Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-08
TOday's Telegraphic News
Peace Prospects.

for peace is now open and that cessation
of hostiities is likely to follow 5000.
Secretary Koike, speaking for Ambassa-
dor Hayashi, said to the correspondent
of the Publishers Press: "The statement
that Russia is DESTROYS Of learning our
terms of peace is perhaps true. But that
does not mean that the end of the war is
in sight. We are extremely suspicious
of the newspaper reports from st. Peters
burg. We believe the governmen. is
endeavoring to direct newspaper cam
paign to further its own end. The way
to learn our terms is not through an in
termediary, but by direct appeal from
St. Petersburg to Toxic. We have no
objection to America acting as buffer
for Russian pride, but her terms will no!
be enunciated until we have direct
assurance that the request comes from
St. Petersburg and not simply on behalf
of friendly powers which are acting I'M
officially. What our terms will consist
of nobody knows. They have not
vet been formulated, but when they
are drawn up it will be for Russia TO
accept or reject them. We do not care
70 enter into campaign of haggling.
While we want peace we do not want it
so badly that we are willing to lessen
our lust demands. Our army is IN
better position now than ever before to
deliver decisive land blow, which will
soon fall unless Russia means business
on the peace question, and is not at
tempting diplomatic campaign OF pro-
crastination.
st. Petersburg, June st is i'm
possible to obtain definite assurances
whether the Car has decided upon peace
or war. The opinion prevails that he
has not fully made up his mind toward
either course. At one moment the en-
peror is swayed by the peace party,
and the next the war advocates have
the upper hand. Just at present the
peace party, headed by Count Lalnsdorti,
the foreign minister, appears to be IN
the ascendancy, but there is no guarantee
that the LIMOGES will not become master
at Tsarskoe-Selo. The correspondent OF
The Publishers Press asked number OF
officials for an opinion as to whether
they thought the United States would
make a successful mediator between
Russia and japan. The replies, almost
without exception, had an anti-AmerI-
can tone. These officials said that
America had shown unlriendliness to
Russia by her action in requiring the
three Russian vessels at Manila to in
tern or else leave the harbor, and that
this has destroyed Russian faith in the
good intentions OF the Washington gov
eminent. Your correspondent has good
reason for believing, however, that this
view is not held by Count Laasdorf or
NJ. White, and if they remain in the as
cendant at court the indications are that
President Roosevelt will have unique
opportunity to bring the war to an end.
The situation is so delicate, however,
that it will require the exercise OF the
highest diplomatic skill at Washington
to keep clear of pitfalls.
Paris, June S.-The conviction is
growing here that peace is senslbly
nearer 1t is thought that the action OF
the Zemstyos and the energetic steps
which have been taken by Russian agi-
tators, despite lie prohibitory measures
which have been taken against them,
had more to do with shaking the de-
termination Of the Car TO prOlong the
war than the representations OF his
ministers or the advice of the other
powers. The oaly definite authorized
news to be heard here this morning,
however, is that the Gar does not de-
sire absolute peace at this moment, but
rather seeks an armistice for the dis
cussion Of peace terms. In the mean
time, he is determined to maintain
General Lineyitch's army at its maxi
mum strength, as he is convinced that
the Russians can win the next land
battle, and that better terms can
be obtained than are 9btainable at
present.
Berlin, June 6-The German For
ign Office is very skeptical az to the out
come of the recent peace efforts. Officials
express the belief that the optimistic views
held in some quarters that peace will be-
brought about are premature. The pre-
opinion in diplomatic circles comedies
with this view. 1t is felt that it will re-
quire at least one more crushing defeat
of Russia's land forces before peace will
even be within measurable distance.
Vienna, June S.-The Nieue Erie
Presse publishes a report which it has
received from banking house at Trieste,
saying that the Gar has appealed direct
" to President Roosevelt asking him to
mediate between Russia and Japan.
St. Petersburg, June Sit was learn
ed today that before Ambassador Meyer
called upon the Car at Tasarsko-Selo
yesterday a family council had been held
to consider the question of peace. The
decision of the council, it is understood,
was that peace proposals should be en-
tertained if Japan's terms are not too
heavy.
ST. Petersburg, June 8 What is re-
garded as a significant change in the |
attitude of certain of the newspapers
that peace is noted in their utterances |
today. The Novoe Vremya, which has
steadfastly held to the view that the war
must be continued until Russia had re-
covered her prestige by victory, dis
cusses the ACCESSIBILITY of ending the
war calmly. 1t says bluntly, however,
that if Japan asks too much as the price
Of peace il will pay Russia to keep up
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