PEACE PROPOSALS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8241, 13 June 1905, Page 2

PEACE PROPOSALS.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S OFFER

RECEIVED.

RUSSIA ANXIOUSLY AWAITS CONDITIONS.

[press association.] • (Received June 12, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. * ranee consistently- supports President Roosevelt s efforts, and has urged the Russians .to accept, the proposal. The Kaiser has urged similarly. Japan and -Russia have accepted President Roosevelt's proposal with expressions of gratification at his offer of goodwill. Count Lamsdorff, has verbally commuru cated to Mr Meyer, American Ambassador at bt. Petersburg, Russia's consent to meet the Japanese epreseritatives. It is explained inofficial quarters in bL Petersburg that Russia has for some time past been anxious to know the Japanese conditions, providing she did not require to take the initiative, or to appear to initiate negotiations. . It is also declared that' whatever meeting is now arranged will be for the purpose of communicating the Japanoeoterms winch will be referred to the Russian Government, and if they ore found to constitute a. proper basis for negotiations, plenipotentiaries will be appointed. - (Received June 13, 0.29 a.m.) LONDON, June I£. A significant Japanese reply to President Roosevelt repeats the language of bis proposal, and oxpresses readiness . to appoint plenipotentiaries for the purpose of discussing tlio terms of peace directly and exclusively with Russia, adding a stipulation for peace on terms fully guaranteeing Us stability.

A RUSSIAN VIEW.

(Recohed June 13, 1.12 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. Advices from Tokio state that general opinion is distrustful of Russia's sincerity. Tho situation is considered favorable to Russia, inasmuch as the war is confined to the territory of a neutral Power, aud Russian dominions are intact.

Field-Marshal Oyanui reports further progress, of tho Japanese in Manchuria. Tho Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent reports that General Liuevitch is in a hopele3s position, and virtually surrounded.

JAPANESE NOT TOO SANGUINE.

(Received June 12, 11.46 p.ni.) • LONDON, June 12; * Japanese newspapers are firm and cautious, and insist on some guarantee for tlie protection of Japanese interests before, an armistice is agreed to. They warn the public against a too sanguine expectation of peace, and predict that if negotiations fail tho struggle will he v protracted one.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S CHANCE.

(Received June 13, 0.29 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. The Times' St. Petersburg correspondent states that after a certain Russian statesman's abortive attempt- to 6top the war after tho battle of Mukden, President Roosevelt decided at the first opportunity to take the initiative for peace, and 1 sounded Great Britain, France, and Germany. The tatter's consent was readily given; France and Great Britain, as allies of the belligerents, were precluded from taking a prominent part. Tresideat Roosevelt's opportunity came after the Baltic of Tsushima. ~Mr Meyer, byvirtuo of clause 3 of tho Hague Convention, submitted informally to the Czar President Roosovelt's friendly couscl to negotiate for peace. The Crair thero and then agreed to meet Mr Roosevelt's wishes-

THE BRITISH ATTITUDE.

(Received June 13: 7.24 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. - It' is expected at St. Petersburg that the German and French ambassadors will psay-a considerable part in the,.negotiations, but tho British ambassador, during impending stages, will adopt an' expectant attitude, and intervene if Japanese interests are imperilled.

JAPAN PROFOUNDLY DISTRUSTFUL.

LONDON, June 12. The Times' New York correspondent says Japanjs profoundly-distrustful of tlio Continental Powers. ShcJs aware that Germany «ud France, lliough desiring peace, are far likelier to*' consider Russian interests tlian hers. She would havo been content had President Roosevelt actalone, but feels his success at St. Petersburg in that case would have been problematical. —

RUSSIA STILL MOBILISING.

(Received June 13, 5.32 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, June 12. Though -all Russia evidently longs for peace the war "party, headed by tho Grand Duko Nikolas, is still powerful and mobilisation proceeds without interruption. A competent observer at St. Petersburg is hopeful though not confident of peace. - LONDON, June 12. lhc Times says that if Russia really belioves tlio acceptance of President Roose--velt|s suggestions mereCy means Russia's willingness to receive Japanese proposals there is not -much hope of a fruitful- re-f-sult.. Peace is impossible while Russia" iiffocts to treat a victorious enemy as an inferior.