The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-31
GREAT BRITAIN
WON'T INTERFERE
Will Do Nothing That May Affect
Japan's Interest.
NEGOTIATING NEW TREATY
STEPS BEING TAKEN TO RENEW
ALLIANCE.

iIAI ASHINGTON, July 3O.-Japan
| w comes to the Washington con-
ference assured that. whatever
! her peace terms. they viii have the
sympathetic approval of Great Britain.
! Several suggestions from Washington
| to London that the cause OF peace
would be served by an explanation to
Japan from her ally favoring mOder-
alton in her demands upon Russia have
not avaiIed to change the British gov
eminent in its apparently unalterabie
determination to stand by Japan how
ever severe she makes her conditions
of peace Nor has the British COVE
eminent seen its way clear TO render
assistance TO Washington in the ef-
forts which this government IS making
TO obtain an ar1niStice. AdViceS reach
ing here show that London is opposed
/ to an armstice until Japan has been
satisfied that Russia's plenipotenuarleS
are prepared to do more than discuss
means of ending the war, If Russia is
ready to conclude peace and has so
empowered her plenipOtentiaries Great
Britain, il is believed. might favor an
armistice, but even in such event 1T
is said she would not be willing to Of
fer Japan advice on the subject
Great Britain Won't Interfere.
AS understood in Washington, Lord
I.anso position is that, as the
loyal ally of Japan, Great Britain
can afford to take no step nor as
sumo any attitude that would in the
remotest degree rebound to the ad-
vantage of Japan's enemy. However
much London may wish peace Tor hu-
name reasons. her loyalty TO Japan
whose pledged ally she is, prevents
her from indirectly bringing pressure
to bear by suggestions, advice or other
wise al Toxic regarding negotiations,
the effect of which might serve TO
moderate Japan'S peace conditions or
hasten a truce. When Japan asks her
ally for advice the London government,
il is said is prepared Immediately to
give it. but this advice will be based
on Japans interest as primary con-
sideration.
Nor is this attitude on the part of
the London government misinterpreted
in Washington as indicating that its
officials do not share in the wish OF
the neutral powers for peace. 1t has
been made plain that the activity OF
the president has the full sympathy
of the British people, although their
first thought, it is declared, must be
in the interest of their ally.
At the same time the London gov
eminent in its exchanges with the
American embassy in London has not
| hesitated to declare its confidence
that Japans terms viii not be I'M
reasonable. viewed in the light of the
results of the war AS it was recently
expressed by one cognizant of the
British attitude, London has never
either i'm the negotiations preceding the
war or since the war began, found To
l1iO assuming an unreasonable posi-
ton. Japan has been exceedingly reaS-
enable throughout this struggle, and
we are not at all aEpTehensiVe that she
win bring to Washington demands that
are immoderate or unreasonable
Believing as official Washington
does that Japan viii not insist on the
dismantlement of Vladivostok. should
Russia fail to agree to it in return for
the naturalization of Port Arthur, the
cessiOn of Sakhalin. which it is upder-
stood viii be among the essential con-
ditiOns. will the officials here believe,
prove the most serious obstacle TO
peace in the far east Sakhalin had
not been captured when tire president
initiated his efforts to bring the bel
ligerents together. The fact that up to
that time Japan had not taken foot
of Russian territory Simplified. in the
opinion of Washington and Berlin, the
problem of bringing about peace negO-
tiatiOns 1t is understood tonight from
a source, which, although not official
is we'll informed. that Russia viii Wig
orOusy oppose the cessibn of Sakhalin.
Whether. in the event of Japan's in
sistence on this as condition prece-
dent to peace, Russia viii yield, is a
matter of speculation so far as the Of
ficials here are concerned. but i'm quar-
tiers friendly to Russia serious doubts
are expressed whether NJ. Witte brings
with him the authorization to yield
Russian territory or whether he viii
be willing to ask for such authority.
Keen interest is felt here in the ne
gotiatiOns which. it is understood. are
making substantial Roadway between
Japan and England looking 10 the re-
newal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
The scope of the alliance, it is known,
will considerably exceed the present
union. though to what extent neither
Europe or Washington has been able
to learn The announcement of the
main points of the new alliance soon
after the conclusion Of the Washington
conference would not surprise diplo-
matte circles here.
PEACE BUT WITH HONOR.