Eureka Reporter | 1905-06-23 | Page 2 | Washington is Choice of Both

washington IS CHOICE OF BOTH washington america g national capital has been selected as the seat of negotiations between the tent lanes of russia and japan for a treaty of peace the choice of wash ington as the location of the peace conference marks another forward step in the negotiations toward ultimate peace in the movement instituted by president roosevelt official announcement of the tion of washington was made by sec detary loeb at the white house at 1 23 p m thursday it was in type written form and read as follows when the two governments were enable to agree upon either chefko or paris the president suggested the hague but both governments have now requested that washington be chosen as the place of meeting and the president has accordingly formally notified both governments that wash ington will be so selected this statement was supplemented shortly afterward by a semi official an no that after meeting and organizing the plenipotentiaries of the two governments it should be found to tie uncomfortably hot in washing ton may adjourn the meeting to some summer resort in the north and there continue their sittings until such time as the weather in washington shall be more comfortable