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Show M. TAKAHIRA AT CAPITAL Japanese Minister Has an Interview With President Presi-dent Roosevelt. WASHINGTON. June 21 Mr. Takahlra. the Japanese Minister', returned to Wash Irigton yesterday from a visit of sov-cral sov-cral days in New England and called at the White House later, where he was if-celved by the President and remained fir three-quarters of an hour. The Minister would have nothing to my about his conference or about the t-ituatlon at this time, beyond remarking tliat Vsome matters must be settled first." The fact that the Minister could give no PSFuranoes regarding an armistice I prior to the convening of the peace conference Unds to confirm the belief in official circles cir-cles here that little headway has been n.ade by the I"resident In this direction. " I'p to a late hour this afternoon -the Russian reply to -the Prfsident's suggestion sugges-tion regarding an armistice had not been received, and until this reply is received the result of this phase of the negotiations negotia-tions cannot be known. In view of the f&ct that the President has thus far addressed ad-dressed himself simultaneously to both belligerent powers, there is a disposition to believe that Mr. Takahlra may have brought to th White Horse tonight an eypresslon of Japan's views upon an armistice In response to the President's well-known hope that a clash would not precede the conference. 3t has .ill along been understood that J.iOP.n would bo unwilling to grant a?i ermlstlce at this time unless thorotigh.lv assured that Russia wits reriously desirous desir-ous of pea?e. Whether such assurances have been forthcoming 15 not kwiwn. |