Show DOUBTED BY HAYASHI Japanese Minister Minis er Says There Will Willbe Willbe Willbe be No Intermediary London March When peace ne negotiations negotiations commence it will be bc between en Russia and Japan direct and not through any an intermediary was Min Mimi Minister ister later HR ashi s comment comm nt to the Asso Associated dated Press tonight when shown the dispatch from a northern European capital stating that V M 11 the French foreign forein minister had been asked to act as an intermediary to open peace negotiations Minister Hayashi said he attached no importance to the statement but believed that th Lt France was trying to influence Russia to open apen negotiations for peace neace So far as I know l now he added no I negotiations have hav been begun but when Russia is ready to make terms tenus Japan will vill be happy to consider them thein Minister Hayashi repeated his previous ous statements that Ja Japan pan is not no noticing noticing peace rumors but steadily pre preparing pr preparing paring to prosecute the war to the bit bitter bitter bitter ter end At Foreign Secretary Secreta residence tonight the Associated Press 85 was informed that it would be useless to ask Lord for an expression expression expression sion of or opinion at tt the present juncture as he must decline to give ive out an any statement on the subject of Deace i peace |