Show PEACE P ACE RUMORS RS V FLYING FLY ING ABOUT ABO UT Their Authenticity Scouted by Jap Japanese Japanese anese Minister WILL BE NO INTERMEDIARY IARY DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA f t M M M t t U M t t 4 M Vt M t t M t t 4 M t M f t 9 f St Petersburg Pett March llarch 28 Rus f 4 ala sia has bas outlined the conditions un Under f der del which she is Ia prepared prepa d to ne negotiate negotiate t 4 peace It was stated stilted tonight with every f semblance of authority that 4 thanks thank to the good of the t United States and France the f question of peace ha iia assumed f practical shape pc t I 4 London March 28 p m mA A t telegram from a northern Euro European European 4 capital received in London 4 this afternoon says r I 4 I 1 have just learned on reliable f ff f authority that Russia has asked 4 to act as intermediary f fand I and open peace negotiations with f Japan 4 has signified his lis wll wil t I 4 but considers that Lana t tt t downe cooperation is essential f 4 to success f fM t M t HT t M t M t M t t M t t i f M MM t t t tW 1 I ASHINGTON March arch 28 Diligent WASHINGTON W V V inquiry in tonight failed to develop what if it any an assistance this gov government government government had been in the way wa of ot bring bringing bringing ing about preliminary ary negotiations for peace between Russia and Japan but inasmuch as nearly all the American officials likely to have knowledge of such matters were at social functions or were otherwise inaccessible the in inquiry inqui inquiry qui necessarily was not complete It Itis Itis Itis is known that this government for a along along along long tune time had bud stood prepared to use se its good offices in the interest of peace whenever the opportune moment ar arrived arrived arrived rived for action by this government without serious risk of giving offense I to either eith r of or the combatants and thereby I lessening our power for good goodA A prominent head of one of the diplo diplomatic math matic establishments here when shown hon the St Petersburg statement ment said that he had not received any word from his government on the subject for several days and had heard nothing to confirm the report At the same time he would not be astonished to learn of its ac accuracy accuracy curacy curac though he had 1181 not expected matters to reach that stage as yet |