Show OPINION IN PARIS Japan Certain C to Make Russia Pay For the War Paris March 30 Regarding the statement telegraphed from St Peters Petersburg Petersburg burg that conditions precedent to peace negotiations have been made known to Japan a person personage personage personage age who Is conversant with w th Japans attitude In the matter said to the As Associated Associated Associated Press today evident desire for peace is I observable to Japan the same as to the I rest of or the world and Japanese states statesmen men mien doubtless possess superior facilities facilities ties to correctly estimate the peace tendencies in responsible Russian luar IUar quarters Japan knows that Russia wants peace without indemnity without hu humiliation and without rigorous terms But this does not fulfill the require m necessary to the initiation of peace e negotiations On the contrary I if Russia Russi 1 wants peace certain definite steps are necessary nece sar It is essential that Emperor Nicholas personally pro pronounce pronounce himself for or peace as Japan is I fully aware that he Is the sole auto autocratic I I cratic power ower After that instead of a vague intimation it will be essential to adopt the usual formalities of suing I for peace Concerning indemnity no noone noone noone one is authorized to state the amount which Japan will claim but it is clear j that some very substantial indemnity j is necessary as compensation for Rus j I sias causing causin Japan to engage in a costly war Concerning other terms j these are varying as the campaign pro progresses greases and the taking of u Vladivostok will make further material changes in inthe j I Ithe the conditions on which peace will be 1 possible I It can be said aid definitely ly that France I has not acted act d as an intermediary int in informal approaches whereby the gov governments I of St Petersburg and Tokio Tokie were several days ago made aware of the general attitude of each other othel 1 Foreign Minister linister han ban said I within the last hours that nothing whatever in the th way wa of a tan tangible tangible tangible I gible peace proposition from front either side has come to his knowledge knowle ge He Ho is if sin sincerely sincerely i hopeful that some sonic such suph proposition proposition I will ivill materialize but considers the present movement entirely too vague and lacking in responsibility to inspire much prospect of success I |