The Washington times., 1905-08-26
RUSSIA'S REPLY FORMS
BASIS FOR A PARLEY

advisers, they do not consider that he
understands the position better than or
so we'll as the persons more directly in
terested. The Russian friend whom
have often quoted says:
Your President IS a most excellent
man, full of high qualities and Of 2
high intelligence, but his inpartialify
is a subjective iTupartiality; he believes
himself impartial he means 20 be i'm
partial, but be sees things wholly from
his own point of view. lie sees Russia
in that way. He cannot understand why
Russia should not do what he wants
her TO do, knowing thar ne INTENDS 20
consider her welfare as well as Japan S
All you Americans are like that.
When l dissented he went on:
Accomplished But Little.
Wei, at any rate we do not think
your President has done much by his
intervention, or not yet It is not nee
essary to consider that alleged tele-
gram Of Lamsdorff, but had it been
genuine it would not have changed the
situation. No point Of agreement has
yet peen reached. 1t remains ques-
ton of money.
His majesty, it is well known, has
refused his assent to the Japanese pro
posals touching Sakhalin and indemnity.
He has not been conciiiated Dy the at
tempt 20 unite the two Your Presi-
dent, If ne We're in any degree respon-
SIDfG Tor Ilaf junction. mas itOl IIeSttiiLF-fs
an acceptable solution 1t ts perhaps
the fault of Russia that she IS so gen
orally misunderstood III America, but'
whoever be at fault, misunderstood she
Is"
asked whether it were true. as
stated. that Japan was ready TO reduce
the sum He said: I'VE know nothing
of it, No proposition Of reduction or
of any kind has been made to US since
the original offer for the repurchase OF
Sakhalin. We have, of course, no means
Of knowing whether any viii be.
1 quoted to him private telegram
received at Portsmouth from St. Peters
bury saying the real reason Of the
Cars refusal is because he and his ad-
visers wish the war TO go on He said;
Are Warlike People.
1T ought not to be put in that way.
They do not wish war for its own sake.
But we are a warliBe people. We are
military empire. We have our future
to think of. our place in Asia. our place
in Europe. His majesty thinks Of these
things His people would regard the
suggested compromise as paving tribute
to Japan; so would the people of asia
ITO every proposal which did not in
volye the dinlinution Of her prestige IN
Asia or the authority of her government
over her own people Russia has said
yes. To all others she says no, and wHl
continue to sag no.
All this. be It remembered, from q
man who prefers peace, who was OPP
posed to the war who would be opposed
10 its continuation If peace with honor
In his judgment could be made even now.
Concerning the Presidents alleged in
tervention at Tokyo he said;
You cannot expect us to know any
thing about that. But If he expects 10
persuade Japan to reduce her demand
TO any figure we would look a he has
his work cut out for him " And his last
words were: 81 do not expect peace"
On the one point of the peace chances
the japanese and Russians are agreed
I have quoted q Russian authority.
can quote an equally high Japanese au-
tnority:
The outlook is about as bad as ii
| could possibly be.