Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-13
NOW SPARUING FOR POSITION.
Talk Of Raising Fresh Army aud
Continuing the War May Have
Been for That Purpose.
SOME POSSIBLE TERMS OF PEACE
Dlplomatlsts Believe That Those Ac.
ceptable to Both VIII be on Basis
OF an Alliance,

St. Petersburg, March 10. 5:45 p. m
Emperor Nicholas has summoned
war council for tomorrow at which
the whole situation Will be consid-
| cred.
is THE CzAR BLUFFING?
St Petersburg, March 10. 1921 p. m,
The announcement made In the
name of the government In the face of
overwhelming disaster suffered by
Gen. Kuropatkin that n fresh army
would be raised and the war proceed
aud the naughty attitude assumed by
Japan may after all be simply SPAR
ring for position which is 20 prelude
peace. So far as the public here Is
concerned peace is the only thing
talked or the sentiment being that IL
| diplomacy can now bring the warning
powers into negotiation peace will
follow.
SOME POSSIBLE TERMS.
Many diplomats believe that terms
acceptable TO both are only possible on
the basis not Of ordinary peace, but
more In the nature OF an alliance
which would distinctly define and
guarantee the position OF the respect
I've powers In the far east In the fu-
ture.
II is certain. however that Russia
fusion still reigns In the higher circles
and the emperor has not yet decided
that he must yield. Nevertheless, tina
peace party has been greatly strength
ened and liz now taking the position
| that TO attempt 70 continue the war VIII
only court additional complications and
dangers at home with the chances or
! success for the Russian arms on the
| field ot battle too remote TO be worthy
! Of consideration.
FOOLISH ADVISERS.
but some of the emperor's advisers
| insist that the government is irrevoc-
ably committed 20 the war, that Il
would be harder to stop than to go
on and that II the war is indefinitely
prolonged the financial resources of
Japan are sure TO be exhausted before
Russlas while Russla's prestige
abroad is lrreparaby gone II she now
bends the knee. The situation Is not
disslmilar TO that which prevailed at
the end OF the Crlmean war. where
Nicholas | took a sudden decision ;o
conclude peace on the best terms OBJ
tanable. The effect on the Internal
situation of either alternative probably
will govern the final decision. The
practical difficulties not only In getting
"A new army to the front, but In actual
ly modifying IT, are fully appreciated
even at the war Office, where many oftl-
GERS reluctantly declare Il IL idle TO
hope for victory under the present cir
cumstances. Another general mobiliza-
ton might set the country In flames.
In Poland whence II Is announced an
other corps will he sent 10 the front.
the mobilization Of the last corps or
dered to the war had to be abandoned.
owing TO the popular opposition to thu
governments policy.
TALK or A CONSTITUTION.
At home the elements which are try
ing 90 force the emperors hand wOuli
employ either horn OF the dilemma se-
ected whether peace or continuation
Of the war 10 press for the granting oc
real constitution, They declared the
government Is now In a corner from
which there is no escape without the
support of the people, There IL rea-
son % believe that some Of tho ems
peror's advisers share this opinion and
are again advocating the bold stroke ot
summonlng a yertable constituent as
sembly appealing 10 the patriotism oe
the people and allowing them TO decide
the question OF peace or war.
WOULD COMPOUND JAPAN.
such a move. they argue, would con.
found Japan II the decision was war,
and II peace would relieve the govern
ment Of responsibility and insure tram
guilty at home. or course, II Is re-
allied that this would inevitably mean
an change In the form OF government
20 a constitutional monarchy The
newspapers, with the exception OF the
Novoe Vremya and a few others whose
voice * always for war speak out
straight for peace at almost any price,
declaring that all hopes Of victory are
now buried az Mukden. Some papers
like the Novost, the Jewish organ,
plainly denOuuce the whole far eastern
policy as senseless adventure, which
has cost thousands Of lives and millions
OF money, declaring that for 200 years
the government has been extending tho
empire and that II il now time 20 stop
and regenerate the people,
JUSTICE OF JAPANs POSITION.
The Gazetta a popular paper. goes
further, Affirming the justice OF JRpan's
position and saying hat opportunity on
the main land IL Will 10 her whereas
Russla's ManchurIan adventure is 90.
lonial dream IN which the people have
no part
Nobody but the government" tho
paper continues knew why the war
was begun and the government Is now
beaten. Are there stll idiots who be.
lieve Il should be prolonged"
Such an extract as the above sum
cIently shows the feeling here
Little additional information was
vouchsafed nc the war ONCE today Gen.
Lineyitch's army, although It's units
We're scattered and confused. got on
with the fewest losses. Gen Kaulbars
WAS the heaviest loser leaving q. 900
prisoners I'm the hands OF the Japanese.
Kaulhars himself with the remnant OF
his army Ind q narrow escape When
the japanese drove their wedge across
the railroad above Mukden. he Just
managed 10 pun clear by Withdrawing
south Of the city and then moving
northcastward into the mountains bare
~ IN time 10 avoid Gen. Kurokrs coll
umns, which were already AZ the Hun
river bombordng Flu pass. According
10 the latest advlces Cen Kaulbars IA
being pursued and hns not succeeded
I'm cxtrlcatnE himself from the noun
talns Cen Melnendorff. commander %
the first army corps, was wounded in
the shoulder