| Show I U TIE THE FIR FAR f LASTS EnST t T Count Cassini Cassin I Her Representative l ta tive at Washington Defines Her Position HER DESIRE WAS VAS FOR REACE Proof of or This Is the Fact That She Was Totally Unprepared to toGo toGo toGo Go to War New York April Count the th ambassador contributes to tho the forthcoming number of ot tho North American Review nn an article In which under the caption of at and amI the Far For Enst ho he makes a n statement of or his I governments position After ACter briefly outlining the conditions which preceded the outbreak of at hostilities the ambassador dor tier says Russia has never ceased to wonder vonder why hy tho the Idea that sho vho was Willi willing and t to maRe malo Ho war with J Japan pa be bc became came clime so generally prevalent In the United States Prejudiced minds or j those thoRe having hasIn nothing beyond a ft super superficial knowledge of or the government a action preceding the th unexpected une attack n upon our Sleet at nt Port lort Arthur may mn Its dla Itsuto uto the statement that Husula pla hoped I tor for pence peace but 1 have no hesitation In demanded It II lies H In the simple but un tin unmaking making It It If proof of ot tho the assertion be ho contradicted answer Hu sla was not nut prepared For the personal representative of oC the emperor to make an ad admission admIssion mission so IW o humiliating 10 to national pride Irttie may mn appear and remarkable to tho the people of oC o th tIa tho United States but bat It Is la mado with till full appreciation clation of ot Its Importance cance I 1 repent repeat that was not prepared foe fo war she hid no reason renson to expect war var In lit n her faith that the negotiations with Japan were being conducted by both parties with the object of ot reaching an tin amicable ani honorable adjustment of oC their heir differ dices sha was not no conscious lous that the tie outcome was to be bo other than peace full tull Count Cassini denies denieR that Russia was actuated by designs design to possess Man lan Ian churla or Korea by force of ot arms anti says Fays Had Russia desired war or even cven site dhe expected It nd consideration would have Induced her tp t Chinese territory anti thus lose ioe the op of ot ending eliding tho the war quickly Concerning the tho between Russia Russin and Japan Count Cassini avers that his in tho the effort to bring the negotiations to a It peaceful conclusion did thu nil that would permit and offered to give assurances again that the sovereignty of at the cm ern of China Chinti In Manchuria would bo he recognized Having made mado title this marked concession solely for tor the Interest of ot peace pence my government awaited tho the Jap answer In the expectation that It would at t least be diplomatic In diame charac diameter character ter and would furnish the basis for tor the tha furtherance of ot the negotiations to a n satisfactory conclusion Before the minister at could deliver deller this reply rep tho the Japanese answer came not nut through the tho regular channels chann ls but its n fl torpedo attack at nt midnight mill night And now that war has come does do s snot not hot doubt the Issue REFUSAL nm OF MEDIATION London April 30 London papers I commenting on repudiation of at mediation display the customary Rus Ittis bias blaH and regard of at note as ait n simply Intended for tor home consumption as 18 none nono of ot the tho powers would be likely to intervene unless pre previously assured mediation would bo IJo welcome They rhe also aleo hint that RUB Ittis cIa Bla may have havo cause to regret that she closed ed the door on tho the pos of or friendly Intervention and re retard Bard tard the note as ns dispelling all hope bopo of ot otan nn nfl early earh termination of or hostilities The rho Telegraph says Sa Tile The note noto breathes an nn uncompromising ing tag determination to fight white there thero Is a n rouble roubie In tho the treasury treasur but no ito other r course would be bc regarded worthy of ot A Ii t great groat world lorld power No further news nes of at any nn kind has been received regarding the tho reported Rus Itus Russ s sinn I an reverse on all the Yalu According to the tho Telegraphs Shang Shanghai I hal bat correspondent the bulk built of ot the sup sUl supplies I plies piles of oC the army arnn nt at Lino Llao Yang Vang ran are nr Icing being conveyed ed to Feng Iena Huan I Cheng ChengA A dispatch from Port lort Arthur dated yesterday reports report nil quiet there rite Tho Ice breakers are nrc expected to running on Lake Jake on May lay 3 The Manchurian administration of ot waterways has Issued notice that tho the nn rivers will soon Roon be he opened The Ice Is rapidly breaking up upon upon upon on the Amur river The Tho emir of ot has hall contributed for tor the Increase ot of the Russian navy nn I The Telegraphs cor correspondent respondent cabling under tinder date of ot April 29 says sa B he hI regards a general rising of at Manchu brigands encouraged and anI a Mod aided by b l Manchu officers ns as probable In tho the event of ot a II Japanese success on land |
