The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
ARoUsEs RESENTMENT.
Russia Annoyed BY Foreign Talk of
Peace

St Petersburg, Jan. f. 2:a0 a. m.-The
Iioou OF telegrams from abroad bring
tS t 49,, oL peacS arouses only resentment
3 II! oIIlclalS circles here. and even many
liberals who are urgently pressirr- the
scFtI nIneht Tor reforms. aroused by the
NLeduIuL story or herotSm and suffering
or the Port Arthur garrison. declare ern7
pnaIlcdtN against any Cessation of hos
lntles until RuSsia's honor is vindfcrad
by a victory in Manchuria Equal re-
OF General StoesseI for biovTiup M, a.
SHIPS IN the harbOr and destroying the
town Of Port Arthur when he coJId no
longer defend them
Accounts received from Port Art1,,r
refugees Of the straits To which The ear-
rison was reduced before IL surrendered
10y some explosives were left where
with the ships and some houses were
DESTROYED DC il- but the ammunition of many
OF the forts was absolutely exhausted
Some had not fired "A shot for two
lays The men had been living
on rice Tor month and many were sur
1ering from scurvy. Even the effective
soldiers were nearly all wounded ana
dropped asleep amid the Japanese bor-1-
bardment beside their own useless e,jns
one nidshipman who has passed through
matuTely aged man.
Admiration here for the heroic defense
Is mingled with wonder how General
Stoessel continued to hide the true con-
oiuon from the world
Emperor Nicholas has already granted
icerS be allowed TO give their parole
GRIEF IS GENERAL.
IN Russia, for the moment. the people
seem 70 have forgotten all their differ
ences in the common grief The reyo-
lutionists who had intended to mark
the event with demonstrations. evidently
found the moment inopportune and no
disturbance is reported anywhere in Rus
STA today. Nevertheless. that the revo-
lutionistS intend 10 make every use OF
the fan Of the fortress later is not
doubted.
The governments position is a difficult
one It has enemies ready to take adj
vantage of whatever course II adopts
ana peace under present conditions would
probably compromise the dynasty more
than the determination to continue the
war to the bitter end.
Car VIII Arrive Today.
The emperor will arrive here TODAY.
and a council of his advisers will likely
be held Immediately. Much as the stu
the war party seems stu completely in
the ascendant. and the indications are
mat the emperor's advisers are practical
" unanimous that Ruseia's prestige.
abroad and the security Of the DYNASTY
at home make IL impossible for Russia
10 accept humiliating peace dictated by
Japan as the conqueror- Still. there is
every evidence that Japan would proffer
moderate terms. and 70 is possible an of
Ter OF generous terms would make a
good impression and pave the way for
tne recepIion OF proposals in concili-
While the, general impression is that
peace at this stage is impossible there
always is the possibility in autocratic
governments that the unesrecfed NAV
happen The suggestion that President
Roosevelt would be willing to tender the
good offices Of the American government
Ira case Russia intimated that II would
be acceptable. has aroused a most friend
u feeling: but from official sources the
Associated Press Is informed that Rus
STA can give no such intimatiou and viii
continue to refuse anything except di-
rect proposals from Japan.