Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-25
DOES NOT WANT PEACE
Fundamental Reason for Rus
sia's Objections.
WOULD PROSECUTE WAR
MILITARY PARTY HOPES TO RE-
DEEM EMPIRES REPUTATION.
Council Of Cars Ministry is Continued
to Consider Further Propositions
-Army's Opinions.
WOULD PROSECUTE WAR
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 25.-The
fundamental reason why no Russian COM
promise with Japan at the Portsmouth con-
ference is possible Is that Russia does not
desire peace. The car and a majority of
his advisers are fully determined to pros
ecute the war in the hope of redeeming
Russia's military reputation.
NJ Witte, personally, doubt, wants
peace. His masters do not, and peace in
such circumstances is impossible. They
would be much disappointed if Japan should
abandon it's contentious and demands and
accept the terms Russia has already con-
ceded.
The tactical purposes Of the Russians in
consenting to the peace conference have
been fully explained in these dispatches.
Their chief object now is to keep up a pre-
tense OF desiring peace, in order, If possible,
to throw the responsibility for continual
ton of the war upon Japan.
Will Pay No Indemnity.
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 2.-Respect-
Ing the statement published in the United
States to the effect that Count Lamsdorff.
the Russian foreign minister, had been in
terviewed and declared that Russia would
not pay a war indemnity under any guise
to Japan, the foreign office this morning
declares officially and categorically that
Count Lamsdorff has received no corre-
spondent and given no interview.
Nevertheless, the foreign office, through
its recognized press representative, main
tains it's attitude and reiterates it's official
utterances that Russia will not pay such
indemnity.
After seeing Foreign Minister Lamsdorff
yesterday afternoon Mr. Meyer, the Ameri-
can ambassador, sent another long dispatch
to Washington last night. 1t is impossi-
BILE to learn the nature of this dispatch the
embassy declining to make any statement
regarding it. Count Lamsdorff saw the
emperor again yesterday.
A special council of foreign office officials.
with Count Lamsdorff presiding will be
held at o'clock this afternoon, at which
certain matters bearing on the peace nego-
tiations will be discussed.
Confirmed Whites Opinion.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H, August 25.-The
denial of Count Lamsdorff that he had
made such statement as was attributed to
him by Reuters agent at ST. Petersburg,
confirmed the opinion expressed by NJ.
Witte to the Associated Press correspond
ent here last night that Count Lamsdorff
had authorized no such declaration.
Created Unfavorable Impression.
GODZYADANI, Manchuria. August %
Rumors that Russia will cede the Island
of Saghalin and pay an indemnity to Japan
have reached the army and have produced
an unfavorable impression.
The emperor's manifesto proclaiming a
national assembly and the outlines of the
institution also reached the front and were
read with deep interest by the army. Even
the peace negotia tions were forgotten for
the time being in the discussion of the
project and it's details.
Terms Demands Colossal,
LIDZIAPUDZY, Manchuria August 25-
The army is expressing indignation over
what 1t terms the colossal demands Of ia
pan, and the hope that the war will con-
tinue is expressed repeatedly.