Show LACK OF FUNDS FUN OS DS MAY BRING INc PEACE New Russian Loan Held K ld Up in France Prance KUROPATKIN WILL RETIRE TO BE SUCCEEDED BY A GRAND DUKE St SI Petersburg March 16 p pm m mAt mAt At Al the ministry of finance finan e it was as saId today that negotiations for a new Rus Run Russian Russian sian loan Ioan of l GO OOOO In France are arc expected to be concluded and signed in Paris In ten days The representatives of the Credit Lyonnais and Banque De Dc Paris et des who nave been here In con connection with the negotiations left St Petersburg yesterday yest It is pointed out however how ver that this does not mean that the negotiations are broken off the same sam procedure being observed in inthe inthe inthe the case of loaned last spring when after he the negotiations at St Petersburg the representative re returned returned returned turned to Paris where here the contract was signed within a fortnight Nevertheless the tiie Associated Press is 1 In a position to assert that th Paris financiers nave ae j been pressing for peace justifying their attitude nl e on the thc ground of the enormous enormous French com corn commitments commitment in Russian funds and these representations have ha e been renewed since s nce the news of General defeat Their attitude might exercise great influence on 01 the ultimate de decision decision decision of the government The T e peace party part is now distinctly taking the tw position that the thc easiest and best Lest manner of concluding the war is isto Isto Isto to negotiate an alliance alance with wih Japan for forthe forthe the thc mutual definition and protection of the Interests of both countries in the far east east The difficulty of the Japan alliance alance which stands In Inthe inthe Inthe the way vay at present could be overcome by a secret clause claue clau e providing that the thc alliance go Into operation when the old alliance expires |