The sun., 1905-08-11

TO come to terms II tho Japanese manifest
an equal willingness to offer some con-
cessions.
Information Of reliable char has
reached here that the Russian Ministry
Of Finance Is endea voring to raise loan Of
$500. 900 900. and while q natural inference
would be that this amount u desired to
continue the war. tho contrary Is to be sup
posed from the statement With which this
news h ooupled-thAt among European
bankers who have been approached on
the subject the impression prevails that
the money u to be used In the payment
Of an indemnity to Japan.
It may or may not be significant In this
connection that after the Russian ENJOYS
had received the terms Of Japan they
sent messages to the Rothschilds and to
banking house In Antwerp. This pieoe
Of intelligence is given for what 1t is worth
and with no attempt to explain its meaning.
GLOOMY yzE1No ONLY DEEPENHD
It Is worthy Of note that the Ipessirnism
existing among tho Russian emissaries
since tho Japanese terms were presented
Is merely deepening Of gloomy feeling
that prevailed before the conditions Of the
Toxic Government were known. This
pessinism proceeded from the belief that
the imperial authorities at st. Petersburg
would not consent to sanction any agree
ment that imposed upon Russia conditions
that might be regarded a. humiliating.
The envoys felt.th they would be able
to negotiate q treaty that would be fairly
satisfactory to themselves II they were lefa
free and untramrnelled In the conduct
Of the exchanges, but they doubted the ex-
istence Of similar feeling at st. Petersburg.
1t may be, however, that the Gear and bis
ministers do not differ 20 radically from
their peace enovys In this connection a.
some Of those who arc attached to the Rus
sian mission at Portsmouth seem to think.
Too much importance has perhaps been
attached by tho Russian plenipotentiaries
and their subordinates to the advioes re-
oeived from st. Petersburg In regard to
the state Of feeling amona the influential
classes there. They have unquestionably
been deeply impressed with the trend Of
sentiment In favor Of a continuance Of fight
ing II Japan sought to impose humniating
terms upon Russia.
REALIZE THAT FURTHER yroHrNo Is USELESS
Generally speaking. the personnel Of the
mission now engaged IN the conduct Of ne
gotiations In this new world town Is heartily
in favor OF bringing about an agreement.
1t Ia realized by these men that a prolonga-
iton Of hostilities is useless and since their
arrival here they have found reason to hope
for happy termination Of the work which
has brought them 90 far from home.
Left to themselves, remote from q tele-
graph cable Office, assured that they were
free ITO draw a treaty with the Japanese
without constant instructions and con-
hioting commands from across the sea,
they would unquestionably come to fairly
good ndestanding with the envoys OF
the Mikado, provided only the latter were
willing to meet them half way.
But When the Russian lenipotentiaries,
after becoming convinced Of the sincerity
and good faith Of their competitors In this
great game Of nations, are suddenly CON-
fronted by the knowledge that the feeling
in their country is opposed to making the
substantial concessions which they are con-
vinced must be made to bring about an
ending OF bloody, disastrous conflict; they
naturally find their rosy views OF the out
come owersbadowed by black clouds that
portend trouble.
RUSSIANS MORE VOLATILE THAN YBzNoH-
MEN.
'The Russians more resemble the sup
posedly typical Frenchman than the French
themselves" said one competent European
observer, and from the example furnished
OF the Russian character by the men sent
to Portsmouth to represent the Gar the
point appears to be we'll taken. One day
the Russian mission is buoysnt with hope the
next it Is down In the dumps, lettering be-
tween pessimism and optimism.
The dominant note Is pessimistio, but II
is tempered by feeling that in the end the
peace negotiation will be successful II not