The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-25
ALMOST CERTAIN WAR WILL
END IN SIX WEEKS.
RUSSIAN iNlAIlN
The Cxar VIII Ask for Peace OF Ja-
pan.-Enormous Losses Of Russians
Made Pubtic.-WiI, Prosecute Cor
,ky.-rhe~ Fleet Returning.

| St HeteTSDuTS, MAI 20 hc lSpoA
ted change regarding the Emperor's
attitude concerning the advisability
of making pacific proposal to ia
pan is fully confirmed, and in very
high quarters peace within six weeks
is regarded as certain. The positive
ness with which this is affirmed would
indicate that the government is al
ready in possession of information
as to the Japanese terms, which indi-
cate a basis to which the Russians
can agree.
In this connection Importance is
being attached to the visit OF M. De
Iswolski, the Russian minister at Co
penhagen and Baron Rosen, the form
er Russian minister to Japan to NJ.
Bompard, the French ambassador 10
Russia, on Tuesday. Parties to this
conference refused to admit that any.
significance is attached to it. In the
mean time the foreign office is silent.
Russian Steps Toward Peace. +.
Paris, Mar 25.-It lis said in quar-,
formation that Russian steps toward
peace have already taken tentative
form at a private conference held
recently at one of the small capitals
of northern Europe. The purpose of
this conference apears to have been
20 bring together the personages rep
resenuing both sides. neither having
credentials to discuss formal terms
of peace. but to informally examine
what each side expects and what ten
tative basis seemed possible. The ma
ture of this exchange does not war
rant it's oeing considered definite
peace movement. but il is understood
to have given each side opportunity
to judge the view of the other. and
it has clearly shown a Russian dispo-
sition toward peace.
No Desire to Continue the War.
Washil ton D. c., Mar. 25.-When
a dispatcb from st. Petersburg regar-
ding peace was shown today to the
diplomat on whose authority the As
nounce, rom Washington that the
Russis II npreror knew the general
| terms o. fhich Japan would conclude
peace, I said: THE source of my
original / formation on this subject
was a n one, but it is gratifying
to rece this confirmation. The Eu
ropean ,wers. notable France, have
| for some time been endeavoring TO
| find out on what terms Japan would
accept peace. These have been ascer-
tanned in a general way and commu-
nicated to- St. Petersburg The reas-
ons for Japan's reticence regarding
the opening Nf peace negotiations are
not due. SO far as can learn. to
desire 70 continue the war. but be-
cause the Japanese government wish
| es to be certain that Russi1 is pro-
ceeding to peace negotiations in
good faith, and not playing for time
as she did nj the negotiations prior
to the beginning of the war
st. Petersburg Mar. 25.-Stung by
the wholesale criticism lately heap
ed upon the war ONCE for its unpre-
paredness and incapacity in provid-
ling the. Manchurian army with men
and munitions, the army organ today
lays bare What has been done since
/ the opening of hostilities. giving the
exact figulres From this it appears
that up to March IL the war ONCE
has dispatched laAs7 officers. 7s1.-
4s7 men. z f4s.3es horses. 1.521 guns.
and 3l6.32i tons OF munitions and
supplies to the frcut. declaring that
ithe transportation strained the Sibe-
frian railroad 10 It's utmost
n The army organ admits that the
i army in the tar east when the war
ic,,aned 5as hardly worth the name.