The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-06-08
ROOSEVELT FRANK
WITH CASSlNI
NO MINCING OF WORDS IN CIV.
ING OPINION.
UNABLE TO STATE TERMS
The President Cannot State Peace
Terms Acceptable to Japan but Ex-
presses the Opinion that Demands
VIII Increase in Severity With
Lapse of Time.

Will Increase in Severity With
Lapse Of Time.
Washington. The President struck
blow for peace in the far East. In
conference at the White House with
Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassa-
dor, the president expressed the earn
est hope that Russia would forthwith
conclude peace with Japan. Prolonga-
lion of the war, he believed, will not
result in victory for the Russian arms
and can only serve to increase Japan s
demands and render more difficult the
drafting of treaty of peace which
The Gar as well as the Mikado can
sign.
The president spoke, he said, as the
TREND of Russia no less that Of Japan
and on behalf not only Of the Wash
lngton government but in the interest
Of humanity. Until his words have
reached Tsarkoe-Selo and have been
communicated to Emperor Nicholas in
the friendly spirit in which they were
altered their effect can not be esti-
mated.
Dispatch for Emperor.
Soon after reaching his embassy
Count Cassini began the preparation
OF dispatch to his government.
Neither at the White House nor at the
Russian embassy could formal state
ment regarding the conference be OBJ
tanned. Throughout the diplomatic
corps there is strong hope that the
conference marked the first step to-
ward peace, but the general opinion
Is that weeks may elapse before even
preliminary negotiations can be be-
gun. Diplomats express the hope that
Emperor Nicholas will receive the
presidents words as the counsel Of
that government which has for years
been Russia traditional friend and
will weigh it accordingly"
Unaccompanied, Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, called by APP
polntment at the White House and
was ushered at once INTO the Blue
Room, where he was Joined Immediate
ly by the president, and a conference
followed.
Approaching the natural feelings Of
the ambassador on such an occasion,
the President began the conversation
80 aSRTank personal expression Of SYM
pathy for Count Cassini, abiding to
the severe strain under which he has
been for the past few days, and deplor-
ing the terrible loss Of life and the
consequent sorrow caused by the re-
cent battle.
Without further preliminaries a
general and entirely informal and per-
sonal conversation upon the whole sit
.uatlon followed. The president in-i
formed the ambassador that he earn
~estEy hoped for an early peace in the
Tar East, and that in expressing this
hope he voiced not only his strong per-
sonal sentiments and those of his gov
eminent, but he believed that they
were held by all Of the powers. His
opinion was shat it would be mistake
for Russia to continue the war; In
addition to the suffering entailed by
the conflict he did not believe that
Russia has anything to win in prolong
ing hostilities.
The president did not enter into de-
tails, but the personal character OF
the CONVEX alton and lis long ac-
ouaintance with Count Cassini enabled
him to speak plainly regarding the de- !
cisive character Of the victories.
What Japan's probable peace terms
would be the President was wholly un-
able to say, but he did not hes
itate to express the opinion that, diff
cult as these conditions might prove In
the light of such victory as that
gained in the Corean Straits, they
would increase in severity with every
day that state Of war continued. I'm
less Russia has hopes or ADMINISTER
ing decisive defeat to Japan in this
war, the president believed it would
insure to the interests Of the st. Pc
tersburg government to conclude peace
at once.
Briefly and in a paraphrased form,
these were the arguments used by the
president in support Of his conviction.
that as between a continuation OF the
war and immediate peace, the latter
would be greatly to Russia's advant-
age.
China Real Loser.
Having received no word from has
government since the defeat Of Rojest-
vensky's feet save the brief dispatches