The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-18
W|TT[ IS AFRAID
PEACE WILL FAIL
Fears japan's Terms VIII be
Too Severe
PEACE AT ANY PRICE
is NOT THE CRY IN RUSSIA BE-
CAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE
TO MAKE 1T, ALTHOUGH
CAR NOW FAvoRs 1T.

st. Petersburg, July I'm Witte.
senior Russian peace plenlpotentlary,
received a correspondent of the Asso-
Gated Press at his villa on Yelagin
Island today. After cordial greetings
the conversation gravitated to the high
missicn with which Watte is charged
and the disposition of the foreign
press TO interpret his appointment as
an indication that Russia had decided
70 make peace al any price. No, no"
he said. ''in the first place, have been
designated BY the emperor as his am
bassador extraordinary for ponrpar-
lers with Japanese plenipoteutiaries
10 ascertain whether 1t is possible TO
conclude treaty Of peace My person.
al views are OF secondary importance,
but my ideas are in entire accord with
those OF my friend, Count Lamsdorif
Afraid OF Japan's Terms.
In serving my emperor | have re-
ceiyed precise instructions from his
majesty and shall follow Tthem. Ulti
mate decision remains In the hands
of the emeperor and 1t Is for him to
decide the destinies of Russia. The
emperor is friend of peace and de
sires peace. but very much fear the
Japanese terms will be such that we
will be unable to reach an accord.
Secondly, the world should disat
buse It's mind Of the idea that Rus
ssia wants peace at any price. There
are two parties In Russia. One fa-
vors continuation OF the war. This
is large and influential party. The
other, to which belong, favors peace.
avow II frankly. because telling the
| truth has always been my rule In poll
| TICS | was for peace before hostll
titles broke out when the war began
tho situation changed.
! Even though There are these TIVE
parties. as to the advisability Of end
ing the war In the present c'rcnm
tanccs, beth would be united II Jap
Ancsc demands wounded the Amoul
rropre' Of the Russian people or jeo
Ipardized our future as a nation.
y am sure II the report that thf
conditions OF Japan cannot be accept
ed Russia will accept the verdict anf
the Russian people will be ready X
! continue the war for years II necess
J ary
Russia Not Crushed.
Thirdly, Russia is not crushed al
the foreign press has led the world 4
4 believe The interior situation IL vers
serious, | do not deny, but In Europe
and America the true significance u
what III happening liz not understood
Correspondents come here and tall
with few hundred people In st. Pet
ersburg and Moscow misinterpre
what is happening and find false i'm
J pressions as to Russia's future.
: Russia has little resemblance L
! western countries. To know Russia
1 TO understand the soul Of the Russian
people. it is necessary that one shoul'
! have been born here or lived man,
7 years In Russia.
Don't Have to Accept Terms.
!. Russia is NOT on the verge Of riissc
luton as a great power and Is no
Obliged to accept any conditions offer
ed in spite of the military reverse sh'
: has sustained,
I'VE are passing through an inter
; national crisis, which has been mark
' ed by many grave events and whicl
may have others still In store. but m
crisis will pass. and In y few year
II Russia will again take her place as th
: preponderant power in the Europeal
: concert