The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-22
Peace Conference Goes Over
to Tomorrow.
FEELING OF EFFICIENCY.
0ficial Statement Says That Reason
for Adjournment Today Was Be-
cause Protocols Had Not
Been Signed

Portsmouth, \. H., August 22.-ofi-
cial announcement was made at 1918
this morning that todays session Of the
peace ENJOYS had been adjourned until
$3.50 tomorrow morning
The reason for adjournment Of the
peace conference until tomorrow was
given in the following official announce
ment by N. sato, the Japanese spokes-
man; Owing to the impossibility to
finish before three this afternoon the
work Of preparing protocols Of the meet
ing 81 the conference, today's meeting
has been adjourned until $3.50 Wednes-
day morning. When the breakfast hour
arrived but five Of the eight protocols
were ready for the signatures.
Situation With the Enjoys
The result Of President Rooseyelt's
Efforts to save the peace conference from
failure, remains iii suspense. No direct
reply to the presidents proposition COM
municated BY NJ Witte Sunday has
come from Emperor Nicholas, but other
advices received from St. Petersburg in
dieate that the emperor and his coun-
cillors are mistaken 10 their determine
ton neither to cede territory nor pay
war tribute
What the president is doing on the
Japanese side remains as deep mystery
as ever. Little light is shed upon the
visits of Baron Kaneko 70 Oyster Bay
The Japanese do not even admit that
be IS their medium Of communication
with the president. They 90 no further
than to reiterate that Mr., Roosevelt un-
derstands their position and that they
have the fullest confidence in him. They
show not the slightest indication that
they have In any way changed their
position or are prepared to yield more
than they were last Friday.
The Presidents Object,
Mr. Rooseyelt's object was officially
described to be to 'prolong the nego-
tiations." There Is warrant for thestate-
ment that M. Witte personally sympa-
thi1es with the presidents proposition,
40 matter how it may be regarded by
his imperial master and the latter's
advisors. 1T Is d mistake to suppose
that in considering such o proposition,
the emperor cohsults a regularly ordain.
ed council. Throughout the conference
he has been calling in council such advis-
ers az he deemed wise, some Of his
relatives, the grand dukes, members Of
the court and certain chosen ministers.
The rGand Duke Nieholavitch, one Of
the most powerful Of his relatives, is
known to be absolutely opposed to yield-
T.A. l.1asn4I f4a4 TNrf+fs Le=
already conceded. As an alternative,
he fayors the continuation Of the war.
The spirit Of all the enveys recently
has been such as almost to preclude
tile hope Of an eleventh hour change
The general belief here is that Presi-
sieut Roosevelt, while he has the moral
support of one Of the neutral powers,
has not received the active aid he ex-
pected England's declination to offer
advice to apan is disappointing, though
the motives that actuate her il refusing
to do anything that might be construed
az an attempt to exercise pressure upon
her ally tending to rob her Of the fruits
Of her victory are fully appreciated.
There are evidences here that co-opera-
tiou BY Great Britain would have been
received BY Japan.
No Note Of Hope Among Japanese.
Among the japanese no note Of hope
IA sounded. With genuine reluctance
they seem almost resigned to the ship
wreck Of the conference They declare
that their position II unchanged and
they speak Of renewing the war with
snap Of their black eyes which speaks
volumes for their confidence in the sue
cess Of 0yama when the word is given
60 advance.
I'VE have fought for lasting peace,
said one Of the attaches closest to the
chiefs. eve have been victorious. II
Russia came to Portsmouth unprepared
10 pay the price Of defeat all il over.
we DO not believe the president consid-
ers the terms unreasonable. He knows
Japans position as accurately as does
either Of the Japanese plenipotentiaries.
We do not believe he will ask us to
weaken at the last moment and yield
even to save the negotiations. Heartily
"a the world desires peace, Japan be-
leves the neutral powers would prefer
that war should be continued for a year
Or even two years longer than that Jap
an for the sake Of immediate peace
should make concessions now and be
forced perhaps q decade hence 70 reopen
hostilities8