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Show IT IS JAPAN'S I NEXT MOVE I Russia Awaits Naming H She Place. I Can't Select Representative Until fleeting Place Is Indicated. . Wliile Armistice Has Not Been Formally For-mally Declared, It Is Said to Exist Practically. ST. PETERSBURG. June 10 Practically, Practi-cally, although not formally, an armistice can now be said to exist. Russia awaits Japan's notification of tho name of her plenipotentiary and the place of meeting, as upon the place will depend the appointment ap-pointment of Russia's representative. With the naming of the plenipotentiaries) a limited suspension of hostilities will bo formally declared. Moy Be No Formal Reply. From tho conversation of an official of the Foreign office tho Associated Press Is not certain whether Russia will send a formal reply to President Roosevelt's appeal, the Emperor's assurances to Embassador Em-bassador Meyer of his willingness to negotiate ne-gotiate being oVonv-.l sufficiently official. "Wo cannot select our plenipotentiary." tho official said, "until Japan has Indicated Indi-cated tho place for the negotiations. In order to avoid delay. If Washington Is selected se-lected Count Cassinl, or posslblv Bamu Rosen If he could arrive In time, may act for Russia. Depends on Japan's Terms. If Manchuria is selected Gen. Llnevltch may be the representative of Russia, but It does not necessarily follow that either of them would conduct the negotiations to the end. as the llrst question to bo de-tcrmlncd de-tcrmlncd Is whether a basis Is possible on tho Japanese terms. If they aro considered con-sidered to afford a basis for tho conclu-sion conclu-sion of peace a regular st of plenipotentiaries plenipo-tentiaries miy be appointed and the negotiations ne-gotiations may proceed in the customary wav." Official Is Not Sanrfuine. The official with whom the correspondent correspond-ent of tho Associated Press talked was by no means sangulno that Japan could offer of-fer an acceptable, basis for negotiations. |