Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-05

Ambassador Mccormick, proceed forth
with to Paris where, being familiar with
the conditions at St. Petersburg, he
could render great assistance to Am
bassador Porter in any negotiations, it
being now known Gen. Porter will re-
main in Paris until the end of April.
The fact that the presidents instruc-
tions were sent to Mr.. Mccormick ten
days ago gives some color to the reports
from abroad that Japan took the initia-
tive by approaching the president, but
the idea with which this is coupled that
the president will act as mediator is not
credited.
All Powers May Be Drawn In.
/ Dip}omatists here generally believe
that the negotiations once begun will
be conducted directly between repre-
sentatives of the warning countries.
One very prominent diplomat. how
ever, expressed the opinion that all the
powers are likely to be drawn in and
that there might be another congress
of Berlin. He pointed out that the pow
ers interested commercially in Selma
were vitality concerned in safeguarding
the open door policy. to which they were
pledged, and must be. consulted as to the
future status Of Manchuria and collat-
eral questions. such as the possible in
Standardization of the eastern Chi
nese railroad, etc. He desired it to be
understood, however, that he did not
mean that the powers would attempt to
rob Japan of the fruits of victory. Such
a congress might he held after Russia
and Japan had concluded peace.
Newspapers Significantly Silent.
The newspapers are SO significantly
silent about the peace reports from
abroad that it leads to the inference that
they have been warned by the govern
ment Of the inadvisability of airing their
views at this time. Those papers which
have been favoring peace say nothing.
while the small section of the press
which has been insisting on continue
ton of the war contents itself with the
reproduction of articles from foreign
newspapers, showing that. peace now,
means the abandonment forever Of Rus
sia's position on the Pacific.
WITHOUT Amper1a1 sanction.
st. Petersburg, April l. - Members
OF the war party. who are at daggers
drawn with the friends of peace, are in
dustriously insinuating that If Russian
diplomacy is doing anything in the d.
rection of peace it is without imperial
sanction and is in reality only an unof1i-
cial endeavor to induce japan to agree
to negotiate on the lines of no cession of
territory and no indemnity, and to ena-
BILE the advocates Of peace to point out
to the emperor that peace is possible
without national humiliation. To show
that the emperor is still recalcitrant on
the question of prosecution of the war,
they are spreading a story to the effect
that when Foreign Minister Lamsdorff.
in advocating the ACCESSIBILITY of peace.
drew the gloomiest picture of the situa-
ton In the near east, his majesty be-
came angry and lost patience. The per-
severance with which these stories are
repeated indicates beyond doubt that
they are circulated with a deliberate
purpose.
Paris Takes Gloomy View.
Paris, April Whatever hopeful-
ness the peace situation may have had
some days ago, the situation has now
completely changed, and there is every
prospect that the war will drag on again.
Consequently, dispatches appearing in
America saying that Foreign Minister
Delcasse and DR.. Motono, the Japan
ese minister to France. have been con-
ferring at the formers house relative
to peace are inaccurate. The following
view of the situation is taken by the
parties Immediately concerned, with
the authority of the foreign office and
the Japanese legation: