The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
FIGHT TO GO ON.
Military Operations Will Con-
tinue in Manchuria
While Arrangements for Peace
Are in Progress.
TO SAIL JUNE 80.
Japan's PIenipOtentiaries Will
Be Ready by That Time.
England Said to Be Advising
Against an Armistice.

Toxic. June 20, 10 am-Diseussion of
the meeting of the peace plenipoten-
tiaries continues through Washington,
with indications of an early completion
of the details. There has been a series
of conferences between the elder states
men and the cabinet to consider the
conditions and discuss the selection of
plenipotentiaries 1t is thought to be
possible to complete the details, appoint
the plenipotentiaries and organize a
staff of assistants in time for them to
sail on the steamer Empress of India,
June 80 from Yokohama for Vancouver
B. c.. Ca voyage of about two weeks).
1t is expected that the party will num-
Der a dozen.
In the meantime, military activities
will continue. Important developments
in various directions are expected
speedily.
England Wants Fighting to Continue.
St. Petersburg, June 20-The Novoe
Vremya today printed a dispatch from
London in which its correspondent de-
clared he was in possession of informa-
ton to the effect that the British were
advising Japan against the conclusion
of an armistice. Russia" the dispatch
adds, is not considered to be sufficient
ly weakened. Great Britain hopes
that Field Marshal Oyama will succeed
in destroying General Linev1tch's army,
and thus relieve her of the nightmare
that the army may later be shifted to
the borders of Afghanistan for opera
ton against India"
The radical Nasha Shisi asserts that
the phantom of financial exhaustion
| hanging over Russia is really the
greatest friend of peace, and draws a.
narrowing picture of ninety per cent
| of the empires population living as
! their forefathers did in the sixteenth
| century, groaning under the constantly
| increasing debts piled up by militarism
and adventures of the autocracy which
! clever bookkeeping can no longer con-
ceal.
Russia the Novoe Vremya contin-
ues, lis reaching the end of her ability
to borrow for the purpose of prosecut-
i ing the war. Here is the real secret
of the hope of peace. Russia's poverty
must decide the issue when the pleni-
! potentiaries meet
Takahira Leaves Washington.
Washington, June 2O.-Mr. Taxa
hira, the japanese minister, left Wash
ington this morning for Tufts college,
1 Massa chusetts, to deliver an address
and to receive at the commencement
the degree of doctor of laws He does
not expect to return to washington
until Friday, and will leave Mr..
Hioki. the first secretary, in charge
/ of the legation. In view of the abb
/
days, no development in the negOtia-
tions is expected.
Tt is understood that if the plenipo-
| tentiaries adjourn to a summer resort
as is expected, unless Washington has
unprecedented August weather. none
/ of the diplomats representing the neu-
! tral powers will follow them. There
| have been formal exchanges between
/ the ambassadors here on the subject
and it is their unanimous opinion that
I + he haI F1-
mat not directly interested in the con-
! ference to go to New England for pur-
/ pose of following the negotiations. This
unanimous decision on the part of the
diplomats commends itself to the bel
! ligerents who already have expressed
a wish to conduct their negotiations
directly with each other and without
/ the interruption of the other powers.
1t also is in accordance with the presi-
dents wish, as understood in diplO-
matte circles, that the plenipoten-
! tiaries be given a free hand. In case
| there should be an irreconcilable point
| Of difference calling for outside assist
ance the plenlpOtentiarieS viii appeal
to the president for help. Otherwise
they will conduct their deliberations
entirely between themselves.
The renewed activity of the war
| party in Russia does not cause alarm
here because of the general realization
that the president in his initial repre-
\ SentatiOnS to the emperor and in sISb-
I SeQuent communications has dealt di-
rectly with the emperor and Count
/ Lamsdorff has served only as a means
of communication. No doubt it felt
4 here that the emperor will stand firm
/ in his decision to discuss peace with
Japan in good faith and in an earnest
effort to bring it about.
Are Ofering No Advice.
London, June 20.-While undoubt-
! edly the people of England would like
4 to see a general battle in Manchuria
! before an armistice is declared, since
/ it is felt certain that Field Marshal
1 Oyama would score another victory
! the Associated Press is assured that
the British government has not given
/ Japan any advice as to what course to
pursue, as alleged by the Novoe
/ Vremya- of st. Petersburg. In fact the
/ government has done nothing beyond
supporting President Roosevelt's ef-
] fort tc secure the earliest meeting of
/ the peace plenipotentiaries and the
submission by Japan of terms likely
/ to be acceptable to Russia. With
/ overwhelming forces at his command
/ 1t is felt in military circles thai
! Oyama is in a position to deliver n
most crushing defeat to General Line
witch.
The recent movements of British
cruisers in the far east are taken to
mean that the admiralty has again
undertaken to notify the Russian
cruisers of foreign Minister Lams-
dorff's instructions that there is to be
no further sinking of neutral ships At
any rate ship owners are much re-