The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-08-26
OUTCOME IS DOUBTFUL
PRESIDENT CONTINUES IN COM.
MUNiCATiON WITH ST. Pc
TERSeURG AND TOXIC.
NOPE OF PEACE NOT ABANDONED
oPTiMlsTs DECLARE QUESTION
OF MONEY ALONE WILL NOT
BLOCK AGREEMENT.

FOTtSmOuln, n. H., aug. 90 Anc
peace situation now awaits the result
of the pourparlers known to be In
progress between President Roosevelt
and Emperor Nicholas and believed
to be also going on between the head
Of the United States government and
Toxic. M. Witte privately makes no
concealment OF the fact that for the
present his task Is ended. He has
gone as far as he can without his en-
perOr's consent.
Whether the conference results in
. treaty or not 1t will have been pro-
ductive of great good. leaving only
HE question Of money between the
belligerents-a question which could
be solved at any time. 1t is for the
reason that the Issue has narrowed
down simply to q question of money
that the optimists pernst In believing
that the conference will not fail. They
argue that the proposition that the
cost Of continuing the war to both
countries, which would soon more
than cover the amount in dispute. is
SO palpable that 1t cannot prove an
eventual bar Better, they argue. for
Japan. with the principles settled In
her favor. to forego entirely the
money payment than to prolong the
war indefinitely at the cost of millions.
with no absolute certainty OF receiving
any money at the end, no matter how
successful her arms might be. A
prominent parsonage connected with
one of the missions said:
All. Hope Not Abandoned.
"The real issue Is too small to pre-
vent an accord. believe there will
be q treaty. Both countries want
peace and with only question OF
money between them 1t is impossible
to believe they will not realize the
profit to both In a compromise which
will end the war Should the pleni-
potentiaries actually separate at Ports
mouth / shall not abandon hope. Until
the plenipotentiaries have actually
left the country-the Russians from
New York and the Japanese from San
Francisco will not believe this now
utterly senseless war Is destined to
70 on"
The Russians continue to express
their surprise at the support given the
Japanese cause in America. They
contend from the standpoint OF inter-
national politics that Japan's infiu-
ence In the Pacific constitutes great
danger to Americas commercial apd
trade development westward.
America" said q prominent Rus
sian parsonage, "is making the same
mistake Russia did In regard to Prus-
STA. We. helped to lift Prussia from
the position OF yassal state to that
Of 4 great power. to transform her
into the German empire. Now she
oblises us to keep about 100000
troops to guard our frontier. In the
same way America has been and IL
now helping Japan. hardly yet appre-
ciatinG what Is to come. Japans
dream Is to free Asia from European
Or American influences. To do SO she
must hold the outlying islands strung
down the Chinese coast. The Philip
pines will be the nrst necessity Of
the new Japanese empire. Even ~
tar south as Australia her ambitions
may extend"
THIRD VISIT TO RoosEvsLT.
Baron kansko Has an Interview With
the President.
Oyster Bay. l. l., Aug. 26.-Baron
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