The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-25
Prospects are Very Slim, The
Presidents Appeal TO ihe
Car Being Unsatisfactory
RUSSIA MAKES OFFER
WOULD CONSIDER BUYING BACK
sAkHALlN PROVIDED THE
PRICE IS LEFT TO BE
AGREED UPON.

Portsmouth,, n. H., Aug. 1.-THE
prospect Of peace seems desperate, but
not hopeless despite the prevailing
pcssimism There Is stflf d chance
and the forces working FOR peace arc
continuing their labors. Tha prasI-
dent failed twice but he II Fighting
on The result OF Ambassador Mey-
er's audience at Peterhof yesterday
was unsatisfactory but at least Ii was
not rebuff
u left the door open and within
few hours after the receipt al avster
Bay Of Meyers account III hts audience
the president had sent i new appeal
through Witte, who received Ii from
Pierce about three this morning.
The emperor had already In effect
declined the proposed compromise of
fered by Japan. He had refused ii
because under d disguise Japan offer.
cd " withdraw the article asking re.
munaration Tor the cost of the war on
condition that Russia renurehase the
northern part Of Sakhalin at d fixed
price Of 1,20o,oooooo ven. Every
message received from peterhof, in-s
ciuding those that came early today.
was inilexibIe npon that point.
Balk ut Specifying sum.
Had Japan mot inserted the sum.
had that been left for future adjust
ment, The proposition would undoubt.
edly have proved more palatabIe. And
rhe Associated Press II lii position
~ state that the divergence til tIla
compromise as suggested Nv the nres-
ddent and as offered by Japan lit i rom
ference which was mentioned iii these
dispatches last night touched tslis very
IL nhffeVan: aIrnnupn fiiIs csirnSt III
affirmed, that bin iatesr effort was ID
secure The consent III the emperor to
accept the japanese proposition with
the amount subject to future adjust
ufent.
Japan Would He Willing.
Japan, 1t Is believed. would make the
further concessions suggested II EN-
peror Nicholas would commit himself
to this solution. This statement HI
based upon the words oil The Japan
ese authority most competent 10
speak. When asked II ii was correct
al reported tnat the Japanese had said
their last word anu that all hope was
over. he replied No. We have Hull
declared that our propostt On of Wed
nesday was 0ur lrrnduclble minimum.
We are not assuming threatening
attitude That III not The way to
make peace
But the planipOtentIarles themselves
are no longer Hi control on either side.
Tho negotiations have passed from
their hands 10 their principals dit PET
nrhpf aud Toxic.
Kaiser an Obstacle to Peace
Most persistently the report con
tinues 10 be circulated here that Em-
neror William has been one of the
main obstacles ~ peace. that while
ostensibly In sympathy with the pres
tdFtit y Fif1FtsN lt ~ hIftNIhE fIfIntAN
or Nicholas to yield The foundation
for this belief is the fact which ap.
pears fully confirmed, that Whites i'm
strnctions were made more stringent
upon the question III Indemnity aud
cessinn of territory after the Kaisers
interview with the Russian emperor
d the gulf of Finland Beyond this,
mo evidence II offered
Witte Makes Denial.
IT is significant that w TIE made II
4 point tonight 10 express his disbelief
In the report from 81 Petersburg
which caused considerable consterna
tion here, that Count Lamsdorff had
authorized Russ ais agent 10 declare
| that Russia nder no circumstances
would pay a contribution either direct
or indirect or make cession Of terri
| tory whatever Witta said he could
not imagine that Lansdorff could have
authorized such a statement without
I Informing him tWittel
| CALLS GOV. HERRlCk aMOMKEy.. i.