The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
General Belief is That Peace
 Mil be Assured
TRIUMPH FOR UNITED STATES i
Temps Points Out, However, That the Task of the Negotators Is Heavy. Indemnity Principle Must
 De Accepted.

Paris, June 11.-President Rcosevelfs success in opening q way for peace nego- tiations between Russia and Japan is the absorbing theme here. and France has l forgotten her own troubles with Germany over Morocco to join in enthusiastic ap- froval of the American initiative Por- traits of President Roosevelt, Ambassador Meyer. Minister Takahira and Afnbassa- dor Cassini appear in all the journals, 1 with pictures of the White House as the scene of the historic origin of the peace movement.
 Without exception comment on Presi- cent Rooseyelts action is favorable, with the expression of slight sense of dis appointment that France, as the ally of Russia, has not taken a more prominent Iart in effecting the preliminaries Baron Rosen. the new Russian ambas- sador to the United States. who arrived here last night on his way to Washington. end whose name is mentioned as the probable Russian plenipotentiary. was seen today by the Associated Press, and said;
 Rosen Has Not Heard.
 'l have arranged to sail for the United States June 2s with my family. In the meantime 1 am renewing acquaintances here.
 T observe in the press the use of my name the probable peace plenipoten- tiary, but that wholly without my au- thority or knowledge"
 Beyond this Baron Rosen would not discuss the question of peace or war or l the part he might take in the negoua- lions. The departure of the ambassador from St. Petersburg appears to have been before Russia reached final deter- imitation to accept the American proposi- ton. Should he be delegated to act as plenpotentiary 1t will be a month before he arrives at Washington.
 Baron D I1stournelles de Constant, for ner president of the parliamentary group In the chamber of deputies, ravoring in- ternational arbitration. gave the Associa- ted Press an authorized interview in which he severely criticizes the action of the European powers and applauds Presi- | dent Roosevelts initiative. The baron had just received letter from Premier Rouvier, politely declining to take ths initiative for peace. The baron said:
 Given Europe an Example. l hesitating Europe a wholesome example. | All Europe ardently desired peace yet l allowed the war to go on without com pretending what immense service 1t could render the belllgerents in taking the in- itiative for peace, which neither of them would be the first to take.
 President Roosevelt already has given four such striking lessons to Europe first. in having brought before the arbi- | tration tribunal at The Hague, the ques- tion between Mexico and the United l States over the Plus fund claims while Europe was scofing at the peace court | which 1t had created; second. in obliging 1 Europe to settle paclfcaly the Venezu- | elan affair; third in proposing q second peace conference at The Hague to com l plete the work of the first; and fourth. | in now intervening to put to an end the | hecatombs in the far east.
 l United States Has Gained.
 "The conclusion of this is plain. All 1 that the European governments have 1 morally lost through their timidty, the 1 government of the United States has gained. IL Is another good example for l Europe of America's energy in safe 1 guarding the most sacred rights of hu- l manity. May American enterprise con- 1 tinue to stimulate Europe. breaking our | old traditions of inertia and egotism. It 1 Is from the west that the world today | is receiving light Now that President Roosevelt has taken the necessary initia- | tive 1t is certain to be sincerely second- 1 ed by all the governments of Europe" | The Temps tonight says:
 "It might have been thought that France could have played the great role which has fallen to the United States but circumstances otherwise decided. France can, however, rejoice in the suc- cess of her sister republic which Is due to President Roosevelts spirit and readi- ness of decision."
 Heavy Task for Negotiators.
 The paper points out the heavy task coming before the negotators. The ques- tion of indemnity it says is only one of amount as the principle of indemnity must be accepted. The coming peace. the Temps adds, instead of being mere provisional liquidation with humiliating restrictions imposed by Japan, should be a loyal reconciliation of the two coun- tres which would become guarantee of permanent peace in the far east"
 dispatch from St. ePtersburg to the Eclair gives detailed conditions of both sides the Japanese conditions number Ing eleven and the Russian ten. They are about as former conditions namely: indemnity of $650O00.O00, Japanese pro- tectorate over Manchuria and Corea, the cession of Port Arthur and part of the ns-Manchurian railroad to Japan for feture of warships, the withdrawal of Russian warships from the far east for a period of twenty-five years and the occupation of Vladivostolx until these con ditions are fulfilled The Russian condi- tions according to the dispatch, reject Inc question of indemnity and gives oua1ified arceptance of the others.