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Show JAPANESE NOT SANGUINE. Out Are Willing to Make Peace If Russia Rus-sia Is In Earnest. Toklo. Toklo has calmly received tho nows of American Intervention and prospective peace. Tho absonco Of nssuranco that Russia will accept Prealdont Roosevelt's proposal, nnd tho knowledge that tho final consummation consum-mation of peaco involves tho adjustment adjust-ment of a series of questions of paramount para-mount Importance, requiring tho most careful diplomacy and extending over weeks of negotiation, coupled perhaps with tho recollection of a previous experience ex-perience In tho thorny path of tho world's politics, seem to cronto a disposition dis-position to await final results. Thero Is, nevertheless, tho keenest satisfaction satisfac-tion over tho preliminary step and a .fooling of deep gratefulness over Prosldent Roosevelt's action. Thero Is nlbo genuine thnnksglvlng nt tho thought thnt tho enrnngo nnd horror nnd wasto of war will soon end and n genulno hope thnt tho negotiations negotia-tions will brln a satisfactory and enduring en-during poaco. Tho national rejoicing and thanksgiving thanks-giving will probably bo deferred until tho treaty of peaco is signed and all doubt ended. |