Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
ROOSEVELT'S TENDER
TOPIC OF GENERAL COMMENT
WITH RUSSIAN PUBLIC.
Appearance of Missing Cruisers at Ma
nila Relieved Admiralty's Anx-
iety-More Labor Conflicts.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 4, ITO am
The American embassy was the center of
interest yesterday on account of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's tender of his good Of
fees in the direction of peace. Ambassa-
dor Meyer was besieged by members of
the diplomatic corps who desired light on
the Presidents plan and Intentions, and
the chances of it's acceptance was topic
of general interest in st. Petersburg, the
public having been made acquainted with
President Roosevelts talk with Count
Cassini through the afternoon papers.
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff did not lay
the matter before the emperor yesterday,
but probably will Monday, instead of
Tuesday his regular audience day for
this purpose.
officials of the foreign office, though ex-
pressing gratitude for the peace tender
by the United States, adopted non-com-
initial tone regarding the prospects of
action on 1t, saying the decision rested
solely with the emperor, who up to the
present is firm for war.
On all sides it is realized that the ques-
ton of indemnity will be the greatest
stumbling block in the way of efforts Of
the peace party. The war faction urges
that If Russia is obliged to pay an enor-
nous indemnity she might as well spend
the same amount in continuing the war a
year two longer and trust to financial
pressure to do its work on Japan. They
say that Russias situation could not be
made much worse.
In Manchuria the reinforcement of Lieut.
Gen. Linevitch has been going on without
a pause. A traveller returning from Har-
bin reports passing train after train filed
entirely with troops and with apparently
reservists.
II hot
spread mobilization was contemplated in
order to give Gen. Linevitch the necessary
numerical superiority over the Japanese.
Russian Anxiety Relieved.
The appearance of the three missing Rus
sian cruisers at Manila has relieved the
anxiety of the admiralty, as the fate of all
of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's warships
is now definitely established. The ad-
admiralty claims to have no advices from
Manila which enable II to say whether
the cruisers will be dsarn,ed and interned
or whether they will attempt to continue
the voyage either to Vladivostok or Rus
sia-
This determination depends largely on
the extent of the damage to the ships and
to the prompttude of the Japanese in hunt
ing them down, as Togo is able to
dispatch overwhelmingly superior cruiser
squadron against them if time is given
him. Naval officers think it probable the
tempt to reach Vladivost0k would be prac-
tically hopeless, and the ships would be ex-
posed TO great difficulties and danger on
the long voyage homeward, either across
the Pacific ocean or through the Suez canal.
.. Japanese Movement.
GODZYADANI, Manchuria, June "A
movement of the japanese along the val
ley of the Kao river and its tributary to
the northwest is noticeable.
The Manchurian Messenger prints a
copy of Gen. Linevitch's dispatch an
nouncing the arrival of the Russian cruiser
Almaz at Vladivostok, and the destruction
of Russian ships and dispersal of the fleet
at Tsu Islands.
Tokyo Amused Over Russian Report.
TOKYO, June 3, p.m.--A telegram from
Viadvostok, reporting the members of the
crew of the Russian cruiser Almaz as say
ing that they saw three Japanese warships
sunk and the commander of the Almaz as
saying that he personally witnessed the
sinking of Japanese cruiser, has provoked
amusement in official circles and elsewhere
A member of the naval staff has suggested
that it was probable that the Russians saw
Russian vessels sinking and in the confu-
sion mistook them for Japanese ships.
The foreign Office and the navy depart
ment reaffrm that only three torpedo boats
were lost in the battle.