Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-03
INDEMNITY AND cEssioN ONLY
POINTS NEGOTIABLE.
RUSSIA WANTS TOO MUCH
Negative Terms imply Giving Up
What Japan Has Won in Bloody
Battles; Unprecedented in History
of Great Wars-vanquished Must
Pay the Bill.

London. March 31.-Peace talk is
prevalent everywhere, but that nego-
tiations have been commenced is still
positively denied in all official circles
here. The foreign Office disclaims
even having any knowledge of the
peace proposals. 1t is quite evident,
however, that while the first steps
may be taken at any moment an ad-
vance further than indicated in the
Associated Press dispatches may be
postponed indefinitely.
Japanese Minister Hayashi declared
to the Associated Press last evening
that he had no information in regard
to the announcement contained IN
the st. Petersburg dispatches of the
Associated Press, that Russia has in
directly made known to Japan the
negative conditions on which peace
might be concluded, namely. no ces-
sion of territory and no indemnity,
leaving Japan to determine whether
peace negotiations could be begun up
on that basis, but he said unreserved-
ly that the terms mentioned could not
even be considered and added:
ga cession Of territory and indem-
nifty are the only points negotiable,
as Japan's ante-bellum demands have
already been secured by Japan"
M. Takahashi, Japanese special
financial commissioner, in an inter-
view yesterday said to the Associated
Press:
'"The war cost between $3.50, 100000
and $500, 100000 the first year, and 1T
is estimated that it will cost $780,
OOO, 900 during the present year. 1t
would be unprecedented in the history
of great wars that no indemnity and
no territory be given up by the van
uuished. While it is beyond my
province to discuss the terms OF
peace, can express my personal opin-
ion that as the war was forced upon
japan it is not likely that she will
waive the right to indemnity and ces-
sion of territory when concluding
peace"
Linevitch Addresses Troops.
st. Petersburg, March 31.--General
Linevitch has issued the following ad-
dress to his troops:
"The emperor has been pleased to
appoint me commander in chief OF the
Manchurian armies. In many battles,
those of the rivers of Shakhe and Hun,
at Poutiloff and Novgorod hills, at the
front at Kandulisan and Gangu passes,
and on the Mukden positions, you
have most bravely repulsed most seri-
Gus attacks by the enemy and dealt
enormous losses. Let every man &C
complish manfully his sacred duty to
the emperor and the fatherland. The
enemy cannot hold out before Russian
yalor, and reinforcements are coming
INCREASINGLY from Russia. May God
help you in the coming battle"
AS Viewed in Toxic.
Toxic. March 31.-The various ru-
mors of peace negotiations emanating
from Europe and the United States
are widely published and commented
upon here. Apparently they do not
affect the attitude of the Japanese
government and people towards the
war, The press reechoes the an
nounced determination of Japan to
vigorously push military operations
unmoved and undeterred by the discus
sion of events in Russia or elsewhere.
The Nichi Nichi says France alone is
capable of taking the initiative in per-
suading Russia to negotiate for peace
but the Nichi Nichi doubts if Russia
would accept Frances advice because
peace terms will mean the death of the
bureaucracy and the bureaucracy is
not committing suicide"
Russian Reinforcements.
Hardin, March 31.-The Japanese
have been pressing forward in deter
mined endeavor to make thorough
reconnaissance and learn the disposi-