The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-09
GEAR ISFOR PEACE His Reply to President RooseveIt's Note Re-
 ceiVed and is Not
 UnfavorabIe.
WILLING ID DISCUSS MATTER
GIVES AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
 4 CORDIAL RECEPTION.


 Expresses Warm Appreciation of the
 Friendly Words of NIT. Meyer, Speak,
 ing as the Personal Envoy of the
 President-NO offer of Mediation, But
 Friendly One of Good WilI-This
 Apparently Gratifying to the Elm
 peror-Zemstvos Speaks Plainly.
 Washington, June S.-The Emperor of Russia has at last been heard from here, and the result is not unfavorable to peace. In his recent audience with MT. Meyer the American ambassador, the emperor indicated willingness to take under adyisement the subject of peace, and expressed a warm appreci- ation of the friendly words of Mir. Meyer, speaking as the personal envoy of the president. The reception of Mir. Meyer was characterized by the great est cordiality and friendliness, and the ambassadors cablegram to the presi- dent giving a general account of the audience is of a distinctly hopeful tone. MT. Meyer did not bring to the St. Pe- terSburg government an offer of medi- ation. but a friendly offer of good will" as it was described by Count Cassini, which apparently was gratify- ing to the emperor. Further than this it is impossible to record the character of the cablegram. @ .-................ .t
 MT. Takahira, the Japanese minister, called by appointment at the White house this afternoon and spent half an hour with the president. He was still unable to give the president the slight est indication regarding Japan's peace terms, but it is believed he was ac- quainted in a general way with the hopeful tone of MT. Meyers dispatch, and with this as q lever the hope is ex- pressed here that the rnikado will meet the president half way in the earnest efforts he is making to assist in bring ing about an early peace.
 Earlier in the afternoon Baron Ka- neko, the Japanese financial adviser, was received by the president and dis cussed the whole situation for some time. Baron Kaneko tonight said that Japan had not received, directly or in directly, any request from Russia for a statement of peace terms. It was intimated that Japan would be loath to give any such statement until con- vinced that Russia was prepared to take up the question of peace with the intention of ending the war.
 Z o+o ;,, I,a of Sir Mnrtif1pTs Durand, the British ambassador, saw the president, and tonight Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German ann bassador, was at the White house for nearly an hour. None of the callers would discuss his visit, and it can be stated that, with the exception of the call of MT. Takahira, none of these vis- its was of great importance.
 It is not expected that the situation will change radically in the next day or two. Until some indication comes from Japan of her attitude in the light of the spirit shown by the czar the ne- gotiations can hardly be expected to progress. Meanwhile powerful though friendly influence is being brought to bear on Japan to be moderate in her demands. It has been pointed out that Japan and Russia must always be close neighbors, and that if Japan is unrea- sonable now in her great triumph she might again be involved in war with Russia What effect these representa- tions may have on the mikado is, of course, only eonjectural.
 Strong hopes were entertained here R., +t,o ni1,aInc that I london could be relied on for active assistance in counselling moderation to Japan. These hopes have not yet been real ized, although information has been re- ceived that Great Britain will welcome peace. It is still hoped, however, that some assistance from that quarter may vet be forthcoming. Berlin and Paris are both giving loyal assistance to the efforts initiated in Washington, and the result of Berlins activity is already being felt.
 Further instructions have been sent Ambassador Meyer at St. Petersburg, but their character is not known.
 Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa- dor, called at the French embassy to- day, where he had a long talk on the situation with Ambassador Jusserand. The Russian ambassador has not yet made an appointment with the presi- dent, and it is impossible to obtain any information regarding the cablegrams that have reached the embassy from St. Petersburg in the last twenty-four hours.
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