Show ASSURANCES WOULD BE NECESSARY S President Roosevelt Not Inclined to Offer His Good Offices I to Russia and Japan and Run the fhe Risk of S Being I A Ss I ASHINGTON Jan eC ct V V feet the fall of at Port Arthur ma mahave may have on the ultimate Issue ot of the war the attitude or of this government to toward toward ward the belligerents has not undergone the slightest change More Mor than once the tho American government has let St Pe Fe Petersburg and Toldo knew that It stands read ready at any time to render neighborly assistance whenever both belligerents are prepared to welcome It Further than this the government has haR not gone Reports that President Roosevelt is likely to Initiate negotiations of mediation between Russia and Japan are premature at least and entirely un unauthorized authorized It is stated most positively today that no negotiations looking to me mediation on the part of this government are pending and It Is not known that such negotiations will be Initiated in the Immediate future i Will Not No Burn His Fingers I President attitude i in the tho mutter matter is IR wen well understood b by those who ho hoIn In iii the pant few tew months have discussed the subject with him He has let It be understood that nothing would afford him greater satisfaction than to eo be In trume in bringing about at a cessation of hostilities In the tar far list east but he ap appreciates predates the futility or of sugg suggesting mp me mediation to belligerents who are not In Inclined dined to receive such offers In a spirit of friendliness and that au offer of mediation at a time which either one of the contending powers might regard as Inopportune might retard rather than ad advance advance vance the prospects of peace Should the time thile come when as assurances are received from both Russia and Japan that consideration would be ben given n to of mediation o then very likely the t president d tm would embrace in the opportunity to promote th the cause or of lec peace In an any effective way that might offer The subject or of mediation was not con tt at meeting or of the cabi cabinet cabinet net |