Show RUSSIA STATES HER POSITION will not consent to peace on grounds that would affect her D anity st petersburg the eremya monday prints the following statement ol 01 russia s position which may be in russia can consent only to such a peace as will not affect the dignity or vital interests ot the empire to act otherwise would be fatal to russia and would threaten all europe eu rope no longer believes in japans assurances that she will not restrict european interests in the far east even in england and america the voices ot moral instigators can be heard in favor of the indirect influx ence ol 01 the powers to moderate ja pan s demands our plenipotentiaries must remember that they must defend the interests not only of russia but also of the other caucasian powers and they will find moral support in berlin paris washington and per haps even in london our army in the field is much stronger than it was fifteen months ago the hamburger pro poses that europe intimate to japan that extreme demands will be resisted by europe in general especially ger many this Is a valuable statement we must ascertain the acceptable minimum of our concessions to japan in european point of view and act ac cordingly |