Show baron suyematsu writes significant article for outlook outlining japans course in regard to peace london april 7 baron au formerly japanese minister of tho interior has written an interesting and for the outlook under the heading war and indemnity tile japanese claim the whole trend of the is intended to show that japan will carry on the war until russian consents to pay indemnity the baron says A canon of the japanese is one should not un sheath the sword un legs ono is totally overcome or hag secured equitable satisfaction for ones cause this is our ideal in international intercourse the sword of japan drawn and the aim for what it was uns heated has scarcely been attained we want a peace which will secure tranquility in the far east for at least a generation or two the world should know that in the present war japan staked her whole existence whereas with the enemy it was a mere war of capille cap ilce why then in case of defeat should not russia be majo responsible la equitable accordance with he nature of tho affair I 1 believe therefore ahat in case of the asking tor peace tho satisfaction which sho will have to make to japan should include making good the material loss of japan in other word indemnity baron suyematsu says further japan has not formulated definite terms of peace because she might be accused of skinning the bear before it is shot wo hau however outlined our idea the article argues out the righteousness of capana position in demanding indemnity RS a basic condition and controverts contro verts the idea which he says he finds prevalent outside of japan that japan Is to make peace at any price some say the baron continues hat for human itys sake an amis lice should be concluded with a view of negotiating peace it is all very well to talk of humanity but no injustice must be perpetrated in the name of humanity it a arising out of the question of humanity gives more advantage to one than another of the contending parties it cannot be justice baron reals sarcastically the special plea that russia should be allowed to pae her face and compares japan to a dwarf fighting a giant aal ays the public at large seems to have the relative value of russia and japan they arc glad that ahe large bubble which had been causing a nightmare to so many leopla for so long a time has been pricked they have been that it wab no use to suppress japans aspirations by the combined force of western powers yet acre seems floating in the air some sort of compassion for our adversary ibis I 1 deem an inconsistency arising out of some psychological ty baron suyematsu refers to the announcement no of st petersburg early in he war that an enormous indemnity would be demanded aal that be terms would bo dictated in toki we are far from assuming such an attitude the writer says but we believe that justice should be alone us in conclusion baron bays some say that japan might be induced to forego a claim for indemnity provided england and america gave good assurance for future we appreciate of course the general sentiment of england and america we are anxious to maintain the best friendship with these two countries coun trieB more particularly than other countries we should therefore bi very orry if wo are to bo told that we should forego on account of the friendship any claim to what we deem just this article is followed by one under the heading russia Rug sia e altema the by archibald boss colquhoun author of greater america and who hag travelled extensively in and written voluminously regarding the far east he tho possibility of intervention tion and says that the only possibility of peace la in direct negotiation and the payment of an indemnity of at least of i either in money or in kind and describes sakhalin Sak halin aal vladivostok a of small monetary value to japan athla article concludes if russia will not retire from tho which she has striven gallantly but unsuccessfully to hold and finally will not accede to proposition in which there Is nothing degrading but which merely follows time honored custom be alternative is dimply continuance of the war WILL CASE victoria B C april 17 counsel fiealt for the most part with the evidence of the sanity of alexander in the hopper dunsmuir will case today E P dails K C contrasted the evidence of mamie howe mrs hoppers maid that duns melr was childish and weak minded and bad to be amused as a child with a coro of reputable men who know dunsmuir for years they had not noticed a chance in his mental condition in 1899 the evidence of bail nen roan who said dunsmuir hid made hard bargains with them in various matters ot mr little who told of crosing the trout rh pr bridge while a companion wa afraid to cross of mr lowe who told of fishing trip to campbell river in when dunsmuir Puns muir caught more fish thin any j member of the party was read contradicting the evidence of camlo howe and mrs hopper |