Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-30
THE Russo-JApAN WAR.

fhtrty-lOHT cDiileTs are aHCilDTru "a
Judith awaiting Rojestyensky's fleet.
Jabitil is at the southern entrance OF
the Red Sea The dispatch would In
dicate Rojestvensky is healing for
the snez canal on his way home.
SUEZ, Marcn 27.-Vice Admiral Ne
bogatofI's squadron sailed southward
today and is expected TO be next
heard from at Jibutl.
LONDON, March 27.-1he new Jap
anese loan Of s15O00G,000. OF which
amount half Is to be underwritten In
America, are selling this afternoon at
a premium of is per cent.
PARIS, March 27.-The government
has received Information from various
countries of Europe, and Its officials
are outspokon today In declaring that
peace between Russia and Japan will
come by May LIST aud mat the Japan
ese terms Will be anything but harsh.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-A To.
tio dispatch says 430 Russian non
pmbatants captured In Mukdon were
released in front of the japanese ad-
vance guard. and 34i were released
according to their desire in Shanghai.
WASHINGTON, March 27-"Rus.
sia will soon make peace with Japan
and Will Immediately proceed to out.
flank the victor commercially by tap
xing tho back door of China with a
sew extension of the Siberian
rAilway."
This prediction was made today by
q man who Is thoroughly familiar
with the situation in the far East, and
with much that is going on beGnd the
patches from ST. Petersburg bring
gestion which he makes is both Inter
esting and important The press dis
patches rom st. ePtersbnrg bring
confirmation OF the diagnosis In these
dispatches TO the effect that the peace
party is getting the upper hand there
and that II the czar has not already
made overtures TO Japan he Is about
u make them.
In the opinion of well.niormed dip
lomats mere the prospect of bringing
the war to an end was never before
30 briglt as 1t is at this moment. All
realize that there are difficulties in
the way, and that peace cannot be
considered assured till the papers
are signed; but there is general rec
ogniiion of the important elements oi
the problem which have already been
pointed out. to-wlt: Japan desires
peace and will make favorable terms
there is no desire to numiate Russia (;
no territory now under the sovereign
ty OF the czar need be ceded. In lieu
OF indemnity the Chinese Eastern rail.
way may be taken over by Japan and
ir addition Russia is willing to pay
large sum for the maintenance OF
her prisoners held by Japan.
Actually the two schemes of settle.
ment. the one outlined by Japan to
the kaiser and to President Roosevelt
a few weeks ago and tne one which
now comes from st. Petersburg as
representing the opinions of the fac.
tion which favors peace and which
at tnls moment appears to have the
upper hand with the czar, are not far
apart. Once the czar indicates a will
insness to have negotiations under,
taken it should not be difficult mat.
ter TO reach an accommodation as to
the minor differences.
Al this juncture comes the sugges-
tion that Russia has within her grasp
another method of accomplishing her
purpose in the far East. 1t is that
instead Of wrecking the empire in n
vain endeavor TO hold Manchuria, Rus.
sia turn her energies 10 another means
OF accomplishing the principal object
in view, 1t seems written in the book
of fate that Russia must lose such
rights as she has hitherto possessed
IN Manchurla. With surrender of
those rights goes the railway from
Harbin TO Dalny, Port Arthur and
Newchwang. This railway is really
the outlet stem of the great trans.
continental line into which Russia
poured hundreds of millions of money.
IL is the outlet of that railway sys.
TEN which reaches the sea at ports
open to navigation the year round
inasmuch as this railway must now
~ e''Sh uP W lht JdDdlltsp OF NJ least
10 the control of neutral operating
commission In which the Japanese e
VIII have a large If not dominating
influence, 1t would seem on the sur.
face as II Russia's ambition 10 secure
commercial outlet in the warmer
waters of the Pacific nad been forever
thwarted
But such is not the case" says an
informant Il have reason 10 believe
me Russian government under the
leadership of Prince Hilkon, a man
well known u me personally. and a
most brilliant and capable admins,
traitor he is, already has in hand a
project for outlianking the japanese
ana Tor reaching tne Pacific by a new
route Prirce Hilkof is man OF
wonderful energy. He is the master
OF the trans-Siberian railway. Once
secure peace and give him the neces.
sary authority and money and It will
not be long till Russia has railway
TO the Pacific better located and short.
er than the line which now must he
lost through the game OF war.
IF you will turn to a map of Asia
continued this gentleman. you Will
see that from Lake Baikal to New
,hWang the railway u,w 1ag,-gi,.,r.