Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-08
SEVERAL POWERS BEHIND HIM.
n, Believes Bsllisereus Should be
Allowed to Settle Actual Terms
without Outside Interference
TRYING TO LEARN IAPAN'S TERMS
Count LamsdorG nas Initiated over
lures 10 Ascertain What
They Arc,

noosevelt, striving with oScellen, pros.
Poets Of success TO end the bloody war,
|, now the central figure OF the worlds
stage. one Of the main obstacles, II
seems, viii be- overcome a, once, Both
Russia and Japan have agreed to ae'
repl his good offices for the arrange
mtnt OF tho prolmInNriea. The bclli'
scrtnts nre expected TO be able 10 az.
rhngc the peace terms direct, The
president IA believed to share with En-.
peror Wlllam the view that the bclll'
sertnts should be allowed 20 settle the
actual terms without outside interfor'
encc Evidence also exists that prcsi-
dent Roosevelt has secured the support
Of several continental powers, ana that
nj The proper tine they win appear nt
his back, Exactly what IL Wanspiring
nj Washington "a being carefully
guarded, The diplomats here aio eth
greatly nj sea- not being able to do
more than venture q shrewd guess and
nd1lge In speculation. The interest
with which the moves on the Washing.
ton chess board are being followed IN
evidenced by tho manner IN which tho
embosso dors and ministers who learned
N Ambassador Meyers audience OF
Emperor Nicholas yesterday fockod 10
the American embassy today IN search
NJ information, liut the situation
seems 10 be 40 delicate that the ambas.
'ador " compelled 10 display the most
complete reserve, II Japan proves mod.
crate IN her demands, peace seems AZ
last 10 he close ahead, An armlstlce
probably wll be the first evidence the
world win have that the two poNols
have agreed to shake hands
no LEARN JApAN's TERMS
Parts, juno SIT il definitely known
that tho Russian foreign minister Count
Inmadorn, seconded by NJ, Wilto pres.
ldenl NJ the committee Of ministers,
has initiated oyoriuroa through the
Russian representatives abroad 70 learn
lonan't disposition and terms OF peace,
These oyortliros, II IL said here, began
three days ago and worc the basis Of
the decidedly more hopeful Wow which
The onlclnle began 10 have, Al the same
time II was then and attn " rccop'
niged that Count Lamedorf and NJ,
Wlttc represent tho peace element ana
II IL not vet clear how far the moyc-
mcnt Ia shared by the emperor How
ever, Count Iamsdorn's position gives
the oNeriurea the force ~ coming from
responsible quarters, whereas the pre-
yious movements lacked of1cial origin
TINS clears the way for converse ions
between of,cinls aud diplomats here
and nj other capitals which are now
actively going on These necessarily
ore clrculloua, owing ~ lluesin.s M
ability 10 approach japan directly, NJ,
NclIdof tho Russian Ambassador here
has Nhondy conyorsod with the French
authorities, who are fuzzy aware ~ the
desires Of Count Lamsdorff and NJ,
Wiltc,
The change Of the forcien office port.
folio from N Delcneso 10 Premier RoU'
Nltr win lend strong aid toward bring.
INK the parties together This II like
~ Ia occur both through the Japanese
authorities here and Indirectly with
london M an Intermediary of Japan
Irilleh aud American influences Nro
chiefly relied an 10 move Japan now
that Count Lanadorff and NJ, Wlt,o
have made the preliminary approaches,
The sentiment here II strongly against
over 0ptlmsilpn, as II IA said that
serious obstacles remain, one OF the
chef nmonR them IN the omperora fall
,to personally 10 approve Count Lnms.
DORIS initiative which leaves doubt
nr TO whether the movement has tho
silent ncquesconco Of the emperor,
Diplomats here hold the yolw that To-
Mo would prefer % continue the war
until NladIyostok " taken and all the
territory up 10 Lake Baikal N under
Japanese control Tho diplomats also
believe that Toxic win hesitate TO lay
down ierma until n " clear that EN-
roror Nicholas II Wiling to treat fol-
peace,
PRESIDENT AND EMpERons
VIEWS ALIKE,
Berlin, June s,--Tho interview Baron
Npeck Won Stcrnberg the German ann
hassador al Washlnpto ton, has had viii
President Roosevelt and the cable cor'
iespondonce between the Ambassador
and the foreign Office here resulted N
mo president and emperor finding tina
lhcy had identical Views on the sub
jrct Of peace and were nearly " tn
same. opinion M 10 the method o
dfhwlng Russia and Japan into nego
il0uons The Joint view appeared I,
10 that others, including France ans
Urea, Britain, ought 10 be lott out be
onuso TO be sure OF community o.
views among all would be n slow nnC
cumbersome business ana would I'm
press Russia M taking on tho charac
Yer OF outside pressure, THIS II pre-
,nelS what, no the Associated Press II
informed President Roosevelt and En-
noror William wish to avoid. The,
wanted the emperor Of Russia 10 taxi
we Initiative and sought only that h,
should avail himself OF the American
md German payepnnannta M inaiIu
mcnfs for making the nrat step towar,
peace, The Russian government wa
INFORMED through Count Cnsslnl N,
tnsslnn Ambassador nj Washington
through Count Alvcnslehen, the Ger
man ambassador nj 81, Petersburg
,hroneh Mr.. Meyer, the American am
nArbndor Al ~. Petersburg, and throual
'ount Won Oston. Saokon. the RUSSIAN
fnbnNnhdor nj perlln, Of whit IN