The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-10
NO PEACE PEACE FOR RUSSIA NOW
Count CassiaI So Declares u 4
Recent Interview.
WAR TO CONTINUE WITH YIGOR

Cars Ambassador at Washington Says
the Recent disaster Only serves to
Strengthen the Policy to Struggle For
victory to the Lasr-ArIny by Summer
to Number 700. OOO-Fleets to Combine
Washington, d. 6. Count Cassini,
Russian Ambassador, in an interview
spoke of the ruInors that the fall Of
Port Arthur would hasten peace, of re-
ports of dissensions within the Russian
empire and Of the statement from St
Petersburg that the 1eet now at Mada-
gascar would be recalled
Have any peace proposals been
made to Russia, or will they be con-
sidered if made at this time by ia
pan, either directly or through another
Powerg" the Ambassador was asked.
s'No such proposals have been made,
so far as am aware he replied. No
proposals for peace would be accepted
or considered under present conditions
AS / have said many times, we made
it possible to avoid this war, but we
were forced to enter it. 1t is perhaps
we'll to repeat that when war began
there 1ere in AIanchuria only 10000
Russian troops, and this is the best
proof that we had no idea Of initiating
hostilities.
Now. we have made immense saeri
fees of blood and i'll money, and it is
clear that Russia is obliged to and will
pursue this war TO the bitter end.
There Is no Russian who at this mo-
ment can admit the possibility of en-
tering into discussion of peace.
Have you seen the newspaper re-
ports that there is danger of an upris-
ing in Russia
These reports are not correct. There
is perhaps some demonstration of dis.
content; no country has ever been
without that in time Of stress. The
capture of Port Arthur after such a
brilliant defense while it saddens the
heart of Russia, can have only one eff
feet-that is, to animate the popular
patriotic feeling of the Russian pe0-
pie. This strong feeling of patriotism
does exist, no matter what may be
said, and the people will do all possible
to aid the Government in this war and
not to embarrass it, as some reports
say, The consequence of the surrender
of Port Arthur is to strengthen public
feeling in support of the policy to press
the war. Despite the difficulties Of
conducting operations at such a great
distance from base the patriotism of
the Russian people has steadily
strengthened since the war began.
what of the report that Admiral Ro-
jestvenskys feet, now in Madagascar
on its way to the Far East, will be res
called?D
Il do not believe any one has author
ity to state that the squadron will be
recalled: that is known only to the
Government at st. Petersburg. But
there would be nothing unusual in the
recall of the fleet. Russia is now pre-
pairing third squadron to proceed to
the Far East, and it might be deemed
advisable to unite the three squadrons.
that under Admiral Roiestvensky, that
that under Rear-Admira VoeIkersam,
now in Madagascar. and the one which
has not yet sailed from Russia. into a
single large squadron, which would
proceed to the Far East in such
strength as to attack the Japanese fleet
with vigor and hope of success. The
recall of the ships now on the way for
this purpose would not be an unnat-
ural consequence of the loss of naval
base such as Port Arthur 1t would
merely be in order to enable Russia to
strike the more vigorously when she
does strike.
In the war on land the great thing
Is that General Kuropatlxin has brought
the Japanese to halt in their attempt
ed northward advance, Winter is now
OH in Manchuria, and it holds greater
hardship for the japanese, unused to
the rigors Of the climate. than for tie
Russians. General Kuropatkin has
probably $4,000 men. The second
army Of 100000 men. commanded by
General Grippenberg, is now ON its
way to Manchuria The third army,
recently organized in Russia under
General Kaulbars, and which is 100000
strong, will reach Manchuria probably
by the beginning of summer This
will increase the Russian force to fully
100000 men and with this vast army
Russia will again be ready to prosecute
the war with great vigor.'