| Show PEACE P Cf PROSPECTS ARt G AWAY Situation Has Uns Completely Changed And the War Var Probably Will rm Drag on Again A aln I DR OH MOWS STATEMENT Japanese lol ter to France Says Sari No Negotiations for br Initiating Peace tact Are In Iii I ms NOT CONFERRED WITH WIH Xi No r One Authorized to Discus Term Tem TemU H U Sees Secs Nothing to Warrant arrant Talk Paris March 31 Whatever hopeful hopefulness ness flees nel the tho peace pence situation may have hlo had Mm some day ago the situation has ha now nol completely changed and there lucre Is every overy prospect that lint the tho war wil will drag on again Consequently dispatches ap op appearing In lit America saying that rot For or Minister Delasse and amid Ind Dr Motono leton the thu Japanese minister to France have lave been conferring nt itt the formers hou house a relative to peace arc uro Iro Inaccurate The he foregoing the ot of situation Is token taken hy by the parties Immediately con concerned concerned and Ill It Is asserted with tn iii nu au authority of the tho forcing forcinG and the Japanese legation Tho ho Associated has uris talked lengthily with Dr Li Molon during the lie lost last tow few days and amid the th sit situation heretofore set se forth In dispatches reflected th Ih the Ie lous of Dr and others other concerned eon although with the tho usual reservation of or not hot lot using their names However In vl vip view v of or tIme continued reports report that there thero yore were Indications that Minister and anc Dr lr Motono were taking nn an part hart In the Ihl negotiations leA ta 1018 the tha of ot the Associated Press Irel called caled nt lt the Japanese legation today and requested Dr Motono to furnish h n a 1 decisive statement which would wo l put nt at rest nil all al misunderstandings Accord Accordingly AccordInI Accordingly InI the Ih mInister ler gave glO the tha Press 1 the Iho following categorical state statement ment meat which taken 11 itt rr writing nod and may ma bo ho accepted as ni clear clearing log ing Ilg time the situation I 1 tell lel you OU explicitly that there ar arno are areno no 10 p Peace lUce ace negotiation or 01 preliminaries for Initiating peare pen In lii II nt at this time Line ro so 0 fat far ns as ni I 1 im ama 11 aware and anti I b ble be behIe le hIe my tar IY Information to tl bt be b complete I J im em m riot desirouS of cit the th g u Url anil rl question of ot peace for tot or to 10 ih thi tv of ot 01 or toward negotiations negotiation ne that can only Ip and alt il I ut political p The latel IB that thaI I have har red with lh M 11 f at itt his are nice false and an are arO nr d to 10 confuse n R situation which Is IA perfectly plain There IH IN no 10 Illch of Japan au authorized at lit lt this Ihl to lo dl clu pence or In time tho least what condi condl conditions Ions tona time the Japanese government might consider If It the negotiations a I practical stage On the contrary Japan Is la now hots engaged In n conducting n a 1 mill mili military mi tary and sliP she will wi resolutely proceed proc tl with wih lint Important work tork H It 1 can cnn be added that thit the Iho Introduction of ot the tho foregoing dispatch ns as well veli wel Its iti 11 time the portion quoted was submitted to 10 Dr Motono 0 who approved every esery c ry word wod It I tal Wil similarly submitted to 10 tho the foreign where It t Wits was approved through throughout out OUI Therefore the dispatch can ran be ac no copied as nM being In lii tho tIm highest authoritative M OPINION Washington March 31 Mr time tho French ambassador Is of ot the tho th opinion that pel o Is not no lb Ih immedIate prospect between and Japan HeSI He lie lieso sn so SI expressed himself after n a visit to 10 President Roosevelt today lodl to bid bill him bIn goodbye before tIme the Ih president goes goeR on his Oils trip Irl Ho lie le said patti that both combatants at nt this tIme appeared to tobo tobe tobe be bo bent hent on 01 continuing hostilities for tor a 1 satisfactory adjustment or of their dim difficulties culle lie Ilo 10 added that he did ld not talk with time the president on n fl the tIme subject of mediation and anti he did not believe belee that the Washington government had hail yet concerned Itself In hi 11 any I IY move movement movement ment meat looking to i cessation of or the tha th war warI It I WAS learned however hoever that the pros prospects peek peela of pence were cere discussed nt at length l lOUIt POUl HI St II March 31 H Is II dir dlf to 10 clued light on time From all 11 Information ob obtainable tamable It Il I ns as Al certain that actual negotiations between the tho bel belligerents t I lire are not yet e under tinder way tva but hilt tho the task lt if bringing them theta together Is proceeding Informally through the tho United trailed Stolen SlaIN nod France In tho ho per persons pf sons loni of ot President Roosevelt und and nr M 1 the lie French foreign minister who icho have been bel apprised of ot Irreducible minimum which In lii II addi addition lion tion lon lo to no mio oration of territory t or Indemnity Is believed be I evl to Include u it guarantee of th Iho the right of o stay over th Siberian railroad to 10 Vladivostok through northern Manchuria It I Is 18 pos possible ps Bible sible hat hl there lher may amy ia bo be 10 n a I lauM n before beforetime time the next 1 l move occurs Added significance Is II now attached to desire to have hae Ambassador proceed pree forth forthwith with wih to 10 Paris where hero before familiar with wih time the conditions tat fit l St Petersburg he h could render great assistance to Am Aim Ambassador m Porter In any negotiations It being bing now known Ion helm en Porter will wi re remain main In lii Paris 1 until the Iho end of ot April The Time fact fuet that the tho presidents Instructions 1011 wera vero sent lent to 10 Mr Ir W 10 1 days IHO ago KO gives nt tome sonic color to the tha re rum roI abroad that took tonk the tha halite junto I ll from frol brol Japan JIP Initiative by h approaching the president l ent but the the idea with which this Ihle Is I coupled d that time the act ld us Lie I mediator Is II not ot credited The fhe diplomatists hero 1010 K generally believe hel eve that time the negotiations one once OIHI begun will trill wil bo be bl conducted directly between of the ihn Ihl warring countries One very ely prominent diplo ed to tie the Asso elated Ire the opinion that nil all the powers are likely to be drawn In arid and that there might be a of her Ber Berlin him lin He lie pointed out that the tho powers Interfiled In China were vitally concerned In the tho open door policy to which they were pledged and must be consulted as to the future status statue of Manchuria and collateral questions such as the lie possible Internationalization vf ut the eastern Chinese railroad etc elc He lie desired It to tobe toha be ha understood however that h lie did not mean that the powers would at attempt tempt to mb rob Japan of the tho fruits of victory Such a congress might b be beheld held after Russia anti and Japan had con concluded peace |
