The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-12
HONORABLE PEACE?
Russian Admiral Says War
May End Very Soon.
WILL CONQUER JAPAN NEXT TINE.
DoubassoR Sure That Czar Favors
Immediate Reconstruction of Navy
90 Attain supremacy on
Far East Seas.

90 Attain supremacy ON
Far East Seas.
LONDON, Jan II. - Advices from
Paris say that Vice Admiral Doubas-
soft. Russian member Of the interna-
tional commission sent here TO inquire
into the North sea incident has declar-
ed that an honorable peace between
Russia and Japan is likely TO be made
Sis statement is considered highly sig.
nficant.
Heretofore members Of the Russian
embassy and all the other Russian ofli-
Gals here have resented suggestions Of
peace as humiliatng There is reason
to believe that these were expressive
Of personal views before hearing from
st. Petersburg. Admiral Doubassolf
has just arrived from st. Petersburg
after a lengthy audience with Emperor
Nicholas following the fall Of Port Ar
thur
The admiral who is chief Of naval
construction, says he submitted TO the
emperor last Thursday plan to com
plete the rehabilitation Of the navy,
Doubasson declares the emperor
gave il most favorable consideration
and said it'would be submitted to the
council Of ministers.
Il am convinced" said Admiral Dou-
basson, "of the immediate necessity for
the reconstruction of our fleet AT all the
Russian and foreign shipyardS for the
purpose of securing strength sufficient
to command supremacy at sea. This is
absolutely Indispensable if we are to
expect victory from the next war with
Japan. The remnant of our fleet Is
hardly more than debris and entirely
unequal TO ,Iapans naval strength"
The admiral further said it was nee
essary to recognize the conditions, how
ever painful they might'be to national
self love.
Therefore" he added, 81 do not hest
tate to say that we tend toward not
fsrof peace. We will leave the Japa-
nese Port Arthur and the territory they
now occupy in Manchuria. We will
set ourselves resolutely at work to pre-
pare powerful invincible navy. as
this peace will be but temporary. and
the next time we shall be amply pre-
pared"
1t is reported from Tokyo that Japa-
nese men-ofwar have reached Diego
Garcia (Chagos archipelago, and ex-
perts point out that although Admiral
Togo Is at Tokyo other admirals are
not idle. Vice Admiral Uriu has been
cruising in the vicinity of the equator
| for some time past. The number OF
vessels he has is kept secret, but
doubtless he is ready to do battle with
the Russian Baltic squadron whenever
they appear.
Vice Admiral Kamimura is in the
China sea, within easy steaming dis
lance Of either the Malacca or Sunda
straits and Vice Admiral Rojestvcn-
sky purposes TO spend the ensuing
weeks in cruising in the vicinity of
Madagascar. 1t is not improbable that
he will find himself assailed by "A tor
| pedO fotilla
a dispatch from Port Said Egypt,
says that Rear Admiral BorOvsky's
! division of the second Russian Pacific
squadron has entered the Suez canal
It's destination is uncertain, but it Is
probably Madagascar by way of Jibu-
iii, French Somaliand. The warships
were only permitted TO ship a thousand
tons Of coal among the seven Ships, be
sides taking on board provisions.
They are the cruisers Oleg, ISumrud,
Dneiper and Rion ana the torpedo boat
lestrOyerS Grozni Gromski and Re
tity. One of the deStroyers entering
the harbor struck and sank coal
lighter.
A Libau report says that four lake
submarine boats have arrived there
from the United States. They will be
'cnt TO Nladivostok by rail
A Berlin dispatch says that Emperor
Wilhelm has bestowed on Generals
Nogi ana Stoessel German decorations
Of merit for their conduct of the siege
and defense of Port Arthur.