The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
WANTS NO INTERFERENCE.
RUSSIA AGAIN WARNS POWERS
TO KEEP HANDS OFF.
Said to Have Rejected Alleged Sug-
gestions by Japan Looking
r.. Toward Peace.

d Washington, Nov. 11.-Emphattcally,
but with all courtesy, Russia. through
her ambassadors abroad. has several
times informed the neutral powers that
she will brook no mediation at this time
in her war with Japan. 1t can be an
nounced that Russia expects her wishes
win be respected by all the powers to
which she has communicated her views.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador,
said: 81 can announce that have very
good reason to believe that my govern
ment's emphatic opposition to any med
iation at this time will be respected and
observed by all neutral powers"
London, Nov. u.-Japan unoficially
has made representations to Russia
looking to peace. This action has result
ed in failure and such representations,
even privately, are not likely to be re-
peated by Japan. Although the sugges-
ton Of a pacific settlement was made I'M
officially, it actually had behind it all the
weight of an offer by the japanese gov
eminent. 1t was made direct to Russia.
No power acted as an intermediary.
The proposition was put forward tenta-
lively and unofficially so that the Jap
anese government would be in position
to deny any report that it was suing for
peace.
London, Nov. 1.-THE dispatch from
Washington confirming the statement
made in these dispatches that Japan had
indicated her willingness to entertain
peace suggestions from President Roose-
welt or King Edward created much in
terest here. Baron Hayashi, the Japan
csc minister, said Friday:
after the fall of Port Arthur Japan
would, I believe, be ready to treat for
peace on no higher essential basis than
that Russia should svacuate Manchuria,
Japan also agreeing to similar evacua-
ton. The two great difficulties in the
way Of any suggestion of peace are, first,
the apparent opposition of Emperor
Nicholas present advisers to settle
ment Of any kind; second, the preserva-
ton Of Russian prestige. When a ma
tons prestige, if not gone, is severely
impaired. it is a difficult matter, even
with the best of intentions, to preserve
it"
It is learned that Queen Alexandra
has been in constant communication
with the dowager empress of Russia and
Emperor Nicholas himself during the
last few days. This is interpreted here
as a hopeful sign and as possibly likely
to lead, though not in the immediate
future, to the establishment of some
modus vivendi whereby steps looking
to arbitration might be initiated without
offense to Russia
Mukden, Nov. 1.-THE positions of the
armies on both sides remain little
changed, though there is continual skir-
mishing going on with the object of Sc
curing minor positions tending to
strengthen the respective lines of de-
tense. The Russian scouts are very dar-
ing in secretly accommodating the whole
of the Japanese lines, some even creeping
up to the japanese trenches and lying
concealed there all day and returning at
night The Japanese have constructed
In many places double and even triple
lines Of trenches, wire entanglements,
mines and pits. A Cossack patrol on
November 10 penetrated as far as Sandi-
apu, where they inflicted blow against
a large force Of Japanese, and then re-
turned rapidly to the Russian main line
without loss. A patrol also got in the
rear Of two Japanese companies moving
to attack Russian position. The Cos
sacks defeated the Japanese and returned
safely to the Russian lines.