The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-18
INTERVIEW WITH WHITE.
Russian Envoy Talks With the As
Sociated Press.

81 petersburg. July I'm White, the
russian plenipotentiary, received the
correspondent of the Associated Press
at MS villa on Yelligan island this aft
efnOon- According to an interview he
SAID ne expressly desired il stated that
ne had declined all previous requests
10 journalists for interviews and would
decline all future requests. He further
said that he made an exception in the
case of the Associated Press as il was
the representative of the press of the
United states and as he is about TO
become the temporary guest of the
United States and also as a mark of the
particular sympathy he felt toward that
great country. NJ. Witte spoke in
French After greetings. which were
cordial, the conversation gravitated
quickly to the high mission with which
the Russian statesman is charged and
the disposition of the foreign press to
interpret his appointment as an indi-
cation that Russia had decided to make
peace at any price.
Whites Mission.
NO, no." said he. Strengthening up
in his chair, and speakly slowly and dis
unctly as if weighing the value of each
word IN the first place, / have been
designated by the emperor as his am
bassadOr extraordinary for four par
lers with the Japanese plenipotentiar-
les 10 ascertain whether it is possible
10 conclude "a treaty of peace. Ny per
Epnal views are of secondary import
auces but my ideas are in entire accord
with those of my friend, Count Lams-
dorff.
In serving my emperor. l have re-
Ceived express instructions from his
majesty and follow them.
The ultimate decision remains in the
hands Of The emperor. and it is for him
TO decide the destinieS of Russia. The
emperor Is the friend of peace and de-
Sres peace. but l very much fear that
the japanese terms will be such that we
viii be unable to reach an accord.
Believes in Telling the Truth.
secondly, the world should disa buse
its mind OF the idea that Russia wants
peace at any price. There are two par
ties I'm Russia. One of them faVOrS the
This is large and influential party.
The other. to which l belong, faVorS
peace. 7 avow il frankly, because tell
ing the truth has always been my rule
in politics. / was for peace before hos
tilities broke out When the war be
gan the situation changed.
Even though there are those two
parties. both would be united if the
Japanese demands wounded the amour
propre of the Russian people, or jeo-
pardized our future as a nation.
Il am sure if 1 report that the con-
ditions of japan cannot be accepted.
Russia will accept the verdict and the
Russian people VIII be ready TO con-
tinue the war for years if necessary
Russia Not Crushed.
Thirdly, Russia is not crushed, as
the foreign press has led the world 10
believe. The interior situation is very
serious. l do not deny, but i'm Europe
and America the true significance of
what is happening is not understood.
correspondents come here and talk
with a few people in St. Petersburg
and Moscow, misinterpret what is hap
penfng and fill the world with false i'm
Dc "a Pc EHrH
Russia has little resemblance TO
western countries. To know Russia. TO
understand the soul of the Russian peo-
l,Ie. II is necessary that one should have