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Show JAPS HEADY TO QUIT BUT RUSSIANS ARE NOT WILLING TO END WAR. Japanese Make Representations to Russia Looking to Peace, and Are Turned Down. 3 According to advices from lomto, Japan has unofficially mado representations represen-tations to Russia looking to peace. Thl action has resulted In falluro nnd Biich representations, even privately, aro nit likely to ho repeated by Japan. Although tho suggestion ot a paclfte settlement was made unofficially It actually had behind It nil tho wolght of nn offer by tlje Japaneso govcrs-ment. govcrs-ment. It was mado direct to Russia. No power acted ns nn intermediary. Tho proposition was put forward tentatively ten-tatively and unofficially so that tho Japancso government would bo In a position to deny any report thnt It was suing for pence. Tho failure of theso direct negotiations, negotia-tions, however, resulted in bringing In-torcntlon In-torcntlon within a mensurable dls-tanco. dls-tanco. Foreign Secretary Uinsdowno's plea for arbitration nt the Guild hall banquet Is taken In Jondon to bo a pointed suggestion to tho United States and Franco thnt tho tlmo Is npproach-lng npproach-lng when thb powers must tako bomo action. It can bo definitely stated that Lord Innsdowno mado his speech with full knowledgo that tho Japanoso V -will not resent a proposition looking wBj to peaco from tho three jKwers (Tho United States, Franco and Great Britain.) There Is a dellnlto Impres-elon Impres-elon In London that the Inltlntlvo will como from Presldout Roosevelt though the action would be Joint. It Is mooted that Iord Lansdowno onlj spoke bo openly because ho had good reason to believe that Mr. noosovclt, If elected, contemplated making an effort to bring the belligerents to discuss dis-cuss terms of pence. Lord Lansdownc's remarks aro hold by thoso In his confidence to mean that whatever tho United Stntes may du In tho matter Great Britain will co-operato co-operato In, even In tho event of France not participating. It Is known, how-over, how-over, that Ambassador Camdon, wh M continues his work ns-slduously tc B bring about some arrangement, hopes H for Joint action by tho thrco powor?. fl |