| Show although war to last ditch is still heard st petersburg july 20 the interview of the associated press with JM watte on monday last telegraphed back to st petersburg from new york and printed throughout the embira this morning is given high commenda tion from the press with the exception of the extremely reactionary oviet and the moscow gazette the bourasa gazette declares the bulk of the russian people share M wittes views which now when the attention of tha world Is fixed on the peace conference are of historical importance the paper adds dussias Rus sias chief plenipotentiary doa not attempt to conceal tram foreign countries the international situation in russia strong men do not fear the truth falsehoods are the instruments of the weak M witte leaves under good auspices but he makes it cleapor that upon the moderation of the japanese demands depends the fate ot the nation the eremya heartily endorses M wittes statement that russia does not covet peace at any price and that both parties in russia would unite to resist terms which might threaten the country M witted extremely impartial and temperate remarks upon the international conditions and the future should prove instructive abroad the paper adds and should benefit those russians who doubt the future destinies ot the country the clovo rejoices at the tact that after the weakness and vacillation which have marked the later stages of russian history the peace eions have fallen into strong bands and while the paper admits that M watte will have no opportunity io retrieve the blunders of others yet tha clovo hopes he may be successful in his mission the avlet whose voice is war to the last ditch sarcastically likens wiltes departure to gr images of the russian princes who traveled to the far steppes to make observance to the chiefs of the golden horde tho oviet concludes that peace Is incompatible with the dignity of tha country which is not yet defeated 1 JURY DISAGREED portland ore july 20 the jury in the gessner biggs case was discharged afternoon the jury stood 10 to 2 for conviction |
