The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-17
TWO PEACE ENJOYS NAMED,
russia WILL SEND NELIDOFF;
JAPAN TO APPOINT FRO.
Entire Personnel Of Commission VIII Not
he known for a Week-First Meeting
About Sept. l-Japan's Demands VIII
Not he Meant to Humiiiate Russia.

WASHINGTON, June 1d.-During a brief
discussion at to-day's regular Cabinet
meeting Of the Presidents successful effort
to bring Russia and Japan together for
teace, it developed that there is little lkeli-
hood that the peace plenipotentiaries will
meet until about Sept. i, and If this should
prove to be the case all of their sessions
will probably be held in Washington. Sep
tember weather is frequently extremely
warm, but the nights are cool and it is
believed that the elderly men who will
make the treaty for the resumption OF rela-
lions between Russia and Japan will suffer
little discomfort if they spend that month
in this city.
Russia has given formal notice to this
Government that NJ. Nelidoff, the Cars
Ambassador at Paris, will be one of her
penpotentiarie and japan. it is certain.
will appoint Marquis Ito as the chief OF her
commission il the aged statesman's health
will permit. 1t is expected here that the
entire personnel of the joint commission will
not he announced or even determined for
another week, with the chances that the
selections will not be completed for fort
night The exchanges at this time have to
do mainly with fixing time for the assem-
also to be made as to the number Of the
Observation-Disclosures. There will be either
two or three, according to the present in
tention.
Germany, France and the United States
are still exerting their best endeavors to
persuade Japan not to insist upon peace
terms which will be too humiliating to
Russian pride and too disastrous to her
pecuniary resources. That Japan intends
to press for cash indemnity there appears
to he no doubt, and Russia, which has had
an inkling Of the character Of the Japanese
demands, is naturally greatly worried over
the prospect OF being obliged to pay money
to her enemy
While it Is limited that Japan thinks
she is entitled not only to the actual cost Of
prosecuting the war but to something ad-
ditional to enable her to meet interest pay
ments on the enormous war debt which she
has contracted, there is hopeful feeling
in Government and diplomatic circles here
that the moral suasion Of Germany. France
and the United States will be effective
in causing Japan to be moderate.
As was pointed out in a Washington
despatch sent to The Sun last night Japan
Is very anxious to retain the sympathy of
her friends in the family Of nations and to
create good impression among those gov
errments which have been regarded as
sympathizers with Russia. and for that
reason she is unlikely to go to extremes
which would cause her course to be criticized
in most or all the capitals of the neutral
Powers The Japanese are only. too we'll
aware OF the world wide gossip that their
4s,arvelons victory will give them the i'm
preston that they are the greatest people
on earth, and they have not been unmind-
fu Of the talk Of "the yellow peril"
I, is the pretty general opinion here that
in order to show that they re- able to bear
their honors modestly and not to assume
the attitude of bully or to give cause for
apprehension among the nations. they
will not attempt to how Russia's head
deeper in the dust by insisting upon con-
titons that will partake of punitive, and,
consequently, a humiliating character.
But that Japan will demand an indem nifty
that will be regarded by Russia as ex-
tremely large little doubt is held here.
lilion dollars has been named as the sum
she will ask, and there are indications that
the neutral Powers, with the exception of
England. are using persuasion to secure
promise from the Toxic Government
that its pecunia ry claim will not I've so heavy
{ that.
The Japanese Legation to-day made
pubic the text of the answer which its
Government sent to President Roosevelt's
,tn;ical note urging Russia and Japan
u arrange peace through direct negot!a-
I ons The Presdeni 5 note was tele-
rsaphcd from Washington on June and
the Japanese response bears date of June
10 1t was the original intention o. this
Government to give to the press the texts
o' the responses, but it was announced
after the Russian answer was at hand
that the notes were withheld from pubiica-
ton at the request OF both beligerents
After the Japanese note was made public
to-day application to the Russian Embassy
for the Russian note met with the response
that nothing was known there of any de-
ti-Ion 10 remove the seal of confidence from
it There is a general suspicion here that
tie action OF the japanese in giving to the
world the contents of their answer to the
Presidents proposal had for its purpose
TO compel Russia to do likewise with respect
to the answer Of that Government. The
Japanese, it Is known. were irritated over
the reported statement of the Rus sian
Minister for Foreign Affairs to diplomatic
representatives at st. Petersburg that the
version OF the Russian note given in the
nfc'al Gazette did not mean exactly what
/, said, Japan is naturally anxious to
compel Russia to publish the exact text Of
her answer, and it is supposed that the re-
moyal OF the seal Of confidence from the
japanese response was intended to smoke
out Russia, as it were.
The version OF the Russian note given in
the Official Gazette was presumably for home
consumption. Japan declares that Russia
fully agreed to the Presidents peace pro-
rosal and intends to insist that Russia is
now morally bound to enter into negotiations
In good faith with the earnest and honest
object OF ending the war.
The Japanese answer is brief and for NAL.
It's text follows;
The Imperial Government has given
n the suggestions OF the President OF the
United States embodied in the note handed
to the Minister OF Foreign Affairs by the
United States Minister on the 9th inst.
very serious consideration, to which, be-
cause OF its source and its importance. it
Is Justly entitled.
Desiring in the interest Of the world,