The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1905-03-31

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s open peace negotiations with g
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LONDON, March 27.--A dispatch
from Mombasa, East Africa, says
thirty-four colliers are anchored at
Jubitil awaiting Rojestvensky's feet.
Jabitil is at tne southern entrance of
the Red Sea. The dispatch would in
dicate Rojestvensky is heading for
the Suez canal on his way home.
SUEZ, Marcn 2T.-Vice Admiral Ne
bogatoffs squadron sailed southward
today and is expected to be next
heard from at Jibutil.
LONDON, March 27.-The new Jap,
snese loan of $150,0O00 900, of which
amount half is TO be underwritten in
America, are selling this afternoon at
q premium of l-S per cent.
PARIS, March 27.-The government
has received information from various
countries OF Europe, and its officials
are outspolen today in declaring that
peace between Russia and Japan will
come by May lst and tnat the Japan.
ese terms will be anything but harsh.
WASHINGTON, March ga To
Sio dispatch says 430 Russian non
Rmbatants captured in Mukden were
released in front of the Japanese ad-
vance guard. and 344 were released
according 10 their desire in Shanghai.
W SNINTT0N. March .97--"Rus,
Sia will soon make peace with Japan
and will Immediately proceed to out
flank the victor commercially by tap
ping the back door of China with a
new extension of the trans-Siberlan
railway"
This prediction was made today by
q man who is thoroughly familiar
with the situation in the far East, and
with much that Is going on bennd the
patches from ST. Petersburg bring
gestion which he makes is both inter
esting and important. The press dis
patches from st. petersburg bring
confirmation Of the diagnosis in these
dispatches TO the effect that the peace
party is getting the upper hand there
and that il the czar has not alread!
made overtures to Japan he is about
To make them.
In the opinion of wellinformed dip
lomats mere the prospect of bringing
the war to an end was never before
30 bright as it is at this moment. Al
realize that there are difficulties il
the way, and that peace cannot b.
considered assured till the paper
are signed; but there is general rec
ognition Of the important elements o
the problem which have already bee
pointed out, tO.wit: Japan desire
peace and will make favorable terms
there is no desire to numilate Russia
no territory now under the sovereign
ty Of the czar need be ceded. In lie
Of indemnity the Chinese Eastern raj
way may be taken over by Japan an
In addition Russia is willing TO pa
a large sum for the maintenance {
her prisoners held by Japan.
Actually the two schemes of settl
ment, the one outlined by Japan
the kaiser and to President Rooseye
few weeks ago and the one whic
now comes from st. Petersburg {
representing the opinions of the ia
ton which favors peace and whit
at this moment appears to have Il
upper hand with the czar, are not Il
apart. Once the czar indicates a wi
ingness to have negotiations unde
taken it should not be difficult mi
ter TO reach an accommodation as
the minor differences.
At this juncture comes the sugg,
tlon that Russia has within her gra
another method Of accomplishing
purpose in the far East. 1t is ii
instead Of wrecking the empire in
vain endeavor to hold Manchuria, R,
sia turn her energies to another mea
Of accomplishing the principal obj,
in view 1t seems written in the be
Of fate that Russia must lose 81
rights as she has hitherto possess
in Manchuria. With surrender
those rights goes the railway fr
Harbin to Dalny, Port Arthur a
Newchwang. This railway is rea
the outlet stem Of the great ira
continental line into which Rus
poured hundreds of millions of mon
1t Is the outlet of that railway {
tenn which reaches the sea at pc
open TO navigation the year rou
lnasmuch as this railway must I
be given up to the Japanese or at le
to the control of a neutral operat
commission in which the Japan
will have large II not dominat
influence, 1t would seem on the
face as II Russia's ambition to sec
commercial outlet in the war