The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-20
Submits Proposition to.
Russian Peace
FnvOyS
POWERS USE INFLUENCE
President Submits Proposition to Rus.
sian Envoys-Tn Consultation With
Japaness---If Conference Continues
viii Be Through Efforts Of President.

Oyster Bay Aug. le.-President
Roosevelt Is exercising every particle Of
his great influence TO prevent rupture
in the peace conference at Portsmouth.
II Is engaged In supreme effort to
induce the ENJOYS Of the belligerent
powers TO compromise their differences
and reach an agreement that will result
in "a just and lasting peace" In this
effort he has the active and cordial sup.
port Of Britain. France aud Germany.
A tremendous worldwide pressure Is
being brought to bear upon the govern
ments at St. Petersburg and Toxic to not
permit the Washington conference to fail
OF affirmative result.
II can be said that there Is ground
for hope that II will not fail. Baron
De Rosen, the Russian ambassador to
the United States was with President
Roosevelt this afternoon at Sycamore
Hill. He came to Oyster Bay by invita-.
tion of the president, not merely TO dis
cuss with him the situation, but to have
presented to him by the president a
proposition which it is hoped may re-
solve the differences which arisen be-
tween the plenipotentiaries of the two
governments. After his conference with
the president Baron De Rosen left I'M.
mediately for his summer residence at
Magnolia, Mass, where he and NJ. Witte,
the principal Russian envoy, expect to
spend Sunday. Neither Roosevelt nor
Baron De Rosen would discuss even in
the most general terms the details or
result of their conference. The am
bassador will present the presidents
proposition to Witte tonight and in all
likelihood II will be transmitted to En-.
peror Nicholas.
In anticipation, however, of failure
of the ENJOYS to agree upon certain
articles which they had agreed to con-
slider and in the expectation that he
might be appealed to by one side or the
other before the conclusion of the con-
ference, the president has been in COM
muncation with the great neutral pow
ers to enlist their support in final
effort to secure an honorable peace.
Through Mr.. Griseom, the American
minister at Toxic, the president also
has been working, but it cannot be ascer'
tanned whether his efforts have been di'
rected toward a reduction of the de-
mands of Japan or not, 1t is surmised
however, that he has urged the Japanese
government to so modify its terms a'
to render II easier for Russia to accedC
to them.
When Baron De Rosen arrived at Saga
more Hill today his face clearly depicted
the mental strain he Is undergoing, but
II was as il load had been lifted from
him when he left the presidents home
His face was wreathed in smiles and his
manner genial. The interview evidently
had been entirely satisfactory to him.
| President Roosevelt said this evening
that he would not discuss in any way
his conference with Baron De Rosen
The intimation conveyed by his remarks
was that publicity at this moment might
imperil II not wreck entirely the nego
tiations pending. The president woul(
not indicate either his opinion of tht
result of the negotiations.
II is quite evident that the trend o.