The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-22
,CzAR YIELDS 1. {
NOTHING: END
May COME soon. [ On.
Hope for Peace 'fl: J, Very |'''' ;'l1 Dim i.
But President Still
Works.
COMMUNICATES WITH.
JAPANESE MISSION.
Mikado's Enjoys, However, APP
pear to Regard Rupture AS
Almost Certain.
ENGLAND REFUSES TO
BRING PRESSURE ON ALLY.
Nations Not Giving Cordial Sup
port That President Had Ex-
pected-Reports From ST.
Petersburg Not Very En-
couraging Looks
for Treat ty..
ENGLAND. REFUSES TO
BRIN PRESSURE ON ALLY.

! (By Associated Press.)

PORTSMOUTH,, n. H. August 2l.-The
result OF President Rooscvelts effort 10
save the peace conference from failure
remains in suspense.
Il No direct reply to tho Presidents prop
ostion communicated by NJ. Wlttc yes
tcrday has come from Emperor Nicholas
tonight. but other adyices received from
ST. Petersburg Indicate that the Emperor
and his councillors are unshaken In their
determination neither to ccde territory
nor TO pay war tributes.
Z What the President is doing on the,
Japanese side remains as deep q mystery
4 as ever Little light Is shed upon the
visits OF Baron Knneko to Oyster Bay
Tho Japanese donot even admit that
hc is their medium OF communication
4 with the President. They 90 no farther
thnn to reiterate that Mr.. Roosevelt un-
dcrstands their position and that they
have the fullest confidence In him They
i show not the slightest indication that
y they have In any wise changed their p0-
stIon or are prepared to yield more than
they we're last Friday when tho pleni-
potentinries adjourned until tomorrow =
The Danger Point.
If M. Witte does not receive fresh In
etructions before clock tomorrow az
tcrnoon when the conference is resumed,
the situation will be exactly what II was
when the adjournmnt was taken on FRI
day Both sides will present their
y protocols for signature One side or the
i al her must then make a move or all that
If viii be left will be n brief final protocol
certifying that they have reached the
nnrting OF the ways and must BID each
other farewell.
But such an abrupt terminat ton Is hard
" anticipated. Baron komura, II 81 NJ.
&Wittc has nothing to propose might pre-
% sent Japan's irrcducible minimum enl-
bodying the final concessions she IS pre-
pared TO make. If Sue is prepared to make
any, or formally propose collective con-
sideraton OF all the articles still N dis
putc. Any move on either side would IN
yolyc another adjournment or such an
adjournment might be frankly proposed
by NJ NVitte, as he would not be gullty
OF tho discovery of allowing the con-
ference to go to pieces before receiving
a speiric reply to President Rooseyelt's .
proposition
1t is safe to assume therefore, that IN
tho absence OF such reply. the con-
ference will be prolonged beyond to-
morrow, and every delay. IN the OPINION
az tho Presidents friends, means hope,
faint thought it may be. Mr.. Roose-
yelt's object was officially described to-
day as being to ''prolong the nesotla-
lions"
Attitude Of Nations.
,rhcre Is warrant for the statement that
AT. Nitte personally sympathizea with
the Presidents proposition, no matter
how II may he regarded by his Imperial
n,nstcr and the lntter's advisers. It is
8. mistake to suppose that IN CONSIDER
Ing such q; proposition the Emperor con-
suits n regularly ordained council
throughout tho conference he mas peen
calling in council such advisers as ne
deemed wise, some of his relatives, the
grand dukes. members OF the court "'lu
(. certain chosen ministers, Inc tIrui'a
Duke Nicholas Nicholaivltcl1, one OF me
most powerful of his relatives, IS known
to bo absolutely opposed to yielding an
a iotn beyond what NJ Wittc has already
conceded AS an alternative, ne faVors
the continuation of the war.
Tho splrlt OF all the advices received
has been such as almost to preclude hopo
L of an eleventh hour change. The general
belief here ii that President Roosevelt'
while hc has the moral support of one
of the neutral powers has not receives
tho active aid he expected, Englaha 3
declinatlon to offer advice to japan ls
disappointing, though tho mot''cs ',''l
actuate her In refusing to do anyth9ns
that might be construed ns an attempt 70
exercise pressure upon her ally tending
to rob her of the fruits OF her victory
arc fully appreciated, There are evidences
here that Co operation by Great Britain
would have been resented by Japan
Japanese Have No Hope.
Among the Tananofc tonight. no note Of
horo Is sounded. Win genuine reluctance
they seem almost resigned 10 The ship
wreck of the conference They declal ,
that their position Is unchanged and
they speak of renewing their war With
n snap of their black eyes which snenks
volumes for their confidence In the sue
cess of oyama when the word is given to
ave have fought for a lasting peace"
said one of the attaches closest to tho
chsyfs. nWe have been victorious. II
Russia came to Portsmouth unprepared
to Ray tho price Of defeata is over. We
do not beleve that the President considers
orr terms unreasonable, He knows
Japan's position as accurately as does
either Of the Japanese plenlpote otentlaries, ise
don't believe he will even ask l,s to weaken
nj the last moment, and yield even to