The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-08-26
PEACE?

PEACE?
The changes of the situation at Kittery
Navy Yard are so sudden and acute that
no one may say certainly that the issue
will be war or peace. The Japanese en-
yoys are now, as in the beginning, calm
no vain demonstration nor idle talk. but
have abided by their first position in ali
important details, except in the modifi-
cation suggested by President Roose-
Welt. The President has retained con-
troll of the situation to a remarkable de-
gree, and has labored manfully to hold
all of the possibilities. But it is said,
and with a strong show of truth, that
another is covertly playing against him,
and that other is the Kaiser. The San
Francisco Call says.
but covertly. The President has t1iled
in the open as far as Japan and Russia
are concerned. The Kaiser has played
his part secretly with one party alone,
the Car. We had occasion to say re-
Gently In connection with Germany's en-
trance upon the question of the status
motives that require a continental dis
turbance and shifting of alliances.
Peace just now between Russia and
Japan will mean the strengthening of
the disposition of the world toward al
amiable solution of International issues.
War anywhere, war for whatever cause,
war regardless of results, seems 10 be
the idea of the Kaiser, respecting Ger
man interests. So it may be true that
in their interview on the Goulf of Fin
land the Gear was stiffened by the Kai-
ser and his obdurate attitude is account
ed for by the assurance of German SYM
pathy.
Germany stands to win in the event
of further war. Russia has been
financed by France. Not only does
France hold her public securities to a
vast amount, but has extended to her
enormou commercial credits. Peace
would make these claims good. War to
a financial breakdown would impair or
destroy them, to the vast injury of
France. Talk is cheap, but the fact Is
that it is a permanent feature in Ger
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her subordinated as a continental power.
So we nave the Kaiser playing Russia \
hand against the President. In the be-
ginning it was announced from Russian
official sources that if peace negotiations
were broken off Russia would make 1t
plain to the world that Japan was re-
sponsible. This, 1t was said, would de-
prive Japan of the sympathy she had
enjoyed in the Western world, but the
President has spoiled this program. The
accommodation. the yielding, the willing
ness to make the path easy for the other
party, the concessions. have all been by
Japan.
1t has been the hard task of President
Roosevelt to find in the Car motives
that arise in a genuine interest in hui
manity. In a genuine regard for his peo-
pie. The President is not one to give
up in the face even of weighty opposi-
ton. If the Kaiser could reach the Car
so can he. He intends that if negoti-
atoms fail the blame shall not be mis-
placed and that it shall not rest upon
him. Russia has failed to place it upon
Japan. If the mighty action at arms
ready for demonstration on the plains of
Northern Manchuria and Korea shall
soon take place. the hosts of Oyama,
Kuroki and Nogi viii have the sym
pathy of the lovers of fair play and hon
est diplomacy. But the bearded war
riors of Linevich, the conscripts forced
from their homes, will have also the
sympathy and the pity from the world
which are denied Them by their master.