The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-13
CAR SAYS PEACE OFFER
MUST COME FROM JAPAN
Russia Would be Unwilling to Ac-
cept Any Terms Which Hum
bIed Her Prestige in the
Far East.

St. Petersburg, March 10. 2:10 a. m.-
The Immediate answer of the Russian
government to the defeat at Mukden is
the announcement that a new army will
be raised and the forces in the far cast
reorganized. that Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky will be ordered to sail on and
try conclusions with Togo, and that the
war will be prosecuted to the bitter end.
This is the present temper Of Emperor
Nicholas and his dominant advisers,
voiced in a firm official announcement
that the position of Russia Is unchanged,
and that the initiative for peace can
only come from Japan. Should the island
empire choose to tender moderate
terms and recognize it's adversary as the
power In the far east" peace could be
easily arranged; but the voice of her di-
plomacy in various parts of the world
indicates that she is not ready to do
this, and the Russian government with
the full magnitude of the disaster at
Mukden still undetermined, but with the
1906 campaign seemingly already hope
lessly compromised, retreat to Harbin
Inevitable, and vladlvostok practically
lost, declares that the time has not yet
c|ins "hen HusSia San oe 80 ~
BILE herself.
Plan Further Mobilization.
II is reported .Aat the dispatch of two
new army corps. including the 14th from
Poland and several smaller units, has
already been determined upon, and that
plans for further mobilization are un-
der discussion.
32at while this, is the official attitude
nothing but peace talk Is heard in ST.
Petersburg. The difficulties of another
mobilization on a large scale will be
enormous, in fact 1t is stated In some
quarters that 1t will be impossible. Never
theess it might be accomplished The
real hope and virtue for anything like
a successful termination of the war is
admitted to rest upon the prospects of the
financial exhaustion of Japan.
Russian resources, it is figured can
stand the drain better than those of Japan
and a protracted campaign it is hoped
win bring about Japan's financial ruin
Financial Minister Kokovsoff. at the con-
cIusIon of a conferences on tbe national
finances a few davs ago is said to have
tanned tho table before him and exclaim-
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prisoner does not exist ana no. the
sngntest intimation Oh "nat, II any uni.s
ana organizations nave peeh cut on ana
captured mas reached this city either IN
General huropatklns oInclal dispatches
or In reports from correspondents at the
front.
Aside from the reports given out by the
war office. there is practically no infor-
nation of the progress of events, the
newspaper dispatches received yesterday
being principally those filed before the
retreat began, and transported to Tie
Pass among the papers of the telegraph
orders. It is declared that at the mo-
ment General Kurokr wedge aided by
the dust storm, and taking advantage of
the failure of several Russian organiza-
tions TO occupy appointed positions drove
itself deep into the Russian flank 1t dis
arranged all the plans of General Kuro-
patlSin who was on the point of launching
a moment Gus counter stroke: but where
or how It was to be ACCOMPLISHED is NOT
stated.
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General kuropatkin has telegraphed to