Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-06-08
THE CAR BSlLENT.
+, f1is Ambassador at Washington Gets
No Reply to Message
PEACE TALK 10 CEASE FOR PRESENT
~ more suggestions wIl be Made
y UntiI ,he Position Of RuS"'AS
ruler Is Made lSnown-DiS-
W cuss DeIcasse's Retirement.

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decision Of the car regarding war ..
0,,aca in the far east the president
ana the European ambassadors WIN
vbom he is daily confering have agreed
shat silence regarding their activilles
4 necessary and word TO this enec'
90 been passed along lest Huss'a
fake offense and go contrary 70 wna'
the. neutral powers believe TO DC io'
her own advantage.
"a Count Cassini, the Russian ampas-
aador. remains without ADVICE IRON
~ petersburg that throws any ngh'
IN the probable policy Of the car. Inc
amhasSador has not yet received an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of his long cablegram
n last week regarding his conference
With the president. The cablegram
was sent not for the purpose OF trans
mitting any message to the car pul
acting on his own initiative, the am.
bassador made q faithful report OF
wbat was described at the time as an
.infcrmal and genial conversation
No formal tender Of mediation was
made nor was any reported. The am
bassador, however, felt that his gov
eminent should be informed OF the
views expressed by the president 10
him in favor Of peace and therefore
incorporated them in his cablegram'
II a expected that later on the Rus
elan embassy here will be Informed
whether the result Of the battle In
the sea Of Japan has affected the de-
Termination Of the st. Petersburg gov
eminent to continue the war Any
information on this subject will be
promptly placed before the president.
Peace talk was temporarily supplant-
I'd IN diplomatic circles Tuesday by
comment upon the resignation OF NJ
Delcasse and the development In the
Moroccan situation. 1t Is believed
mere, however, that the effect OF the
retirement Of the distinguished d.
piomatist will be to increase the OPP
portunity Of the president and the ann
tSAssador at Washington in their eff
forts toward peace negotiations, Com
rhenting on this Tuesday night Eu-
ropean diplomat said:
while M. Delcasse was at the head
Cf the French foreign office his init
macy with Lord Lansdowne gave to
London and Paris & splendid opportu-
nifty for concerted action that would
induce Russia and Japan to talk Of
peace. The retirement of M. Delcasse
must necessarily have an effect upon
the AngIo-French entente as well as
the Franco Russian alliance. Not on.
ly was M. Delcasse largely responsible
for the former but he was generally
recognized as the best friend Russia
possessed in France. The radical party
which Is now In power, is not as
friendly to Russia as was Delcasse.
without Delcasse's assistance Lord
Lansdowne can hardly hope to accom-
pIish much toward peace. This latest
development only increases the OPP
p0rtunity Of the president with the as
sistance already assured him from Ber-
Gin to lead the neutral powers In as
oisting peace negotiations by concerted
moral suasion rather than by any act
eavoring Of Intervention or media
tion."
Sir Mortimer Duran, the British ann
hassador, was early at the White house
Tuesday where he left card for the
president. The ambassaSa- ri" -
!. s.Aa UalA WIN the president in the
next day or two.
Baron Speck Won sternburg, the Ger
man ambassador, Will be in Washing
con again in the next few. days and
Mr.. Jusserand, the French ambassador,
saw the president Tuesday morning,
but II 10 believed that Morocco and
not peace was under discussion.
St PetersburgJune beyond the
statement that adyisability Of conhd-
ing the opening Of peace negotiations
20 President Roosevelt In the event
that Emperor Nicholas shall have de-
6ided that the time has arrived to
indicate to Japan Russia's desire to
and the struggle, was presented in a
favorable light, no definite announce
inant can be made at this hour regard
ing the result Of Foreign Minister
aAmsdorif's audience with the emper-
OF on the subject OF Count Cassini's
dispatch communicating the presidents
practical tender Of good ofices. It
San, however, be stated in addition
that Grand Duke Alexander Michael
cvitch, the emperor's brother-in-law.
who undoubtedly exercises greater
pefsonal influence with his majesty
than any other member Of the imperial
family, and who, until the disaster
% the Russian feet was the most
nncompromislng advocate Of war to
ere last ditch, has Joined Grand Duke
vladimir, uncle Of the emperor. in
counseling the conclusion Of peace,
Grand Duke Vladimir at a recent fam
NJ council. while urging the futillty
q continuing the present war
maintained that the loss OF Manchuria
and even Of a portion Of eastern ST.
beria would not mean the ruin Of Rus
sia's prestige. but that she could con-
linue TO grow in influence and power.
tusl ns Great Britain did after the
1ori d her American colonies
".