Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-10
RUSSIAN ENVOY MAKES
 OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Question of Full Power Has Been Settled Satisfactorily The Representatives of the Warning Nations Started for Seat of the Deliberations Promptly at O'clock.

of settlement could be reached would
 remain in doubt. MT Witte perfectly realizes this, and when faced with the
 Japanese conditions he will doubtless ask time for their consideration to as-
 certain what points come within his instructions. While no time limit will be fixed, MT Witte will doubtless give his reply within 24 hours, probably
 within few hours as upon the main issue-the question of the acceptance
 of the basis of negotiation little fenc- ing will be possible. That Mir Witte
 will decline to accept the conditions
 as whole may be regarded as fore
 expected to point out clearly what points he can and what points he eau
 not accept. It will be the Japanese rejoinder to this reply which will probably determine the fate of the ne- gotiations. Japan will then cOrne for ward with her minimum and if Russia rejects 1t the war conference" will have ended in failure.
 Two passages and the issue will be decided. This is understood to be the
 determination of the japanese pleni- potentiaries Mir Witte has said he
 expected the issue to be decided in a | week. With basis agreed to, the chance for sparring over details will increase. Every facility has been placed at the disposal of each mission for private consideration of any point. Opening from one end of the confer
 ence room is Il suite of three spacious
 rooms which the Japanese are occupy ing, while on the other side are three rooms for the Russians.
 Under President Roosevelt's direc' tion everything is being done to see that the deliberations of the plenipo- | tentiarieS are not disturbed and that | the negotiations take place exclusive ly" between the belligerents. Secre- tary Peirce, while making daily re- ports to the president, is confining himself to looking after the comfort and entertainment of the nations dis | tinguished guests, avoiding scrupu- lously any action which might be in | terpreted as a desire on the part of | the United States to influence the ne gotiations. A clear sky and a coo breeze ushered In the day. The wealth CT has not been excessively hot since | the arrival of the plenipotentiaries, although in the middle of the day in the navy yard there has been a re-
 hinder of the summer season. MT Witte has remarked several times on the warmth which seems to affect him
 somewhat unpleasantly.
 l The following official statement was
 made by Mir Korostovetz in behalf oi the Russian plenipotentiarieis:
 'In the meeting of August 10 the
 question of full power had been regu
 lated so that there will be no more
 difficulties on that subject. After this the Japanese plenipotentiaries handed
 to the Russian plenipotentiaries the
 conditions of peace in writing. It has
 been decided that the Russian plenipO tentiaries will study the question and
 will as soon as possible give their an swer in writing. In the meantime the
 meeting of the plenipotentiaries has
 been adjourned. The presentation of the Japanese terms came at the very
 end of the morning session. Baron
 Komura himself handed the mo
 mentous document in duplicate, ir French and Russian. to M. Witte, who
 thrust the papers in his inside pocket
 and the session was declared closed"