Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1904 — Wants No Mediation. [ARTICLE]

Wants No Mediation.

In the most categorical terms Russia has officially notified the world that she will not accept mediation to terminate the war with Japan. The official notification declares: ‘‘Everything within tlie limits of possibility was done by Russia to solve the complications which had arisen in the far East in a peaceful manner, but after the treacherous surprise on the part of the Japanese which forced Russia to take up arms obviously no friendly mediation cun have any success. Similarly the imperial government will not admit tlie intervention of any power whatsoever in tlie direct negotiations which will, occur between Russia and Japan after the termination of hostile operatioifc in order to determine tlie conditions of peace.”