Show B Pueblo Chieftain Chieftain The most Interesting part of ot the limp east cast eastern ern rn war situation Is le not the siege of oC Port Arthur Arlhur which Is 18 rapidly lending toward oward the surrender of or that redoubtable bin ble fortress tonic and It Is not tho ho battle that seems Im presaged pro by th the close con contact contact tact tall of the tho Immense armies that con cnn confront confront front each other along alone the tho banks ot or the river The chief ohl lC Interest of at the Ihl war lies Dos In the tho possibility of or bringing It Il to 10 at U close by menus means of 01 negotiations lions that will not only stop llOp the wholesale slaughter of ot the tho soldiers of ot the mikado o and the tho czar but will tend to make all more unlikely In the th future Chicago Lord announcement that I will ell heartily participate p In the new peace congress called by Ire idem Iden Roosevelt and hla hl strung strong words In prati of the arbitration which the great groat nations of the Iho earth are arranging ar or arranging ranging rD one ono with another were Velo things good gool to 10 ht heur in this year of tearful fearful battles bl U Ie It would be by byno byno no nJ means safe info to assume that England Is III now nolY contemplating any actual steps toward Intervention between b hveen Japan and New York YOlk Evening Mall There Is every reason to 10 believe bellev that Russia and anil anI Japan will have to tight fight their war somewhat nearer to 10 tl a finish before arbitration or mediation m will avail to 10 settle It the Tho utmost hat that the tho United States Slates ran can do at lit present toward suggesting peace Is to hand on as liS the diplomatic representative of ot Japan any nn tentative suggestion as 1111 to tJ tho the ac nc acceptance of good offices oI re from any an quarter quarter ter ler which either power may be bo willing willingto to make This would be In no sense whatever an nn Intrusion There Thero la Is I no reason to 10 suppose that t our govern meat t will VIII commit t th error of oC suggest suggesting ing lag any terms term of peace It U will merely merel stand ready to be the medium ot of any nn overtures direct or Indirect that either party pari may Inny wish Ish to make |