The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-29
PROPHETS NOW
PREDICT PEACE
Japan TO Submit New Basis of Com
promise Today.
GROUND CUT UNDER WHITE
ARBITRATION PLAYS A PART IN
NEW DEAL.

D ORTSMOUTH. y. H. Aug. $50
morrow morning Baron Komura.
acting upon instructions received
from Toxic as a result of today's meet
ing of the ca binet and elder states
men, under the direct presidency of the
emperor of Japan, viii submit TO NJ.
Wftte new basis of compromise. and
that compromise, il is firmly believed
tonight, viii insure peace.
The revelation was contained in the
Associated Press exclusive announce
ment today that President Roosevelt
had already informed Emperor Nicholas
through Am bassadOr Never that Japan
was ready to waive the question of in
demnity and submit the price TO be paid
Tor the northern half Of Sakhalin.
Sensation of the Day.
The judgment Of a mixed commission
prepared the way for JaDan's back
down upon the main issue. The an
nouncement had been she sensation of
the day 1t had met with -denials high
and low. 1t was decided to be impos-
sible or Incredible The japanese de-
clined TO affirm and the Russians said
they had no confirmation NJ White
animated strongly that st. Petersburg
llG-pot apprised him of any such ac-
Y ion by the president. There was even
disposition to ridicule the idea Of
: arbitratirg the price of half of the is
Z land. Nevertheless on all hands il was
ADMITTED mat II japan look TINS POSI-
tion the ground was cut out from un-
der Emperor Nicholas.
will Turn the Tables.
VI. WHITE, by consummate skill in con-
ceding all the demands of Japan involv-
ing the real issues of the war. had man.
euyereo his adveTsaries into a posi-
ton where, unless they abandoned the
claim for indemnity, they could be held
responsible for continuing the for
money.
The Japanese, by now foregoing the
demand for indemnity, practically turn
the tables upon Russia and shift the
burden back to her shoulders if she does
not consent to submit minor issue to
the impartial judgment of a tribunal.
n Witte publicly dissents vigorously
from the proposition. and there VIII
still be a struggle with Peterhof, but if
japan tomorrow agrees to formally re-
nOunce all claims for direct or indirect
compensation for the expenses of the
war the big stumbling block to peace
is out Of the way
Depends Upon the Wording.
Everything will depend upon the form
in which the proposal is submitted.
Should the remuneration be so coupled
with the other proposition that Russia
could claim il was still ONLY a dis
guised demand for tribute, the gulf
. might once more be narrowed. not
b&ged. All the private advices that
reach the Russian mission from ST.
Petersburg indicate that the military
party is insistent that Linevitch he
given a chance and that negotiations
be broken off.
NJ White feels the pressure of this
sentiment, and. as man of ambi-
tion, he may not feel that he can af-
ford to lay himself open 10 the charge
that he is tempOriZing with the stu
alton. He has power, under his in
structions, to reject out of hand any
proposition involving the payment of
tribute. He need not consult his i'm
perial master. He is a man of Inspi-
ratiOns. and he is quite capable. If
the Japanese proposition savors still
of blood money" to refuse even to
accept it for transmission to st. Pc
Not to Be Expected.
But such a stroke is not expected
NJ. Witte knows that public opinion,
both in America and in Europe as well
as in Russia, would condemn him if
he broke off the negotiations just as
the way was opened for a possible
accord.
While apparently the real negotia-
lions leading up TO tOday's denOuement |
We're conducted by the president at
Oyster Bay, acting through Baron
Kaneko on the one hand and Ambas-
sador Meyer on the other, it is now
believed that much has been going
on beneath the surface here. Another
indication of the sudden turn in the /
events was the arrival here tonight of
Frank a. Vanderlip vice president of
the city National bank of New York
He is registered at the hotel as John
Howard. and after dinner went to
NJ. Whites room and remained there
an hour
Financially Interested.
When asked his mission. Mr. Van
derlip said he was only interested" !
ia the situation. He had met NJ. White !
several years ago, when ne was at the
head of the Russian finance ministry |
anu had also seen him in New York
upon his arrival He had talked with
him about the situation and outlook
I'm Russia, the state of the negotia-
tions. etc. He evaded inquiries as 10
whether the subject of a loan had been
discussed, but, considering the import
ance of the financial group of which !
the City National bank is member. |
and the fact that the bank took a
portion of one of the Russian loans !
IL is fair TO assume that the question
OF finance was not entirely ignored.
Some of the Japanese were greatly
excited today over the reports that the
japanese government had surrendered
on the question OF indemnity They
declared that II true il would cause
"A tremendous outburst Of popular feel
ing i'm Japan.