Eureka Reporter | 1905-06-16 | Page 2 | Russia and Japan Agree to Meeting

I 1 RUSSIA AND JAPAN AGREE TO MEETING belligerents have acceded to den roosevelt s peace proposition washington japans acceptance 0 the president a offer ol 01 good will hai reached the state department in cablegram from minister griscom russia a reply followed later from an authoritative official source it Is learned that it has been practical ly determined that the ot japan and russia for the de termination of peace terms will hold their sessions in washington inasmuch as the efforts which hav been successful in the bringing of the two belligerent governments into con tact were initiated by president roose and further that amicable rela alons exist between the united states and both russia and japan this city Is regarded as the log cal place tor the institution of th practical peace negotiations between the warring gov ern ments for orvit us reasons lon don it was pointed out would be out of the question and for simlar rea eons paris would not be considered objections to the holding of the con arence in berlin also have been mad vienna was suggested as a desirable place but under all the circumstances washington was deemed by both st I 1 petersburg and tokio to be the most adorable avo rable place for the holding of th peace conference