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Show THE CZAR ASKS FOR JAPAN'S TfRMS Diplomatic 'Circles Aroused Over News Received From St. Petersburg That Czar Wishes to Know Japan' Peace Terms. TAKAHIRA MAY GIVE TERMS. Japanese Minister at Washington May Make a General Statement of Japan's Terms for Transmission to Russia. Washington. Diplomatic 'Washing-ton 'Washing-ton has been aroused to a point of expectancy ex-pectancy unequnlod slnco tho Inception Incep-tion of tho war In tho far cast, by tho news from St. Petersburg of tho czar's wish to know Japan's pence terms. This Interest was heightened by a call which Mr. Takahlro. tho Japanese minister, made at tho White House by appointment during Wednosdny evening. even-ing. Ho called shortly -after 9 o'clock, and Immediately wont Into conference with tho president. When tho minister minis-ter left ho declined to nnswor questions ques-tions about his call. An Associated Press bullotln announcing an-nouncing tho cabling of a message to tho Russian embassadors at Washington Washing-ton and Paris that Russia wished to know Japan's peaeo torms was Immediately Im-mediately communicated to tho diplomats dip-lomats most interested. It was not toils befcreJjS R embassy was besieged JBj """ but tho embassador' ajg advices ad-vices on the subject, tlfagj " " oral days past ho has WJr awaiting' an acknowledgement of hi 3 cablegram detailing hlsnvcrsatlon with tho president last Friday- Whether upon rocelvln$roin Cwnt Casslnl nn official expression that tho czar wishes to know the? J" fate's peace terms, tho president" tonble to obtain a statement on th s subject from Japan romalns to Jo seen. Diplomats, howovor, recall, tho state-mont state-mont somo days ago of Mr. Takahlra that when Russia really Ranted to know what Japan's peacoteyins woro she could easily find them out without with-out communicating dlrecUy with To-klo. To-klo. This is taken to mean that with such an official lntlmntlonn his possession pos-session tho president can obtain from Mr. Taknhlra, tho Japancsp minister at Washington, a general (statement to Russia. & Great Britain, as tho ally of tho Japanese, It is understood here, has felt unablcr to partlclpatjm tho pre-liminnry pre-liminnry activities' Initiated by tho president slnco tho annihilation ot tho Russian fleot. Deslrous.nsjls tho Rng. llsh government for peace, tfts official point out thnt, eo far ,as.an ally can determine, Japan has nolgbcon unrea-sonnblo unrea-sonnblo throughout tho present Strugs'0; Strug-s'0; ' .' ..& |
