The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-13
For the President to Name Place
for Peace Negotiations.
MAY BE MANCHURIA.
Plenipotentiaries Prefer a Place
That Is Cool.
Washington Is Objectionable
for Climatic Reasons.

AN early announcement of the time and
place for the meeting of the Russian
and japanese peace plenipotentiaries is
expected to come from Washington as
a result of the exchanges between the
beligerents on that subject now pro-
ceeding there through Count Cassini
and NJ Takahira with President Roose-
Welt as the intermediary. In diplomatic
circles the report is current that Rus
sia, whose choice Of places continues to
be Paris, is ready to allow President
Roosevelt to decide that point in which
case there is reason to believe the presi-
1dent may name Manchuria.
Ambassador Bompard. who has re-
turned from Paris. was c1oseted with
Ambassador Meyer this morning. Count
Won AIvenslebee, the German ambassa-
dor. was also among the American am
bassador's callers.
Despite the rather pessimistic official
utterances of the foreign Office, the at
mosphere there is distinctly optimistic
and a European ambassador who saw
Foreign Minister Lamsdorn today de-
scribed the Russian minister as being
almost in a jubilant mood
An eminent diplomat In conversation
with the correspondent Of the Associa-
ted Press referring to the possibility Of
Russo-J apanese alliance succeeding
the war said that he considered a de-
fensive agreement is entirely unlikely.
He added:
IF Russia were still the big end Of
the combination as was the case when
she rejected against NJ. Witte's advice,
the alliance offered by the Marquis Ito,
compelling the emperor OF Japan to turn
to Great Britain, an offensive and de-
fensive alliance might be possible. But
considering the fact that the British
alliance has rendered it possible for
Japan to fight Russia for the establish
ment Of her position in the far east,
consider it out Of the question that
Japan viii bind herself in such a man
ner as might compel her to assist Rus
sia in the event the Russian emperor s
government later concluded to make an
attack on India. This is the more i'm
proha bic 1naSmuch as Great Britain is
anxious not only to renew but to
strengthen her alliance with Japan"
Business BoOms on Bourse.
ST. Petersburg, June 13.-The belief
that peace viii be arranged continues to
be reflected on the bOurse where today
business fairly doomed, fours rising ~
points to 81.
Roosevelt Has Russia's Reply.
Washington, June 13.=It was an
nOunced today that the formal reply
of the Russian government to Prssi-
dent RoOsevelts idendcal note Of last
Thursday is in the hands of the Amer
lean government. The response was
handed to Ambassador Meyer at St.
Petersburg by Count Lamsdorff and
transmitted by the ambassador to
President Roosevelt. 1t is in perfect
cOnsOnance with the oral assurances
given the president yesterday by Count
Cassiui. the Russian ambassador here.
1t had been intended by the president
TO make public the replies of both
Russia and Japan to his appeal for a
cessation Of hOstiIities in the far east
but a decision has been reached not to
publish them at this time This de-
termination was arrived at at the sug-
gestiOn of both belligerents that the
publication Of the responses at this
junctuTe might not be desirable. Of
fetal assurance is given. however, that
the informal statements of the con-
tents OF the replies are not only &C
curate but practically complete as to
the information contained in them.
Russian Bonds Advance.
Paris, June 13.-The bourse which en-
5oyed a holiday yesterday today had the
first opportunity to express Its senti-
ments on the peace preliminaries initiat-
ed by President Roosevelt Russians
were unusually strong. advancing to the
highest point In many months Finan-
ciers took an optimistic view of the sue
cess of the peace movement but the
Morocco question caused uneasiness and
in a certain measure checked the ad-
vance Russian imperial fours were
quoted at 5000 and Russian bonds of
1904 a sos.
Comes Before the Cabinet.
Washington, June 13.-Neither of the
formal responses Of Russia. and Japan
contain suggestions as to the place of
meeting OF the peace conference nor the
names OF the plenipOtentiaries They
are mere approvsls, in diplomatic form,
Of the proposition Of President Roose-
Welt
Following the important conferences
of yesterday and last night there was a
1ull In the negotiations today The dis
cussiOn OF the time and place of meet
ing OF the peace conference is proceed
ing between the representa- tives of Rus
sia and Japan at this capital and their
home governments. These subjects
were taken up with Count Cassini and
Minister Takahira yesterday by the
pre- sident but neither the amba ASA dor
nor the minister was empowered at that
time to speak definitely for his govern
ment.
It is known that Ambassador Cassini
tentatively suggested one place and
Minister Takahira another. It is in
timated officially today that Paris was
the choice of the Russian government
and London Of the Japanese. 1t can be
said that neither government expected
that its choice would be ratified by the
other. AS heretofore indicated both
Paris and London present objections
which it Is regarded in diplomatic cir
eies, practically eliminate them from
serious consideration w ere II not Ihat
the conference Is to be held in mid
summer, Washington almost certainly
would be selected, as both Russia and
Japan regard this capital with favor,
not only on account Of the admirable
facilities it Affords but for the strong
additional reason that the conference is
to be arranged through the efforts of
President Roosevelt
II was ascertained today that, in the
exchanges between the Russian embas-
81 and the japanese legation with their