The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-14
PAPERS DEN:ANDPEACG
Some Of the Jonrnais t. a;ace
Plain Expressions
JUSTICE FOR JAPAN.
One Popular Pablicatsos Says thao
the Russian Nanchuri0n AdvaNb
ture Is q CalonIal OFeaD
and Hear Uestens

and Rear Destens
| st. Petersburg, March 1s-Anao,sRce.
ment has been made IN the name ol
the government that in the face % this
| overwhelming disaster suffered by Cen
| era1 Kuropatkin a fresh army win Ne
raised and the war proceed. and the
| naughty attitude assumed by Japan
| may, after all. be simply spnsrlng Cor
| position which Is to preclude peace. ~
| Gar as the public here Is coac ,fnea
peace Is the only thing talked Of the
sentiment being that II diplomacy ran
| now bring the warning powers into ne
gotiations peace will follow. Many
diplomatists believe the terms accept
able to both will only be possible on r
basis not of ordinary peace. but more
In the form OF an alliance which win
distinctly define and guarantee the po-
sitions OF the respective powers in the
far east in the future. It Is certain,
however, that Russia as yet has made
no move. Here confusion still reigns in
higher circles and the emperor has not
yet decided that he must yield. New
ertheless, the peace party has been
greatly strengthnd and Is now taking
tn position that to attempt to continue
the war would only court additional
complications and dangers at home,
with the chances Of success for Rus
sian arms on the field Of battle too re-
mote to be worthy OF consideration. But
some of the emperor's advisers Insist
that the government Is irrevocabiy
committed to war and It would be hard
er to stop than to 60 on. and that II the
war iss indefinitely prolonged the imam
cial resources Of Japan are sure to be
exhausted before Russia's, while Rus
sta's prestige abroad would be irrepara-
bly, gone II she now bends the knee.
The situation Is not dissimilars to that
which prevailed at the end OF the Grim
can war when Nicholas I. took a usd-
den decision to conclude peace on the
best terms obtainable.
The effect on the internal situation in
either alternative would probably gov-
ern the final decision. The practical
difnenlty Is not only In getting new
army to the front, but In actually mo-
bilistng, II Ii fully appreciated, even at
the war Office, where many officers re-
iuctantly declare II is Idle to hope for
Victory under the present c.rcum-
stances. Another general mobilization
might set the country IN flames. At
home the elements which are trying
To fierce the emperor's hands would en-
ploy either horn of the dilemma he se-
lected. whether peace or continuation
Of the war. to press for granting con-
1titution. They declare the government |
II now In a corner, from which there |
II no escape without the support or the |
people. There is reason to believe that |
some OF the emperor's advisers share |
his opinion and are again advocating [
the bold stroke Of summoning verti- /
BILE constituent assembly, appealing to
the patriotism OF the people and allow
ing them to decide the question OF peace
~ war. Such a move. they argue. would I
eonfound Japan IL the decision was war,
md II peace, II would relieve the gov
Arnment Of the responsibility and insure
at home. or course ii Is
realized this would inevitably mean a
shange In the form OF government to
/ constitutional monarchy.
The newspapers. with the exception
u the Novoe Vremya and few others
shose voice has always been for war,
peak out straight for peace at almost
my price, declaring that ALI hopes OF
,ictory are now buried at Mukdan.
Some papers like the Novlsiti, the Jew
rh organ, plainly denounce the whole
mr. eastern policy as a seifseless adven-
ure which costs thousands OF liver and
Millions OF money, declaring that for
90 years the government has been ex-
ending the empire, and that now liz the
inie to stop and regenerate the peo-
lie. The Gazette. popular paper goes
urfher, Affirming the Justice Of Japan.s
,osftion and saying that the opportuni-
= on the mainland IL vital whereas
he Russian Manchuria Hadventure ID
colonial dream IN which the people
ave no part. Nobody but the gov-
rnnent.s the paper continues, knew
Fhy the war was begun, and the gov
IL now beaten. Are they still
dots who believe 4 should be pro-
,nsed n,
Such abstracts AZ the above sum
ientiy show the feeling here
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