The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-04-01
NO CEssION OF TERRITORY OR
INDEMNITY AMONG LEAD
ING CONDITIONS.
T.-PLY FROM JAPAN
ANXiOUSLY AWAITED
=, the Meantime Preparations for
War Will Go on-Hinted That the
United States May Be Involved
in the Move.

negative conditions upon which peace
may be concluded. namely no cession of
territory and no indemnity, leaving
Japan to determine whether negotia-
tons can be begun upon that basis. M
reply from Japan has yet reached the
Russian government.
United States May Figure.
b. above represents practically all
the facts obtainable. Through what
channel or channels Russia has indirect.
~ communicated with Japan cannot be
stated definitely. although there is rea-
son to believe that it is through thu
United States. 1t is practically certain
that France and possibly Great Britain
as the two allies of the belligerents, anil
the United States as the country acting
for Japan. have been appraised of Rus
sia's position. Tuesday nights rumors
that President Roosevelt had rendered
his good Offices to both parties are in.
correct The presidents friendly dispo-
sition and perfect willingness to under
take to open negotiations. however, are
we'll understood here, and. without ask
ing directly that they be communicated
to Japan. Russia could make known ia
President Roosevelt through Ambassa.
dor Cassini the conditions to which She
could not agree while thus giving Japan
an opportunity of knowing officially
what the basis of the peace negotiations
must be.
Russia Avoids Humility.
Russia avoids the attitude of suing fo1
peace or actually submitting proposals
and besides places the United States and
/ Great Britain and the powers generally
in a position where they could offel
Japan advice as to the reasonableness OF
the proposed basis. Having been ap
prised of Russia's position Japan has
two alternatives, either to decline abso
lutely to open negotiations on such i
basis or indicate her own attitude II
the negotiations are opened Russia
probably will be prepared to make broad
concessions on collateral issues.
Wants Peace; Prepares for War.
Russias attitude was described
Wednesday by a prominent diplomat as
follows: "The government is now fol
peace. but continues to prepare for war.
The whole situation with reference tc
the prosecution of the war is being care.
fully considered from every point Of
view by a commission sitting under the
presidency of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaievitch, inspector general OF cav
airy, and consisting of Minister of Wal
Sakharoff, Vice Admiral Avellan, head
of the Russian admiralty department;
Minister of Finance Kokovsoff. Minister
of Railroads Hill1off; Foreign Ministe,
Lamsdorff, Gems. Groaekoff and Kama
rolf and several others. Every phase Of
the situation, military. naval, financial
transportation, Siberian and diplomatic
is being covered. The commissions re,
port, which is expected to be completed
in ten days, will be prepared by Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and Gems
Grodekoff and Kamaroff for submission
to the emperor
Japan Asks $8OO.OOO,ooo.
Paris, March 30. - All the official in
formation relative to peace is of a neg.
alive nature. At the same time the Of
fetal view is now strongly optimistic
that peace is not far distant. 1t is as
serted in well-informed quarters that
Japan has permitted Russia to lear:
that the peace conditions will be severe.
ly rigorous and will not be responsive
to the recent sentimental plea to .Japan's
magnanimity. In particular it is said
that Japan's indemnity figure is $780,
100000, and that this stupendous sun
has proved so staggering to Russian di
plomacy that it is the chief cause why
the peace preliminaries do not advance
to decisive stage.
Japan Warned to Beware.
Washington, March 80. - 1t is stated
here that Japan has received an urgent
warning from neutral power to be,var.
of all offers of mediation from any gov.
eminent and to insist upon direct ne
gotiations with St. Petersburg.
Will Have No Intermediary.
London, March 50-"When peace ne
gotiations commence it will be between
Russia and Japan direct, and not
through any Intermediary, was Minis
ter Hayashi's comment, when shown
the dispatch from northern European
capital stating that M. Delcasse, tho
French foreign minister had been asked
to act as an Intermediary to open peace
negotiations. Minister Hayashi SAID
he attached no Importance to the state
mcnt, but believed that France was try
ing to influence Russia to open negotia-
tons for peace. $50 far as know" he
added, "no negotiations have been be.
gun; but when Russia is ready to make
terms Japan will be happy to consider
them" Minister Hayashi repeated his
previous statements that Japan is not
noticing peace rumors. but steadily pre-
pairing to prosecute the war to the bite,
end
ou!:s nGv;iTCr.
ST. Petersburg March 3O.--A telegram
from Gunshu pass. dated March 2S
rays the Russians have evacuated thu
railrOad station at ChaoumiaOdzi, 4,
miles below Gunshu pass, and that The
japanese are advancing.
LITTLE HOPE FOR REFORMS