The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-30
He WAS OVERLOOKED AT RESULT
Was Planning for Supreme Effort to Insure
A Safe and Lasting Peace When
the News Came

Oyster Bay, Aug. 29.-In his library
at Sycamore Hill President Roosevelt,
shortly before one this afternoon, re-
ceived the announcement that the Rus
sian ar,l Japanese plenipotentiaries at
Portsmouth had reached an agreement
anil would proceed at once 10 con.
cIude terms OF the treaty of peace.
The announcement had not been ex-
pected today, The president at no
time during the negotiations pending
had abandoned hope of successful
Issue of the conference, but he had
realized more clearly than any other
one man in the world the enormous
difficulties which confronted the en-
voys in their deliberations. VIII lf
he has not for a moment relaxed his
earnest efforts to induce the conferees
TO continue their discussions with a
view TO securing basis OF agree
ment, he had felt for AZ hours that the
task he had set for himself In the In
tcrest Of humanity and civilization
was we'll nigh hopeless.
\ Tho snresideafts final appeal to NJ.
Petersburg and Toxic Had been fnate.
MI response had been received from
| The Orient but from Peterhof palace
hs,i come, lie Emperor Nicholas own
kopcck OF indemnity. not h verst of
territory"
The situation looked blank indeed.
The president. however, did not de-
spair With the final terms pf the
Japanese government, as soon as they
should be received from Japan's EN-
peror. he had determined 10 seek the
aid of Emperor William In support II
his proposition that the warning pow,
ers submit their points Of difference
to the arbitration of an impartial tri-
bunal.
Arbitration in one form or in an
other, he,l been the presidents soln
tion of the difficulty ever since the
differences. seemingly irreconcilable
by the enyoys, had arisen To this
proposition Japan had acceded With
the powerful influence Of the German
emperor at Peterhof enlisted 1t was
hoped the ground Of objection might
be cut from beneath the feet Of EN-
peror Nicholas.
This was to be President Roosevelt
supreme effort to insure "a just ant
lasting peace"
The presidents thought Of this fina
appeal was interrupted by the tinkl'
of the bell Of the telephone on hi
desk Secretary Loeb, who was en-
gagged with him al the moment II
work on the peace negotiations, an
swercd the call
| WHAT he eagerly inauiral as vi,
message was given To him. The mes
sage was repeated
. He manifested 50 much excitemen
and credulity that the president in
CURED What Is it2'
is announced by the Associate,
Press In an official bulletin fron
Portsmouth" replied Loeb, "that til
, plcnipotentiaries have agreed on al
/, points of differences and win procee
at once to negotiate treaty OF peace,
THAT Is fine splendid excaimc
I the president
. "But.a doubt passed throug
his mindv"do you think it's authsi
tic?"
1T Is "A perfectly definite statement
|, Loeb responded
Good Good" the president cxclaiu
: ed.
!. 'rhe joyful tidings soon sprea
. through the Roosevelt household. Th
n president dbl not conceal his profoun
! qualification at fhe successful issue {
i the peace conference, the initiative {
II which had come from him. and HI
), feeling OF satisfaction at the outcom
j permeated the entire entourage O
!, Sycamore Hill II was ioyful fan
lily party that assembled few minute
!, afterward, around the hosnitabie boar
Of President Roosevelt
!, The official confirmation Of the hi
!, toric tidings reached the president !
\ 2:20 In cipher dispatch from Port
\ month BY authority and AZ the r
u quest of Komura. the chief envoy I
n Japan, the dispatch stated:
THE plenipotentiaries Of Japan hay
u withdrawn their claim for rcimbnrs
u ment Of war expenses, and AN agr
ment has been reached as ~ the part
IN tlon ~ Sakhalin All the main prin'
hays bean denniteiy aettlsd The pIe