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Show TAKEN TENTATIVE FORM. What Paris Has to Say About Peace Proposals. PARIS, March 25. It Is said In quarters having means of information that Russia's Rus-sia's stops toward peaco havo already taken a tentatlvo form at a private conference con-ference held within recent days at .ono of tho small capitals of northern Europe. Tho purposo of this appears to have been to bring together personages representing both, sides, neither having credentials to discuss formal terms of peace, but to Informally In-formally learn what each side expects and what tentatlvo basis seemed possible Nature Not Known. Tho nature of this exchango does not warrant its lelng considered a deflnlto peaco movement, but It is understood to have given each side an opportunity to Judge tho view of tho other, nnd it has clearly shown Russian disposition toward peace. Both Sides Advised. There Is reason to bcllcvo that both St, Petersburg and Toklo know tho results re-sults of this conversation and that it Is tho basis of tho ronowod St. Petersburg reports that peaco is imminent. However, tho discussion does not seem to havo resulted re-sulted in much progress, as everything nwaits Russia's willingness to adopt official of-ficial steps to secure peace. All Europe Urges Peace. In this connection It is said that practically prac-tically all Europo has lately urged Emperor Em-peror Nicholas to mako peace, tho King of Portugal being tho latest to make an appeal. This pressuro from Europe, together to-gether with the military and financial reverses, re-verses, nppears to havo Influenced Emperor Em-peror Nicholas to try somo ncceptablo settlement. Diplomats at Sea. Owing to tho growing definlteness of the peaco reports officials and diplomats hero arc discussing how St. Petersburg and Toklo will bo able to treat directly whllo tho usual channels of communication aro severed. It is said this la llkclv to occur by a meeting In a neutral capital, similar to tho informal meeting already held. Two Places Suggested. Mention Is made of Stockholm and Copenhagen Co-penhagen us advantageous points. Such a method of direct communication Is now considered more llkoly than through tho nedlum of the French Minister at Toklo. It Is officially asserted that tho lattor haa not been asked to act In any peace capacity. |