Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-15
URGES PEACE ON
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
Roosevelt Has Sent Identical
Note to Both the
Powers.
ASKS THEM TO END THE WAR
Makes Plea in the interests of HUI.
maniN - Expresses Willingness to
Do All in His Power to Promote
Preliminary Arrangements for Peace


Preliminary Arrangements for Peace
st. Petersburg, June 10.-A coun-
ell of ministers presided over by the
emperor in person was held at
Tsarskoe Selo yesterday afternoon
to discuss the situation in regard to
the present developments. His maj
estys brother and Duke Michaelo-
witch arrived here from Berlin and Is
believed to be the bearer of mes
sage from Emperor William advising
the conclusion of peace,
st, Petersburg. June lU.-The mu-
nicipallty OF st. Petersburg has de-
cided to give its adhesion to the adj
dress to Emperor Nicholas adopted
by the All.Russian congress at Mos
COW, and has appointed number or
members to join the deputation from
the Moscow congress which win pre-.
sent the address to the emperor
Washington, ID. c.. June l0.--An
Identical note, the text of which, by
authority of tie president, was made
public late last night at the White
house by Secretary Loeb, has been
forwarded TO the governments OF
Russia and Japan by President Roose-
welt. In the interest of humanity the
president urges the warning nations
TO conclude peace. II is suggested by
the president that the negotiations
for peace be conducted directly and
exclusively" between the beligerent
nations. The note indicates the
presidents belief that an intermcdi-
airy may not be necessarily To effect
negotiations, but likewise expresses
the presidents willingness to do all
that he properly may do 10 promote
the preliminary arrangements for a
time and place for the meeting OF the
representatives of Russian and Japan
ese governments.
The note was forwarded TO the Rus.
sian and Japanese governments yes.
terday afternoon. II is rendered es-
pecially significant by the fact that
it was prepared and sent only after
assurances had been received from
Toxic and st. Petersburg that such
a proposition would be welcomed.
ST. Petersburg, June 10.--The gov.
eminent is plainly preparing the pub
lie for the announcement that the
emperor has decided to conclude peace
and that negotiations have begun by
permitting the publication OF all the
foreign dispatches bearing on the sub.
ject. The newspaper and the Russian
public, however, have until now only
had suspicion that important moves
were going on behind the scenes.
In well-informed circles II Is be-
lieved that Japan already has In
structed Field Marshal Oyama to stay
his hand pending the result of the
present tentative negotiations and
that General Linevitch also has been
confidentially advised Of the situation.
Nevertheless. the irreconcilable
remnants of the war party are be.
iieved to be urging the Russian com
mander-in-chief to assume the often.
sive in the hope Of achieving a vic
tory and thus change the emperor's
present disposition in ia "or Of the
conclusion of hostilitles. IL sdch an
intrigue Is in progress II has no
chance of success. IL can be assumed
that there will no further bloodshed
in Manchuria until the belligerants
have decided whether II Is now pos
sible to agree on peace terms. The
government in the present emergen-
cy Is acting with great wisdom. II
is preparing to time the proclamation
of a national assembly with the an.
nouncement that peace negotiations
have begun. The committee Of min
listers is hurrying through its exam
ination of the Bouligin rescrlpt com.
missions project for the GosuGarst-
vennaia Duma, Imperial Duma"
scheme, already outlined in these dis.
patches, its consideration having com.
menced Thursday and continued yes
terday. Already no alterations are
being made to the text, and the AS
ISOLATED Press learns from a promi-
nent Russian statesman conversant
with the situation that the review OF
the Bouligin commissions project Is
purely formal as manifesto promul-
eating law giving the Russian peo-
pie voice In legislation Is already
drafted. The informant of the Asso-
ciated Press claims 10 have seen tie
original and he expects the law to be
proclaimed early next week.
Evidence aecumulates that Presi-
dent Roosevelts efforts in behalf OF
peace have been supported by practi-
cally every European power by the
transmission through their represen.
tatives Of their respective govern
ments that the time has arrived for
the warning countries to conclude
peace.