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Show WHAT RUSSIA Bo Rebuilding of Navy for Ten of Years, Brown Men Will ' Demand This Pledge From the Czar. This Will Prevent Renewal of Hostilities Hos-tilities by Russia Under Better Bet-ter 'Conditions. PARIS. March 2C It was stated In diplomatic quarters here today that among tho conditions of peace which Japan might ask would be that Russia, givo a pledg-i to build no more wurshlps for n term of years. A diplomatic official s.ild that such u condition would be the most effective means of assuring Japan against Russia's carrying out her cherished cher-ished project of navul re-armament for the renewal of hostilities under better conditions than those at present existing. What Russia Contemplates. It Is well known that Russia contemplates contem-plates a huge plan of naval rehabilitation. rehabilita-tion. Admiral Doubnsoff. the head of tho ti clinical board of the Admiralty; Capt. Clado, formerly chief tactical ofllcer under un-der Ylce-Adni.' al Rojestvenskv. and other Russian naval authorities recently have taken the position that peace was deslra-.ble deslra-.ble until a naval reconstruction could bo 'completed Stimulates Diplomats. This appenrs to have stimulated Japan's diplomats to consider means of avoiding a peace that would be equivalent to no more than a truce, during which Russia would have time to forgo iu effective weapon, and, therefore, the Intimation Is now given that limitation of Russian naval armament may llguro-as a means of Insuring a prolonged peace ln the Orient. Preliminary Moves. Concerning the recent preliminary np-pioaches np-pioaches toward peace. 11 Is now accepted In the highest diplomatic quarters that theso preliminary negotiations did not occur oc-cur here, although Pnrls mny have been tho channel through which the results wero transmitted to St. Petersburg nnd TuMo. It Is noticeable, however, that thero has not been tho slightest refcrenco ln French newspapers to the peace move-mint move-mint having taken tangible form here or elsewhere, except In continued ncndemlc discussion of tho pence propaganda nnd a few vnguo St. Petersburg dispatches showing that pcaco Is In tho air. |