Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1905-08-02
JOHN BULLS ALLY
JAPAN's TERMS WILL HAVE A7-
PRovAL OF ENGLAND.
LONDON OPPOSES ARMSTlCE.
Want Russian Plenipotentiaries to Be
Empowered to Do More Than
Talk.

Washington, July 31.--Japan comes
to the Washington conference as
spred that whatever her peace terms
they will have the sympathetic APP
roval of Great Britain. Several sug-
gestions from Washington to London
that the cause Of peace would be
served by an explanation to Japan
from her ally favoring moderation in
her demands upon Russia have not
ayailed to change the stand taken by
Japan, however severe she makes her
conditions of peace, nor has the Brit
ish Government seen its way clear to
render assistance to Washington in
the efforts which this government is
making to obtain an armistice. Adj
vices reaching here show that London
is opposed to an armistlce until ia
pan has besn satisfied that Russia's
pienipoteatiaries are prepared to do
moro than discuss means of ending
the war; If Russia is ready to con
clude peace and has SO empowered
her plenipotentiaries, Great Britain, it
is believed, might favor an armistice,
but even in such an event it is said
she would not be willing to offer ia
pan ADVICE on the subject.
AS understood in Washington, Lord
Lansdowne's position is that as the
loyal ally of Japan, Great Britain can
afford to take no step nor assume any
attitude that would in the remotest
degree rebound to the advantage Of
Japan's enemy. However much Lon
don may wish for peace for humani-
tartan reasons, her loyalty to Japan,
whose pledged ally she is, prevents
her even from indirectly bringing
pressure to bear by suggestions, adj
vice OF otherwise. at Toxic regarding
negotiations, the effect Of which
might serve to moderate Japans
peace conditions or hasten truce.
Whom Japan aalsA--lAa ailu- for aduioa
The Lo4don government, it is under
stood, Is prepared Immediately to give
it, but this advice will be based on
Japans interest as a primary consld-
Grafton. AT the same time the London
government in its exchanges with the
American Embassy in London, has not
hesitated to declare its confidence
that Japans terms will not be. un-
reasonable, viewed in the light Of
results OF the war Believing, as Of
fetal Washington does, that Japan
VIII rot insist on the dismantiement
of yladlvostok should Russia fail to
agree to 1t in return for the neutrali-
cation Of Port Arthur, the cesslon of
salshalin. which, it IS understood, viii
be amongf the essential conditions,
will the officials here believe, prove
the most serious obstacle to peace in
the Far East. SakhaIin had not been
captured when President Roosevelt
initiated his efforts to bring the bel
ligerents together. The fact that up
to that time Japan had rot taken
foot of Russian territory simplifled,
in the opinion Of Washington and Ber-
lin, the problem Of bringing about
peace negotiations.
Negotiations are making much sub
stantial Roadway between Japan and
England looking to the renewal OF the
Ang .o-Japanese alliance. The scope OF
the alliance, 1t is known, will consid-
erably exceed the present union, all
though 10 what extent neither Europe
nor Washington has been able to
learn.