The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-18

SUNG OIL In1s springs from the fact
that the conference did not break up
Monday. Optimists see in this a de-
sire on the part of Russ and Jap to
persevere toward an agreement on all
possible points, before the final struggle
over land and indemnity.
President Still a Factor.
There is also the possibility that
when the final break comes-if come it
must-President Roosevelt will again
take up the endeavor toward peace. The
japanese hint vaguely at an attempt at
such a rescue by, President Roosevelt.
They offer no explanation, they furnish
what way-they do not say. Perhaps
tomorrow or Sunday an emissary might
be sent to Oyster Bay to sound the
president. Perhaps, if they believe in
yielding one of the main points, and
their government is still obdurate, they
will ask President Roosevelt to inter
cede, to bring pressure to bear at To-
kio.
The president might be asked stimuli
taneously to urge both the Russian and
japanese emperors in the name of hui
mainly to make mutual concessions.
But old hands at diplomacy say the
situation created would be so delicate
DIS 10 pIeC1uQo Lu0 pOSSlDlilCy Oh 1ToSl-
dent Roosevelt g stepping into the
breach.
Deadlock Is Unbroken.
The deadlock between the Russian
and Japanese plenipotentiaries over ar
ticle II of the peace conditions (the
limitation of Russia's naval power in
the far east), which developed at yes
terday afternoon s sitting, had not
been broken when the ENJOYS adj
iourned for luncheon at 1880 pm. to-
day. Thu forenoon session was entire
~ given up to consideration of the ar
! ticle, and the official statement issued
after adjournment said that the dis
| cussion would be resumed this after
noon.
The last article, No. -, relating 20
fishing rights On the Russian lttoral,
may be yielded by the Russians, but
neither 10 (the interned warships) nor
IL or IL presented insuperable diff
~culties.
Japs Mystify Russians.
While article IL was the subject Of
consideration, as a matter Of fact, the
discussion was not limited to that ar
ticle. It was general and covered all
the questions at issue. It is expected
that article IL and the last article,
No: II (fshing rights) will be com
pleted early this afternoon and the
ly to the articles that have been passed
over. This will be to draw up the
final protocols to be presented next
week.
The Japanese continue to show great
reserve inside the conference chamber,
and apparently have successfully mys-
titled the Russians as to their ultimate
tactics.
The adjournment at the conclusion
of today's session may be until Tues
Back to First Crux.
Everything now hanks back to in
demnity and Saghalien. There, as
from the first, is the crux. If they can
be adjusted the remainder will be
child g play.
It is difficult to fathom the Japan
ese mind, but there have been vague
loves in the conference chamber which
indicate that they are willing to con-
slider the disputed points together, zen
bloc,' and this is the basis of the main
hope that they are ready to compro-
mise. .
When these points were thrown out,
Mr.. Witte did not '.tip his hand" He
watched like a hawk, but he wanted
his adversaries across the table to COM
nit themselves. They did not do so.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Sato reiterated this
morning, before he went to the confer
ence chamber, that the disputed ar
ticles would be reverted to "later."
Japs Must Yield a Point.
The Russians, in the final test, may
yield one Of the two points. They will
not do more, if they will do so much.
If the Japanese, therefore. do not yield
at least one, the conference is wrecked.
That can be regarded as certain.
II there are any concessions to be
made by either Japan or Russia, they
must be made before Monday. If To-
kio refuses to recede, or if St. Peters
burg refuses to assent to these dis
puted. points, the war will go on.
1t is expected that the ENJOYS will
have their final advices before that
time, altho it is probable that M.
Whites cables will be merely matters
of form.
powers" Of plenipotentiaries extraor-
binary may be, these modern days Of
the cable and the telegraph which keep
ENJOYS in instant communication with
their home governments has made more
or less Of a fiction Of the "full pow
ers' which, in the olden days, were
given to ENJOYS charged by their gov
ernments with negotiating and settling
international issues.
Diplomatic negotiations are now con-
Quoted by emperors and governments
rather than by emissaries. ENJOYS pro-
pose and emperors dispose.
Cables to Gear and Mikado.
Both sets Of plenipotentiaries here
are in continuous communication with
their governments. Accounts Of each
days proceedings are cabled nightly to
Toxic and st. Petersburg and messages
are constantly arriving from both CAPT
tails. The reports of the Japanese are
much longer and more complete than
those Of the Russians and the secre.