Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-14
JAPAN WILL WELCOME
oversures Of Peace From Russia. Pro
v'ded They are Sincere.

w ashi12ton, March l3-Whcn IN.
ear calls his war council tonorro,,
| n" Will b" able to inform them thaf
japan VII welcome pr ace on 1eason-
ah't terms AMI will promptly name h.r
c'hdtInns provided she receives tri1.t-
worthy assurances that they Mil /.
seriously considered
IRIS The Enlo'r roy has learned from
friendly chan2"lieri s la E,urope. as
wen as the general t-rms accrutabIt.
=" japan. These. il is said. include tn.
letent'"n by Japan e Port Arthur. A
JdpAli"Se prot"ctoratc Over Crrca. ana
| on Indemnity.
IRON 4 high Official Tie Associated
Press hears that Russia has recalled
her second Pacific squa non.
ct dttach" Of 4 Russian embassy il
f-ufol;' : quoted as expressing the b.
l.ol lhat il ur"oatl:ins recent defeat
~ l"f'" ftusSll to ask ion peace
fih Ky, THESE were reports current in
IN" dp!''inatic corps today and as 4
| if"d-' 81 ms important information
'l'i 'i;i Washington believes tonight
mat Russia and japan are ON The
verge of pa-'r',. If i he true that tn
'0"'oiit farlii" squadron las b, tn r.
calico even th' most optimistic Of
'GsSit friends adm; that this is j
strong Indication tnat Oy3.ma's mieh. !,
blow ia: been made for pe;tc4.
count ta#siNi, IN" RUSSIAN anibassa-
dor, is the notable excer ton in III,
%rour"f foreign ENJOYS here.
"iioWe%"r. generous The terms which
J'pin might off l." the ambassador
, said, tonight, "I.us,ian prestige is not
lr"H% them. That is ,iic thing for
which Tie wa" Will b. fought to the
"i'd. Victory fur The Russian arms will
None max" FOR ..aac.. If not at Til,
! Pass. then Il Hardin Russia will as
s"lnhle another army mighter than BE-
f"rc ana With that army she will set
re the issue. 1t may be Six months. a
E"ar or perhaps two years. Time VIII
be Il" considerations
AT the JapanrSa legation il is doclar-
Cd that st. Petersburg ANA not Toxic
| is the capital from which the wnr;,I
| may stop for pcaca proposals. Mr.
Iakahira. tn" Japanese minister. sand
today. in The most cnri:atic banner
| that japan had not directly proposed
| peace. He did not d ny that neutral
| powers through their eIvoyS from
time TO time had sounded Japan as 10
| but those. shA said. necessarily chars-
| ed With the progress Of hCStilitits the
| intimati"n being thu, Russia coul,l
| have obtained bette terms aftp~ tho
| fall Of Port Arthur than after the cap
| ture Of Mukdrn.
If the JapLn"S" government were as
"urcd that pe1"e proposals. would he
| considered by russia there is authori-
| u tor the statement that 5apan would
i"spcnd Immediately. But she will in
| Sist that thcst assurances shall be Of
the most pnsitiy" chpract Japan's
! experience in lnc negotiations preced-
| ing the var it is said. Will make her
| Xcrcdincly cautious in tie future 81 )
| i'll insist that such assurances shall
en-" from IL" Russian government
and not from this or that party, OF this
| or that friend cf the Itmrt rur.
! Officials her" expect that by tomnr-
i"W 81. Pet 'rr'fI'@ will have fully
| vrmErrh"nled the .Xt"nt of Oyamas
| vi"tur&- and then viii make known its
! :. '!'ieiol. regarding n. continuance Of
! H. Nar in Inc :;irt. Of Mukdrn's fail.