Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
RUSSIANS STAND PAT
Peace Decision is Up to the
Mikado.
STATUS OF THE FARLEY
SENTIMENT AT PORTSMOUTH
OVER PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESS.
Presidents Appearance on the Stage
Adds Another Element to the
Situation-Comment.
STATUS OF THE PARLEY
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HOTEL WENTWORTH, NEWCASTLE,
PORTSMOUTH. N. H, August 19.-In re-
sponse to President Roosevelt's urgent call
Baron Rosen left Portsmouth at 7:3O this
morning and went to Oyster Bay. For the
moment he Is the focus of attention. NJ.
Witte and Baron Komura took q day off,
NJ. Witte going to Magnolia Beach to visit
the Baroness Rosen at her cottage and
Baron Komura to for a short pleasure
cruise on the Mayfiower
The Presidents announcement to the Rus
sian ENJOYS that he had an important COM
muncation to make to Baron Rosen, taken
in connection with Baron Kanekos state
ment at Oyster Bay yesterday that he hoped
he had made his last call there, convey the
impression here that the surrender of GER
tain points is likely to be made by the
Japanese. The action of Baron komura
and Minister Takahra yesterday in advis-
ing their government to make some con-
cessiOns fits in with this.
Russians Make No More Concessions.
The developments of the past few days
have demonstrated that If anybody is to
make further concessions 1t will not be the
Russians. and the Japanese have become
aware of that.
They know now that the breaking of the
deadlock must be done by them or it will
not be done at all The true ground for
the Russian pessimism of the past week
has been that they knew they would not
give in. and they did not believe Japan
would.
Russia is not. however. in the position of
having made no concessions. She has SUBJ
mitted to the Japanese position on eight
points out OF the twelve. There she has
taken her stand and refused 10 yield an
othef point.
The game was played to the very end and
when the fact was definitely established
that the Russians would let the conference
go to pieces sooner than yield another point
then the Japa neSe began to think of conces-
sions.
War or Peace UP to Mikado.
Today il is in the hands of the mkado.
He is the man to say whether there shall
be war or peace. The Russians stand pat.
And upon the mikado are working all the
great influences that can be brought to bear
in such case. The financial interests are
perhaps the most powerful, for Japans end
has been upheld largely by the financial in
terests, which have not withheld money
for her, no matter how far she may have
seemed to go to the edge of her security.
But the Presidents appearance on the
stage adds another element to the situation.
He has been constantly advised by Assist
ant Secretary Peirce of the situation here
so far as il has been known to him, but he
has not lacked other sources of informa-
ton He has known every move of the
game.
Long ago It became evident to him that
peace could not be secured until the Jap
anese yielded, and he knew that Baron
Komura and Minister Takahlra had not the
power to yield. Hence his interviews with
Baron Kaneko and with other persons at
Oyster Bay
1t is believed that whatever assurances or
suggestions the President has received from
Japan involve concessions only in the case
OF certain COUnter-concessous by Russia, so
that peace is still distant