The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-10
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MI UP lNS'WASH SHlNG1ON \
High Official Quoted as Saying
8 Russia Cannot Aft ord 10 Con-
slider Terms What Each
Country Might De-
sS8 5Sss mand in a Con- 5ssss1
ference.

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58s Copyright IS
LONDON 1rcb. o.. Whether Z be true .'.
or$SrotS that the Chunccllo llorIes of Europe llr e
i and state Dcpa rtmcnt q Washington al arc re
discussing d plan to end the war bet ween ,t'a'
I'd pan ana Russia, the fact rcnlai ins Sthnt 1
Y reports come from igll sou urces mall the e.
ca apitalgB u the iyilized world VI that q q
nlovclnent Is well under wa ri bring the ne
conflicting powers her, At least FOR
an exchange &of vic us M sS
a From Berlin comes tho Srepor I that Sec
4 retary Hay has already cablcd S$ Lord
1ansd own tho Br tistl minister 70 ior- lSe
Gfgn affairs, who has In turn communt- mn 111fl
Gated + with the Japanese government,
which has expressed q willingness TO talk tail
I tho matter over. This action OF sccrc--;
4 tar2y IIay,alt is asserted, was due to q
u message either from sthe Gear OF the
cabal OF Grand Dukes to Count cassini.
asking him To- have MI Hay sound Y the
Y Japanese. 55 III 5 .. 81 i588
Activity in the Bonds. ID
II As a result OF these rumors, tho mar y
sket for boil, Russian and ~ panese se-
&curltics showed unusual strcngth to-day.
and there was a decided feeling OF buoy
ancy among holders OF bonds. Il Even Ger
Z man inyestor VIII q have shown title In
terest heretoforoI were buyers today. b. and
Son the Berlin Bourse ! here was o. strong
upward tenderl o.. 5s
Another thing which would seem to give
35credence Stu&t lie reports is% the fact that
the Trans s siberInn TELEGRAPH line has been
II so busy for three d ID ~ VII h. Royernmerl
business that no q private pS rnessa gcH have
been sent Or received. 8SS This wonld ook
&nt, a e General kurDpu kin HasS ning, con-
suited III to III he plan for ending hos-
~ sStllitiestsAnot hing icil has a strong
effect on the opinions Of Tho Il diplomats
lis the fact that Russia has within q few
#nnd ammunition here and on the conti-
nent. This Is kno Wn to 8be true in spite
OF a 6half-hearted effort to disoredit It.
54s It Is declared in we'll Informed circles
that both powers are willing to end the
war II 1t can be done without humiliation
to either. Tho greatest difficulty In the
way is the question OF indemnity.
What Japan Will Demand.
An intlnlation of the demands which
Il Japan will make came In a telegram
from Paris to-day. Il It declares that frat
OF all Japan Will demand a protectorlte o
over Korea, and the restora ton Of the
i Island OF Saghalin. which was forcibly
4 taken from the NJ Niltndo several years a go.
4 Another demand will be the demolition
II OF the fortified tions at ladiyostok, and
tho making OF that port freeto the COM
y nerce OF the whole world d. S Port Arthur
must remain In the possession OF ] Japan,
\ who Will Insist upon control of the rails
\ road from that port to .Harbln. The
indemnity TO be asked vii be the cost OF
A tho, war since tho last oyerturcs for peace
n which were made three months ago -S
Tho Chronicles st. Petersburg corres-
& pondcnt asserts that Minister tito In
formed n friend that peace must bc
obtained Mt any cost. N 53s gi5Ss
It Is reported that the following terms
would be acceptable to- Russia: & Recognl-
tion4 of Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria.
THE Liao{Tuns Peninsula and Port Arthur
by botl, Russia and Japan. giYing$ China
permission to lease these territories to
japan for n period Of ninety-nne years,
4 r ussia is willing to evilcuate Manchuria.
but demands tho retention Of Saghnlien
and Yladiyostok. 1t Is stated the Gear
is not willing tofpay3 any Indemnity.