RUSSIA AND THE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7890, 4 August 1905, Page 3

RUSSIA AND THE CONFERENCE.

Mere Friendship to America. (Received Aug. '■',, 11.50 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 M. de Witle, peace plenipotentiary, hanUtd the newspapers a statement declaring that the Ciar's acceptance ol President Roosevelt's invitation, involving, as it did, a departure from ancient diplomatic usage, in connection with the peace negotiations, was a signal piooi oi tin* friendship of fcimself and Rnssia towards the great people of the West. M. Santo, one of tlie Japanese delegates, states that President Roosevelt is not acquainted with Japan's terms. RUSSIA LAUGHS AT JAPAHShe is inviclite. PEACE SOIIMSPEiiSABLE. The War Unimportant (Received Aug. 1. 0.8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. :i. M. de Wine, interviewed, says .Japan must advance four times as far as she has done in order to reach Russia proper, when alone she will have the right to consider herself in a position to impose terms ot peace. The Russian people do not attach importance to a distant colonial war, hat they would rise en masse in ii.e event of a dangerous conflict threatening their country's security. Personally, lie desired peace, only tl.e Japanese must remember that peace was rot indispensible to Russia, who would never accept any condition even apparently offending her amour jiiopre.