The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-06
Would Cost Monarch
Headship of Church
and His Throne.
GRAND DUKES THREATEN
Nicholas Believed to Be Held
to His Post by Repre-
sentations.

MANCHESTER, England, April e.
Ihe London correspondent of the Dis
patch says ne has been shown extracts
from letter to an official friend at
London from one of the principal secre-
taries of the Russian foreign ministry
which says.
The Czar would unquestionablv have
fec from Russia at any time since Red
Sunday. but for the fact that the grand
dukes have repeatedly brought to his
notice chapter in the royal coronation
oath to the effect that a monarch de-
sertlng MS country in the hour OF trou-
Die forfeits the titular headship of the
orthodox church. Without this headship
ne can never again be Car.
Accounts for VacilIation.
This accounts for the Cars vaciIa-
ton on the subject of peace. The grand
ut Kes nave interpreted the making of
terms with the japanese as tantanolIn.
to desertion on his majesty's part
Inc letter also refers To the forrna-
tion OF committee of ministers rror,
the present officials with the obiect ,f
bringing about number of liberal re-
Iorms The chief members of the corn-
mtttee viii DC Count Lamsdorf minis
ter OF foreign affairs; President wittex
rIilice hhllKeff, and Prince SviatopoIk-
Mlrskl, former minister OF the inferior
On this subject the letter saws:
II Is slSnlhcant that such a body
shouid De formed just nov. Those vho
ousnt 10 KNOW best augur much good
VIII VIII come from its deliberation
Strong Demand for Peace
ST PETERSBURG, April 6,-ofr,c,o1
circles are unreservedly warlike. b,.t the
great majority of Russians remain on
posed to the war.
IheT peace sentiment is particularly
strong in Moscow and the provinces
1he Beurse Gazette publishes the result
oil an investigation among business
houses in st. Petersburg, showing de-
chnes in business of from 30 TO 40
per cent.
Inc peasants are unable to grasp the
meaning OF the war. Special CORE
spondents sent by Russian newspapers
10 visit the provinces all relate the
same story. The peasants invariably
ask what the war is about and when
it viii end
No Hope This Year.
Russian statesmen who consider tte
calmly and dispassionatsly see
that nothing is TO be gained by pro-
longing the struggle. the most ambitious
officer Of the general staff Nd longer
entertains the possibility of a recon
quest of Mancauria this year. and The
ir,ost sanSuine judge OF the present in
ternal situation in Russia will scarcely
deny that it wiH not bear the strain of
another years unsuccessful campaign.
According to the Slave the admiralty
has decided 10 spend Sl25, ,0O0, 600 in ship
building
Kaiser's Peace Move.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 6.-The
statement comes from Tsarskoe-Selo
that Prince Henry of Prussia, who ar
rived there from Berlin Tuesday.
brought a proposal from the German
Emperor TO arrange peace upon the
basis of a triple alliance of Germany.
Russia, and Japan.
The foregoing report is in circulation
in military circles.
ROME, April 6-Deputy Ronussi, in
the chamber, laid on the table an in
terpollation upon the subject OF the
recent national petition, signed by citi-
zens throughout the kingdom, urging
the government 10 use its good offices
in the direction Of bringing about peace
between Russia and Jdpan-