The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-12
Car Says to Stop War Now
Would Be a Disgrace.
JAPAN is UNCONCEkNED
Mikado is Too Busy Fighting to Talk
Of Pacifieation, While EvenFthe
Suggestion is Abhorent
to Russia.

st. Petersburg says: Regarding the
peace talk abroad, NJ. Souvorin, edi-
tor Of the Noyee vremya, in signed
editorial in that paper Fridsss pas
sionately declares that the voice of
the nation should give an answer 10
order that the world might understand
once for all Russia's position.
The emperor, he added, should con-
suit with the representatives Of the
land, as his predecessors did before
the days of John the Terrible. While
papers abroad now say that peace
could be concluded without dishonor.
!. il peace were made they would de-
clare it disgraceful What. the people
want he I'M souvorin) possibly can
not affirm, hut the idea Of ending
the war; at this juncture is abhorrent
to him and, he believes, to the Rus
sian people.
The army, NJ. souyorin further says,
holds the honor and fate OF Russia
in its hands. NJ. SouYorin then re.
views sorrowfuHy the record Of bitter
humiliations suffered thus far and the
chances for the future. In concluding,
he declares the government must de.
eide and weigh well the consequences,
but the EDITOR insists the people must
be united, as "disunion, riots and rev.
olution mean the downfall Of the
Fatherland !" :.
s Japan Has No Time.
A Washington special says: japan
mas made no overrures. for peace to
Russia, directly or indirectly, through
tie United States or any other pow
ser. and centemplates no such action,
and now that Port Arthur has fallen,
proposes to press the war in the north
all the more vigorously by reinforc-
ing the japanese armies at Liao=
Yang, with the greater part OF the
troops which have been besieging Port
Arthur. This, in brief, represents the
Views of Mr.. Kogoro Takahira, Jap.
anese minister, who has recently re-
esumed charge Of the legation at
Washington after a long illness at
! New York.
s3s2 s:s ."The fall Of Port Arthur" said the
minister, SIS but step in the war
which Japan is waging for princi-
pie. Certainly It Is an important
step, but nothing could be further
from the truth than the assumption
that because Japan has captured 2
stronghold, the fall Of which has long
been expected, the japanese govern
ment win now make overtures for
peace. Japan is too busy fighting.
We are as much in earnest today as
we were at the outset Of the war. We
have made no .oyerrures Tor peace,
either dirctly or indirectly, nor have
the powers approached us with any
idea Of Intervention"
At the Russian embassy it was re-
fterated that Russia would fight all
the harder in view Of the temporary
loss OF Port Arthur.
Europe. it is feared, is firmly Of the
conviction that. however dark the out
look for peace at this moment when
: the prospect brightens. it is to Pres
ident Roosevelt that the neutrals. as
well as the belligerents, will look as
fhe intermediary through whom peace
negotiations will be initiated. AS q
Vuropean ambassador saws. the
american government is practically
sthe only government to which both
helligerents will be willing t" look for
assistance IN reaching settlement
when the time comes and aside from
!, this fact. the high personal regard in
[ which the president is held both at
st. Petersburg and Toxic makes it all
the more probable that through him.
when Russia and japan have fought
their fight, the powers must hope for
peace