The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-31
ENGLAND TO
 BACK JAPAN Will Stand Un2lterably by
 Her Ally. NO ADVICE UNLESS ASKED Victors Not to De Hampered in Negotiations. Cessaon of saIkhalin. lt is Believed, Will
 Prove Nest serieus Obstacle to the Co.summatioa of Peace.
70 ADVICE UNLESS ASKED

Washington, July 30.-Japan comes to the Washington conference assured that. whatever her peace terms. they will have the sympathetic approval Of Great Britain. Several suggestions from Washington to London that the cause of peace would be served by com munication to Japan from her auy ta- yoring moderation in her demands up on Russia have not availed to chanke inc British Government in It's apparent unaIterable determination 10 stand py Japan, however severe she makes ner condition of peace. nor has the britlsn Government seen it's way clear t0 Fen- der assistance to Washington Tn the efforts this Government IS maA"S " obtain an armistice.
 Advices reaching here show that Lon don is opposed to an armistice unui s1- nan has been satished that Nuss1 renresen tives are prepared to do more than this means toward ending the war If Russia Is ready to conclude peace ano has 50 empowered her plentpotentiarie Great Britain. 1t Is believed. mlsn. !a vor an armistice, but even in sucn event. it is said she would not De VII lins to offer Japan advice on the sup A. understood in Washington, Lord I,ansdowne's position Is that as the ally of Japan, Great Britain can Anoro to take no step nor assume any attituoe that would in the remotest degree re- do,,nd to the advantage of Japahs en- emv However much that London may wish peace for Humanitarian reasons. her loyalty to Japan. whose pledged ally she is, prevents her even from ID directly bringing pressure to pear py susrcstions or otherwise at Tokio re- gard.Ig negotiations. the eneeI ol which might serve to moderate Japan peace conditions IT hasten a truce.
 ! No Advice T4ll Asked.
 when Japan asks her ally to advise. the London Government. 1t, is under ntood. is prapaxsd immediately to give 1t. but this advice will be based on sa- rans interest 2. 2 primary considsra- ton sssi -.s4sss
 At the same time the London Govern ment in it's exchanges with the Ameri- can Embassy in London has not hesi- tated to declare its confidence that 1a- nan's terms will not be unreasonable viewed in the light of the results Of the war.
 that Japan will not insist on the dls- mantIement of vladivostok. should Rus sia fail to agree to it In return TOT tne neutral station of Port Arthur, the ces- sion of Sakhalin, which 1t IS unoer- stood will be among the essential con- ditions. will, the officials here believe nrove the most serious obstacle to peace in the Far East. Sakhalin had not been captured when the Presideht ,nl- tiated his efforts to bring the peihs events together The fact that up to that time Japan had not taken foot Of Russian territory simplified. in the opinion of Washington and Berlin, the problem of bringing about peace neso- tiations. ..,
 Negotiations. 1t is understood are making substantial headway between Japan and England looking 10 ime re nawaI of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The scope of the alliance. 1t Is known. will considerably exceed the present one though to what extent neither Europe nor Washington has been aoie to lea n.