Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-21
BLAME BRITAIN FOR DELAY
St. Petersburg Alleges England Would
Have Battle Before Commission Meets,
JAPANESE ARE DISCUSSING SITUATION
Toxic Says that PIenipotentiRries of
Mikado May Leave for wash
inRton on Last Day
of June.

Nremya today printed a dispatch from Lon
don in which its correspondent declared he
was in possession Of information to the
effect that the British were advising Japan
against the conclusion of an armistice
Russia" the dispatch added. lis not con-
sidered to be sufficiently weakened. Great
Britain hopes that Field Marshal Oyama
will succeed in destroying General Line
vitchs army and thus relieve it of the
nightmare that the army may later be
shifted to the borders of Afghanistan for
operations against India"
The radical Nasha Shisn asserts that the
phantom of financial exhaustion hanging
over Russia" is really the greatest friend
of peace, and draws narrowing picture
Of 80 per cent of the empires population
living as their forefathers did in the six
teenth century, groaning under the con-
stantly increasing debts pned up by mill
tarism and the adventures of the autocracy
which clever bookkeeping no longer can
conceal. Russia" the Novoe Vremya con-
tinues lis reaching the end of its ability
to borrow for the purpose of prosecuting
the war Here is the real secret of the hope
of peace. Russias poverty must decide the
issue when the plenipotentiaries meet"
Armistice Depends on Roosevelt.
2:10 p. m.-The only hope for an armistice
pending the meeting of the peace plenipo-
tentiarles seems to rest with President
Roosevelt, and even that is considered slen-
der. So far as known the president has
/ not taken a positive step in this direction.
| The impression here continues strong that
Japan with only great reluctance could be
| induced to forego the advantages of its
| strategic position, which, despite the tone
of the official advices from the front, is
regarded as being altogether favorable to
| Field Marshal Oyama, and agree to a sus-
| pension of hostilities for at least six
weeks, during which time thousands of re-
| Inducements would reach General Line
witch and Vladivostok would be strength
ened with munitions and supplies to with
stand siege. Indeed, 1t is suggested that
Japan deliberately planned to postpone the
meeting long enough to give Oyama q
chance to administer to the Russians G
fresh defeat on land, in order to rob the
| war party in Russia of their last caro-
and facilitate acquiescence to its terms.
May Meet August I.
Russia, the Associated Press is oficiall!
informed, finds no objection to August a!
suggested by Japan for the date of th'
meeting of the plenipotentiaries and in
structions will be sent to Ambassador Cas-
| sin to accept 1t.
In spite of the dispatches from Washing
ton indicating the possibility that Coun
Cassni and Minister Takahira may sign
temporary armistice before the end OF tn
week the Foreign Office declares positivel.
that there have been no official exchange
on the subject. Indeed, according to tn
view expressed by the Foreign office recog
nized mouthpiece there is not much ex
pectaton that suspension of hostilitie
can be arranged. At the same time it 1
readily agreed that the prospects of peac
might be advanced If a battle could b
avoided pending the meeting.
According to reports current in this cit
some preliminaries looking to an armistic
have already taken place between Genera
Linevitch and Field Marshal Oyama, bu
the War Office offers no confirmation O
this On the contrary the news from tn
front, although meager, all seems to ind
cate that the Japanese advance has a.
ready been begun.
Japanese ENJOYS May start in June
| TOXIC, June 0.-10 a. m.-Discussion c
the meeting of the peace plenipotentiarie
continues through Washington, with ind
cations of an early completion of the de
tails. There has been a series of confer
ences between the elder statesmen and til
cabinet to consider the conditions and dis
cuss the selection of plenipotentiaries.
is thought to be possible to complete III
details, appoint the plenipotentaries an
; organize a staff of assistants in time fC
them to sail on the steamer Empress
India June 30 from Yokohama for Var
: couver, B. C. "a voyage of about tw
weeks) 1t is expected that the party wi
number a dozen.
In the meantime military activities wi
continue. Important developments in var
Gus directions are expected speedily.
Would Like "A Fight.
. LONDON, June 2O.-While undoubted
. the people of England would like to see
= general battle in Manchuria before an arm
istice is declared, since 1t is felt certa
that Field Marshal Oyama would SEQ
another victory, the Associated Press is a
\ sured that the British government has n
! given Japan any advice as to what cour
to pursue, as alleged by the Novoe Vrem!
of St. Petersburg. In fact, the governme
has done nothing beyond supporting Pre-
ident Roosevelt's effort to secure Il
| earliest meeting of the peace plenipote
tiaries and the submission by Japan
Il terms likely to be acceptable to Russi
= With overwhelming forces at his comnlal
it is felt In military circles that Oyama
70 in a position to deliver n most crushii
defeat to General Linevitch