The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
DOUBT RUSSIA'S GOOD FAITH,
POUERS BELIEVE THE Peace
MOVEMENT way FtIL.
No Reason Now for the car to Hurry TO
End the War. and by sending ENJOYS
TO Washington lie Pledges Little

Spscih c ib's D'soUrleS 10 TIE STS
! LONDON june lit is impossible, I'M
( fortunately, to share the optimism which
is evidently felt at Washington in regard
to the peace movement 7 he situation is
complicated and has been changing so
rapidly almost hour by hour since Mr.
Meyer, the American Ambassador to st.
Petersburg, first sounded the Russian
Emperor that the views CT the beigorents
themselves as we'll as those Of othor Powers
have considerably modified.
Even the Spectator, which earnestly
desires peace, says to-day:
1T is doubtful whether tho President,
far sighted as he is, has caught the right
psychological moment; hat Is whether
Russia is sufficiently beaten to accept terms
which Japan is bound for the sake OF her
own safety, to make severe. The Car OF
course has sent a civil reply to Washing
ton, for one does not afIront a President
OF the United States for nothing, and the
acceptance of his advice pledges Russ ia
to little and may, indeed, bring her great
advantage"
The SUNS correspondent Mt ST. PctcrI-
burg writes in the same strain. He says:
There is not now any real reason why
Russia should seek a very early pea @.
The irretrievahle damage in military
prestige sense has been done already. 1t
is recognized that in any case Gen. LIME
Wit will have battle and will suffer de-
feat. After this the Russians could keep
up an interninallc and practically passive
state OF war
1t must be borne in mind that the TrcpofY
system, Judged by results in crushing
serious anti-dynastc demonstrations and
keeping the Cars family alive, has been
a success. so far. Until it is broken the
Car will not believe that his internal foes
can bend him. Moreov,-. his encourage
realize instin1tvely that if they stopped
the war and maintained the status quo at
home il would he the most suicidal calamity
Of all
Many Russians think thu Pr,sid,l.
Rooscvet'S initiative was entirely an error,
because they know their own peoples as
well a. the GIvsrnmant'I powers of self
deception. ii Russia i not by forcn OF
arms driven to taking absolutely alone
the step of "A defeated combatant, o. ask
ing for peace on any terms, then she will
SllIt'ttl tu' war IL OUT III tDnNlnC-
ing the vast. unhearI from orthodox popu-
la ion that she was tricked into stopping the
war Just when Japan was about to col-
lapse
Already the Sri" and ether small sheet,
which are read in villages to millions of
peasants say outright that Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's ships were destroyed by
American submarine boats operated by
Americans after tn Japanese feet had
failed completely to bit them. Indeed, a
very great moral consideration in this
labor of Russia to give birth to n national
sense and to face the fac.s in her inter-
national dealings should have argued
gainst any outsiders coming near her with
advice"
There are other wcighty reasons which
the CORE, pondent of TIE SUS Is not yet
permitted to publish that lea him regret
fully to express the opinion that it is ex-
tremeIy improbable that peace will CONS
from the negotiations now invited
ST. PrrERsDvRG June II. The fact IL
established that Japan is dissatisfied with
the text Of Russia's reply, transmitted on
Monday, to President Roosevelt's note.
Japan points ont that the reply is markedly
wanting in precision as compared with hers.
Despite the Russian official note 1t IL known
that the fundamental question Of Russia's
attitude toward the negotiations caused
Japans delay in agreeing to place Of
meeting,
Count Alvensleben. the German Am
bassador visited United States Ambassador
Meyer this afternoon and had long
conference with him.
Sir Charles Hardnge. the British AM
bassador. called at the Foreign Office to-
day and protested at the action OF Russian
cruisers against British commerce.