The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-09
PRESIDENT URGES PEACE
DECLARES 1T WOULD BE A MIS-
TAKE TO CONTINUE WAR.
Frankly Expresses His Views to Rus
sian Ambassador-Story
of Mutiny.

Washington, June 3.-The president
on Friday struck blow for peace In
| the far east. In a conference at the
white house with Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, he expressed the
earnest hope that Russia would forth
with conclude peace with Japan. Pro-
longation of the war, he believes, will
not result in victory for the Russian
arms, and can only serve to increase
Japan's demands and render more diff
ficult the drafting of treaty of peace
which the car as we'll as the mikado
can sign. His opinion was that it would
be mistake for Russia to continue the
war. Unless Russia has substantial
hope of administering decisive defeat
to Japan in this war, the president be-
lieved it would inure to the interests Of
tn st. Petersburg government to con-
clude peace at once. The president spoke
he said, as the friend of Russia, no less
than of Japan, and in the interest of hui
mainly. Until his words have reached
Tsarskoe Selo and have peen commune
Gated to Emperor Nicholas in the friend
ly spirit in which they were uttered,
their effect cannot be estimated.
Count Cassini was unable to do more
than to give the president his own per-
sonal opinions on the situation. The
ambassador was deeply touched by the
sincere cordiality of his reception, and
the frank and friendly manner in which
the president spoke. He could not see,
however, that there was anything in the
present situation, unfortunate as it I'M
doubtedly was for his government,
which necessitated Russia's suing for
peace. If Japan's terms should prove
anything like as severe as they have
been reported, it was the ambassadors
opinion that Russia could advantageous
ly continue the war Indefinitely and
eventually win a victory on land. That
his government would so decide he did
the emperor was for a continuation OF
the war.
Russian Sailors Mutiny.
London, June 3.-Mutiny on the
Russian ships, or some of them, in the
battle of the Sea of Japan, is now gen.
orally believed to have contributed in
part to the ease with which the
Japanese won their victory. Dispatches
from official sources in St. Petersburg
to the war Office assert that Admiral
Nebogatoff in his report of the battle
to the emperor excuses his surrender
by his astonishing statement that
when the flag of Russia was pulled
down he was prisoner in the muffin
Gus hands of his own command.
Cruel Order Enrages Men.
The full story of what is apparently
one of the most startling occurrences
in the history of warfare is understood
to have been related to the emperor
as follows:
After taking part vigorously in the
battle of the first day the soldiers and
sailors of the Orel and the Nicolai I.
became enraged by the fact that, the
wounded hampering the operations of
the still able-bodied, Nebogatoff Or
dered that 140 of them be thrown
overheard near the Liancourt docks.
The order was carried out, and the
rapidly growing spirit of mutiny was
lHtcuSlueu ny Tie SlSuI VI Iue duNduC-
ing turrets of the Japanese.
Scarcely shot had been fired, it is
understood Nebogatoff explains, when
the officers of the Orel and the Nicolai
l. were seized, disarmed after strug
gle, and confined in the main ward
rooms of the vessel.
Run Up japanese Flag.
The Japanese flag was then run up
to the peak by the mutineers and on
the mikado's ships ceasing fire dele
cation of the mutineers informed Neb-
ogatoff that he was to proceed to the
Jap ships and there to tender the sub
mission of his command.
Realizing that it was useless to at
tempt to maintain any semblance of
resistance with mutinous crew,
Nebogatoff complied, and, boarding a
small launch, went aboard the Jap
cruiser Asama and formally sur
rendered.