having To do
win them, Sources ~ news which
hitherto have been unnlling are now
closed To the inqulrIng newspaper
mind some officials decline 10 answer
what appear 10 be the most innocent
inquiries If they relate IN the remotest
degree 10 the roacu negotiations, As
al instance Of the cluaking of all the
negotiations with secrecy a newspaper
man, noticing u carriage standing IN
front OF the White House, inquired OF
a subordinate II the Japanese minister
IA ~ All -.
Tho subordinate declined 10 answer,
explaining that be had received oyplic.
u orders not TO furnish 10 anybody IN.
formation bearing upon the peace sItns
nllon, Sutpootlng the Identity Of tho
caller, the newspaper man waited until
he emerged from the White House, n
was Minister rakOhltg, Even the ON.
clnls Of The government OCCUPYING
high positions, including cabinet ON.
GERS. who ordinarily exercise some In.
lll0llNc IN taking TO the newspaper
men whom they trust are az sealed
books regarding even the simplest
phnscs of the pending negotiations,
TONE OF RUSSIAN PRESS.
81 Petersburg June with tho
publication OF the governments com.
mOnloiuon ON the status Of tho pcacc
negotiations the newspapers are nllel
win a discussion " the situation, Tho
Russ which most nearly reflects the
vloWs Of the fOrolgn office, poIulp out
clearly that In consontlng to President
llOOsoVolta appeal for u conference oi
plcnlpotontiarlcs NJ tho two powers
Russia M no wise engaged herself ~
conclude prUro except on the condition
that the Japanese terms whom Uscer-
tanned prove mn acceptable basis, II
they are not ontcrtalnAblc Russia VIII
withdraw,
The Novoo NromyA declares that IN.
osmueh an Japan lupturod diplomatic
negotiations before the war II IN proper
that rhc should now dctno the ohi0,.
lions Tor which ahq drew the sword,
The paper adds
"Tho success Japan has obtained m.
suroB her strategic advantages aurpaes'
lng any she could have anticipated be
fore tho war shc ~ now mistress o
the pneiorn seas and Wll rcmuin 30 lol
many years ~ come but N her apne
ilto huH increased Unfortunately she
should remember that nusgio'H means
are not exhausted, other and even