The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-16
MAKES AN URGENT APPEAL
PRESIDENT SENDS NOTE TO RUS
STA AND JAPAN.
Asks Both Nations, in Interest of HUI
mainly, to End the Ruin
Gus War.

Washington, June 10.-An identical
note, the text of which, by authority
of the president, was made public late
Friday night at the white house by
Secretary Loeb, has been forwarded to
the governments of Russia and Japan
by President Roosevelt. In the interest
of humanity the president urges the
warning nations to conclude peace. 1t
is suggested by the president that the
negotiations for peace be conducted
directly and exclusively between the
belligerent nations. The note indi-
Gates the presidents belief that an in
termediary may not be necessary to
effect conclusive negotiations, but like
wise expresses the presidents willing
ness to do all that he properly may do
to promote the preliminary arrange
ments for time and place for the
meeting of representatives of Russian
and Japanese governments. The text
of the note is as follows:
The Presidents Note.
THE president feels that the time has
come when, in the interest of all man
kind, he must endeavor to see if it is
not possible to bring to an end the ter
rible and lamentable conflict now being
waged. With both Russia and Japan the
United States has inherited ties of
friendship and goodwill. 1t hopes for
the prosperity and welfare of each, and
it feels that the progress of the world
is set back by the war between these
two great nations. The president ac-
cordingly urges the Russian and Jap
anese governments not emily for their
own sakes, but in the interest of the
whole civilized world, to open direct
negotiations for peace with one an
other. The president suggests that
these peace negotiations be conducted
directly and exclusively between the
belligerents. In other words, that there
may be meeting of Russian and Jap
anese plenipotentiaries or delegates
without any intermediary, in order to
see if it is not possible for these rep
resentatives of the two powers to
agree to terms of peace. The presi-
dent earnestly asks that the (Russian)
(Japanese) government do now agree
to such a meeting, and is asking the
(Japanese) (Russian) government like
wise to agree While the president
does not feel that any Intermediary
should be called in in respect to the
peace negotiations themselves, he is
entirely willing to do what he properly
can, if the two powers concerned feel
that his services will be of aid in ar
ranging the preliminaries as to the
time and place OF meeting. But If even
these preliminaries can be arranged
directly between the two powers, or in
any other way, the president will be
glad, as his sole purpose is to bring
about a meeting which the whole civil
lized world will pray may result in
peace"
The foregoing note was forwarded to
the Russian and Japanese governments
yesterday afternoon. 1t is rendered
especially significant by the fact that
it was prepared and sent only after as
surances had been received from Toxic
and st. Petersburg that such propo-
sition would be welcomed.
A formal reply to the note may not
be received for several days, but, as al
ready made clear, informal assurances
that it would be welcomed already are
at hand. In view of the significant
character of the document and of the
attitude toward it which both Russia
and Japan have assumed. it is regarded
in official and diplomatic circles as the
first firm and decisive step toward ulti-
mate peace.