The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-03
PEACE ENJOYS ARE CHOSEN.
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES MEN
NAMED BY ri SSIi AND JAPAN.
Murayien and ROsen for the Gar, X On,ura
and Takahira for the MikadO-WIl
Reach washington Early In August
Perhaps More PIenipOt entiaries Later.


Perhaps More Plenipotentiaries Later.
OYSTER BAY, July 1.-The preliminary
negotiations toward securing peace be-
tween Russia and Japan have been COM
pleted and to-day Secretary Loeb gave
out the following statement
The President announces that the Rus
sian and Japanese Governments have noti-
fed him that they have appointed the
penipotentiares to meet here as soon
after the list Of August as possible. The
two Russian plenipotentiaries are Ambas-
sador Muravieff. formerly Minister Of Jus
tice, and now Ambassador at Rome, and
Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese pleni-
potentiaries are Baron Komura. now Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, and Minister Taxa
hira. 1t is possible that each side may send
one or more additional representatives.
The Observation-Disclosures of both Russia and
Japan will be entrusted with full power
to negotiate and conclude treaty Of peace.
subject of course, to ratification by their
respective home Governments"
The plenipotentiaries are expected to
reach Washington about Aug. /. They will
bring their stats Of secretaries and clerks
with them, and will probably 60 into ses-
sion at once to organize the conference
and choose presiding officer. The place
for the conference during the hot weather
will also be selected. Newport, Bar Har-
Dor and Manchester-by-t the Sea have been
mentioned here az possible locations for
the meeting.
After the preliminary meeting in Wash
ington it is expected the ENJOYS will go to
New York and possibly come to Oyster
Bay to meet the President
WASHINGTON, July with the an
nouncement OF the appointment, of the
peace plenipotentaries, all the important
details preliminary to the conference in
Washington have been practically arranged
While the exact date Of the initial meeting
Of the conferees has not been fixed. it
has already been determined that it shall
take place between Aug. ndl0, and no
difficulty will he experienced in selecting
a day within that period. 1t Is understood
that both Japan and Russia are willing to
accept the Presidents suggestion to as
semble az soon as possible. and it is quite
probable that they will hold their first
session on Aug. /.
Baron Rosen, the new Ambassador OF
Russia to the United States who has been
named as one of the plenipotentiares, is
expected to reach this country this week,
and the present intention is that he and
MIR. Iakahira, the Japanese Minister to
the United States, who is also one of the
plenip otentiaries. will conclude the re-
manning necessary preliminary arrange
ments before the arrival of their colleagues
in Washington. One of the things which
they will determine will be the selection Of
"A place where the enipotentiaries shall
continue their sessions if the weather III
" n,hington prove too hot for comfort
The chances are that one of the summer
resorts along the coast of Cape Ann, Mass,
will be chosen.
The appointment Of Mr.. n. '. Murav ief,
the present Russian Ambassador to Italy,
was something OF n surprise, although his
name had been mentioned in connection
with the selection Of the plenipotentiaries.
He was substituted for NJ, NeridofI, the
Russian Ambassador at Paris. whose i'll
health made it advisable not to impose
upon him the onerous duties which he
would have been obliged to fulfil az the
representative of his government in the
peace conference.
Mr.. MuraviefT was formerly Prvy Co,In-
cllor. Secretary of State of the Gar, Minis
ter of Justice and Attorney General of
Russia. He is a member Of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration at The Hague, and as
such served as president Of the tribunal
which arbitrated the differences between
England, Germany and Italy on the one
hand. and Venezuela and the non blockad
ing nations on the other, over the question
whether n nation which used force to collect
debts from another nation was entitled
., al In, tha aff
over another claimant which did use force.
The decision of the tribunal was adverse
to Venezuela and the nom blockading ma
tons, and in rendering ii Nj. Muravief
made some remarks which We're not reIshed
in Washington and the capitals of some
other nations.
Referring evidently to the war between
Russia and Japan, which had been begun
exactly two weeks before the tribunals
decision was rendered he said that the
arbitration begun in times of peace ended
amid the sinister acts of war. which was
a terrible obstacle in the path of light and
progress and in spite of all good will. no
one was secure against an unexpected
hostile attack nation, he said, was
obliged to accept a war when the legitimate
defense of honor and liberty was involved
The Just Providence which ruled over
battles would distinguish between right and
unfounded pretensions, and at the end
of this war between a European and an
Asiatic people the right would shine out
afresh.
Mr.. MuraveT was charged privately
with having gone out Of his way to reflect
upon Japan, but no Government ever re.
sented his remarks for the reason that such
action might have been construed as an
expression of dissatisfaction with the de-
cision of the tribunal over which the Rus
sian diplomatist presided.