The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
DOt ut PEACE TERM RUMORS.
Iurupe Thinks Them Too Favorable TO
HusSia--The Cars Attitude.

speciai Cable Dsspaicl>s 10 TIM SuN.
Los Don. Fen. Zi.-The peace puzzle l.
the uppermost iopic Of conversation among
to politicians. diplomats and newspapers
Of Europe TIE terms sci forth yesterday
in a d ,spatch from ST. Petersb urg are not
rpgard ed seriously largely for the reasons
pointe out by Baron Suyematsu, who IN
an interview said that Corea IA already
under Japanese suzerainty Port Arthur
and Il q Liaotung peninsula are already
in Japanes hands. and they also hold the
greater part 81 the Chinese Eastern Rail
way Therefore these places are not at
Rl 'snj disposal.
The making Of Vladivostok a neutral
port V tn an open door was meaningless
j, is already a trading port although 1t IL
fortified Il was "A question whether II
wouh dsmantled Anyhow it would not
enter INTO Japans peace conditions, but
the stig INCEST suggestion Of all was that
luasip ,houd hold Manchuria north Of
HHibn.
She would thus gain by her defeat, re-
tanning iouhle what she would restore to
China As regards the payment Of an in
domnity the Baron asked why Russia should
not pay one adding that she was we'll able
lri t1 80 bdTpO NuyflnHlSu btNldiNh Nlihb
be ,Hd OF believe that the Mikado's ad-
,i-ary7 d formulated even approximate
terms. 1T certainly Japan's terms would
become more eXacting with the progress
OF tim"
Mean ne peace talk fills the mir, although
the time and manner of the ending OF hos
tii'i0s az IA far from being known ~ ever.
The well posted London correspondent OF
the Nouo Wiener T1gebiIN has information
from a diplomatic source. tending to con-
firm tho report recently mentioned in THE
SrNl dc 4patches that the Gar himself is
placing bstacies in the way Of peace. he
being coafident Of ultimate victory. and
that until he is convinced 10 the contrary
the war sil continue.
When lie realizes that nothing will avail
h. viii. according 10 the correspondents
informan.. communicate direct with the
AliAado proposing q truce. Only then can
foreign diplomacy achieve anything.
ST YRsBuRG, Feb. Pit is still in
sisted hers that the Czar in his New Years
message , the army and navy will not de-
part from the policy he has hitherto fol-
lowed. but will assert that Russia has over
come r.rc 4ter trials, and will overcome.
this ont side OF sutocrstic circles there il
rieat aua ety for peace. but the wishee OF
the peopla OF these classes will avail moth
ing "a long as the idea of the supreme
authority of the Car il present in their
minds.
The French Embassy declared this after
noon tina, it attached no importance to
The conjeotures as to the terms upon which
reace WI to lie discussed
CoLoGSE. Feb. 22.-The Gazette. which re-
fleets The views of the German Foreign Of
fee. den IS the current rumors that Ger
msny vii offer 10 mediate between Japan
and Rus in. Neither combatant. the Go
zeie sage is yet willing to accept any such
offer.
II adds that tho disturbed state of Russia
doe4 not ,rIng peace any nearer, but rather
operates in contrary direction.
LnNpoS Feb. 22.-Couut iBenckendorn.
the ls-an Ambassador. says he does not
know from what source came the statement
thar the terms upon which Japan would
consent to peace had been presented to
and 4 -ci 'ased by the Gar as sta ted by news
a gency this morning Baron Hayashi also
t7y7 he IS without any information on the
subject.
PNrrs Feb. 22-The Russian Embassy
hero lie nes that the Government at St
Petersburg is entertaining any notion OF
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