Show WASHINGTON OPINION International I Conference to Be Avoided Washington Wash March 29 The genuine wish of this thIa government for peace in Ip inthe Inthe the far fat east cast Is not based upon selfish interests American AmerI an financiers hare h e not overloaded themselves with bonds of either of oC the belligerent nations Washington t n believes that it Is to the time advantage of both belligerents that the th far tar cast east war come to a n speedy end and anything that this government can cando cando cando do to bring brin that about will be done gladly From the outset of the war warthe warthe warthe the president has taken takemi the position p as has been repeatedly announced by Sec See Secretary secretary Hay Ha that he will vill do anything in his power to assist Russia and Japan to toa toa toa a peace pence basis when his services shall be acceptable to the belligerents But it is authoritatively stated that no official of the Washington government Is ambitious to pose as the mediator between the czar and nd d mikado Should Deal Directly It Is the feeling here that Russia a d Japan should negotiate directly and avoid an international conference This opinion also prevails in Berlin Indeed Japan has recently received an urgent warning against indirect negotiations lest they lead to an international con conference conference conference ference the results of which might prove disastrous to the interests of both belligerents There is authority for the statement that France is diligently striving to end the war and for six weeks past negotiations negotiations negotiations of the most confidential char character character character acter have been in iii progress between Paris and St Petersburg Even Eyen diplo diplomats diplomats diplomats mats of the highest highet rank have failed to obtain from M 11 the French minister the results of the negotiations but it can be announced on the th same authority that Count Lamsdorff the Russian minister for foreign n affairs a has within a week admitted that he had hadin hadin hadin in a general way outlined to M 11 Del casse casee the general gen ral terms tenus along which Russia Russin might consent to consider peace leace Fears of Diplomats Advices from Europe tell of the fear prevalent there in certain quarters that the activities of Lamsdorff and Del casse are directed toward an international international international conference to be hold held in some neutral European capital such as Stockholm where peace negotiations might be le conducted It is ie said that this move has been in a measure blocked by the refusal of or Japan to tp give any indication in as to the peace terms she would accept until positively assured uS in iii inthe inthe the time name nante of the czar himself lf that Rus Russia Russin sin sia is prepared prepa to negotiate te in good faith for peace Not only does doe Japan JaI n insist upon this cc 11 pre prefers lf fers to negotiate ne with V W St Ste Petersburg e ers urge With the United States Stales Germany German and amid an Japan opposed to an au international con conference ference ferene to end nd the war the belief is strong in Washington that successful peace negotiations will twill date from the day St Petersburg communicates with Tokio direct The Washington Va gov government gO is alertly watching for the opportunity to assist Russia and Japan in getting into diplomatic tion Thus would an international con conference conference ference be avoided and the United States would be in tf better position to insist upon the maintenance of integ integrity Integrity integrity rity and administrative entity of China No Xo negotiations negotiation involving an attack upon this principle can be acquiesced in by b the United States |