The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-28
PEACE MOVEMENT
NOT IN SIGHT
Effort For Mediation Would
Not Succeed.
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SACRIFICES MADE BY laps
RUSSIAN OFFICERS AT PORT Ar
THUR HILARIOUS.
SACRIFICES MADE BY laps

RARIS. Aug. 21--The French govern
ment is not aware of any present
movement Cor mediation in the
war. This statement. coming from the
highest quarters. was made in response
to Inquiries regarding renewed reports
Of peace movements. The fact is that
France is ready and anxious to sfer
mediation whenever there is the slight
est chance that it viii he acceptable
OF effective hut Foreign Minister Del
casse and other officials here regret
fully feel that 10 such effort can sue
coed It the present time. However. n q
strong official opinion is growing hat
Franco. Great Britain ard the U1it2d
states should PUT their shoulders to-
Scther to avert the Increasing danger
of Japan's victory being 50 great tEac
she may become the dominant power
liz the far east.
A leading official said:
Japan is making terrible sacrifices
of men and money with the prospect
Of securing an overwhelming VIctcry-
This sacrifice is 50 great ana the VIC
tory so espondingiy great that =
threatens TO give Japan prepOndsrant
position III the far east such as no
one anticipated when the War began
Therefore the war 10 longer solely csn-
countries having interests in the Tar
east, particularly Great Britain. France
and the United States. who should to-
Eethsr adopt means to stop the war
before either party secures such an
evershadowing victory as TO mako her
incontestably master OF the FAR east
Want Us to Notice.
The foregoing statement was made
in the highest French quarters in ire
earnest hcTe that IL would attract the
seriuUs consideration of American pub
lie men and officials
4 private letter just received from
one of the American military attaches
at Liao Yang gives a graphic descrip-
ton Of the situation ana scenes at the
Russian headquarters. The American
officers accompanied regiment Of Rus
sian infantry engaged in svoiuticns
south of that town It was a ver1tabse
mud march, the soldiers sinking above
their knees. The troops showed great
hardness and endurance, though their
shoulder packs We're heavier than the
American officers had ever seen They.
were so heavy that the soldiers would
probably lose their packs during 2
tight. The rifles, Of the models Of 1889,
impressed the American attaches Is
being exceptionally powerful weapons.
on returning to Lao Yang the Rus
SIAN 1tA1llaE ArtfttA+ al - tfAaFAAr
entertained the American officers Gen
eral Alexief, who is gruff old soldier,
5oeulariN remarked tllat--isa, EEss- tna old
10 begin making friends Of Americans
Russians Were Hilarious.
The Russian officers showed m de-
preston over the war reVerseS They
were even hilarious and exchanged
toasts expressing the friendly feeliugs
OF Russia for the United States. and
finally demanded that the American Of
ficers execute d Cakewalk. This was
done so successfully that the Russians
secured a blanket and tossed the cake
walkers uD in the air despite the fact
that they were in full dress. This was
cited as evidence of the gay spirits pre-
railing. Captain Judson enc of the
American attaches, mas been slightly
/ iadisDOsed owing TO the prevailing sum
mer complaint az Lao Yang. but he
Is well now, having been attended at
the Presbyterian hospital within the
town compound.
An official from st. Petersburg says
the speech of Premier Balfour in Lon
don Thursday 10 the deputation from
the chamber of commerce created an
excellent impression at the Russian
court. as II was considered - removing
the possibilities Of an Anglo Russian
crisis over the stopping Of neutral
steamers.
The report that japanese warships
seized a French steamer leaving Port
Arthur is moi confirmed here. The for
eign office viii not treat the seizure Sc
riOusly even Il the report is confirmed.
There is no indication that France viii
follow the course of Great Britain in
making strong representations against
such seizures. Owing to the presence
IF japanese and Russian ships at
T-.~-
French naval commander 20 keep his
squadron there This is a precaution
against possible complications at
Shanghai.