The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-17
That Great Conference Will
End in Short Time
IS GENERAL IMPRESSION.
Enjoys Got to Work on the Question
of Indemnity This Forenoon
witte Says He Has
Tried Hard

Portsmouth, NIL, Aug. 1.-THE peace
enyoYs arrived ali the navy yard earlier
than usual today and won't into session
promptly at 9:3o o'clock II i believed
thar article IL, relating to indemnity,
was the first to be considered.
There is a possibility that the con-
ference may end today, but il Il thought
doubtful If il lasts longer than two
days more.
When he returned ID the hotel last
night, III. Witte, who was tired out
with his hard days work, said;
i am doing all can for peace. 0f
the eight articles we have already con-
sidered ! have yielded seven. No other
statesman ii Russia would have dared
to d0 So much, and have done what
have dome upon my own fesponsi-
bility
Confident Of Peace
III an interview with the Publishers
Press, NJ. Sato Of the japanese suite,
declared this morning that lie believed
that peace would result from the con
ference He said that be was perfectly
satisfied with the progress being made.
He thought that all the articles remain
ing would be taken up before they re-
turned to article 5, upon which the en-
yeys failed to agree the other day.
Just before he left Tor the navy yard
this morning. Witte said lie expected
that articles Q, 10, II and 12 would
be taken up today, possibly article s.
He would give n0 indication as To the
nature az the articles nor bis opinion
as To what action would Tie taken upon
them.
A statement made here today regard
ing the recent visit Of Jewish bankers,
IS iH effect that Ia diplomatic way they
delivered practically an ultimatum "a
the Gar through Witte, that Russia
would not be permitted To negotiate an
other foreign loan tor any purpose, I'M
less definite promises were given iii ad
vance that the restrictive clause ID Rus
sia against Jews should BE repealed, and
equal rights extended all Jewish citi.
zens in the empire.
Articles and we're disposed of yes
ferday, the former In principle tile
latter unanimously according to the
official bulletins. Article Z provides Tor
the eessi0n to China of the branch of
the Chinese Eastern Railroad running
south from Harbin to Port Arthur and
Dainy and with d branch line connect
ing at Nawchawang with the Shang- Hal
Kwan -Tientsin road.
Article 5 provides for tile retention
BIZ Russia Of the Lone Tree branch In
northern AIanehnria, which forms the
connecting link Of the main line of the
Trans Siberian and the Usurria railroad,
with its terminal at NladiFostok and
Hafbor0gsk.
The acceptance an PRINCIPE" 0f arti-
Gle only means that certain points
remain to be elaborated, not that d
dispute still exists. But this may possi-
bly, BE only d convenient method post
poning until the final struggle of an
article which could be used IN the ulti-
mate compromise Russia. BIZ the ae-
ceptance of these two articles. In con-
neetiom with ?, B, 4 and 6. sufrenders
every yestige Of her ambition III Man
churia. She closes the door "a the warm
water. upon which she laNshed her
millions, and retains only as d CONNER
eial, not as a military road, the link
of the railroad connecting her opera
lions with the maritime provinces upon
the Pacific as the right to police it with
Russian troops OF railway guard Il given
up and its protection will become the
duty Of China
The Chinese Eastern railroad II II
shaped. The stem runs from Harbin
south. The top runs from the station
Manehuria on the AImu to pogTanitch-
naia, where IL connects with the govern
meut owned Gsnrri road to the coast.
III was this ecut off, which more than
anything else paved the way for what
Ii known as the "Manehurian adYen.
ture,s changing the whole plan Of III.
Witte while minister OF finance. His
objects had been only to make of Tall
enwan or eDalnyR q commercial entire
port for foreign trade. but with the
stFategist railroad behind them the sswar
party's' aggressive policy began.
These shares Of the Chinese Eastern
company consist Of 100000 roubles, iii
the form Of single certificates aud are
held ia the Golfers Of the Russo. Chinese
bank is trustee The per cent bonds
issued from time To time for its con-
struetion were guaranteed BY the Rus
sian government and amount to over
400000000 roubles The bonds were
listed on the stock exchanges IN Russia.
Berlin and Paris, and are now selling
at So and So. The Russian minister
of finance has annually paid not only
the interest ON the bonds, but the def
cits IN the operating expenses of the
road. which have been heavy. Al about
half this money went into the Port
Arthur branch. the Russian treasury i
nut of stock. about half the total outlay.
Her only hope of saving ANYTHING II
to arrange with China.
japan, too, viii have her clain AGAINST
peking for the restoration Of tile road
after it was destroyed BY the Russian
army. the rebuilding Of bridges and the
change ii the guage- It IS believed