The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-23
That's What Portsmouth Hears,
and Hope Of Peace Is
Again Aroused.
The PRESIDENT ACTIVE.


Direct Telegraph Wire From Whites Head.
quarters TO Sycamore Hill Carries
Code Answer to RooseveIts Proposals
His Message Carried by Special Mes-
senger--Portsmo mouth Believes Cars
Envovs Have Received Instructions
Not to Reoede From Their Position
on the Disputed Points-New Proposals
From japan Would At Least Postpone
the Crisis--Envoys to Meet This Morning
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 22.-For the
first time since Friday, when the pleni-
potentiaries Of Russia and Japan held their
last session, the outlook for peace LIS re-
garded bright and promising.
Not that there has been any positive
assurance given from any authoritative
source that the exchanges are to result In
treaty, but it is understood that the jap
anese ENJOYS have received advioes from
their Government which will permit them
to make concessions or at least to assume
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Russians through the submission Of new
| conditions that will serve as basis for
further discussion and prevent the ex-
changes from ending disastrously within
the next few days.
1t is useless TO predict in the light Of the
limited information at hand what the jap
sneae will have to propose, hut the black
cloud Of pessimism that was hanging over
the conference has partly dissolved tonight
and decided feeling Of hopefulness is in
the air.
President Roosevelt Is tonight in direct
communication with the Russian peace
ENJOYS In final effort to prevent . failure
Of tho conference, carrying out his deter-
mination 70 use all the means and influence
within his power toward sverting . con-
tinuanoe Of the Far Eastern war. LITTLE
hope Is entertained, however. that this
endeavor OF the Presidents viii provo
successful a. far as 1t relates to the Russian
position. The ENJOYS Of the Gar have 70
ceived instructions not to reoede from their
attitude, and as they view the situation
the chance Of peace has passed.
But the Russians have not heard tho
news that Japan Is likely to modify It's
terms. Nothing has yet appeared to show
that President Roosevelt has been In COR
respondenoe with the Japanese ENJOYS,
but It Is not unlikely that the favorable
change that seems to be in sight was due
to his influence. Mr.. Saki, the secretary
CT Baron Keneko, who saw the President
yesterday. Is in Portsmouth. and may have
been the medium Of communication between
the President and the Japanese plenipoten-
tiaree.
Tomorrow will be the crucial day in
the negotiations, according to the best
opinion. and there is feeling among some
of those concerned In the negotiations
that another twenty-four hours will mako
1t plain whether the war shall cease or
60 on.
Another communication from President
Roosevelt was delivered to the Russian
plenipotsntiariss to-day. 1t was sent from
Oyster Bay to Portsmouth in tho custody
Of j. L. MoGrew. ono Of the executive clerks
Of the White House staff. The Presidents
message was in writing and was handed
over by Mr.. McGrew to Herbert q. D.
Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary Of State
and the Presidents representative here,
who in turn presented it formally to Mr..
Witte and Baron Rosen.
From the best information obtainable it
is understood that this new communication
from Mr.. Roosevelt has not changed the
status Of the peace situation, at least from
the standpoint Of the Russians. but they
have information from st. Petersburg
which tends to mako the outlook for peAce
brighter than It was
The President requested an answer by
this evening and Mr.. White and Baron
Rosen have complied.
RoosIvELT's EARNRsT RFroRTs.
It Is evident that the strenuous and earn
est man at Oyster Bay Is devoting himself
with characteristic enthusiasm to his great
effort to bring about termination OF hos
tilities between the two belligerents. He
has not been bound by precedent or the
dictates Of strict international etiquette
10 his attempt to save the day for peace.
Among the Russians here there Is q pro-
found respect for the Presidents high Office
and TREMENDOUS admiration for mis- par
sonality, and the 'lnowl>dgs that be Il
terribly in earnest In his present work a. a
pescemaker has had the effect Of partly
eiissolving the black cloud Of pessimism that
was hanging over the Portsmouth ex-
changes.
Mr.. Morrow arrived here last night
direct from Oyster Bay. The written mes
San which b bore from President Rooss-
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