The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-16
RUSSIANS GIVE
LEASES UP |; BOTH \
FOR H ! OPEN nj DOOR
ENJOYS Agree on TWO ].
More Articles Dead.
lock Approaching 70 y ll1 9
COMPRO ON
KNOTTY POINTS
Witte May Yield sakhalin and
Japanese Withdraw Demand
for Indemnity.
FIGHT TO-DAY OVER
RAILROAD QUESTION:
Sharp contr rove,rsy Over Publica-,
ton Of Report Of Conference
Proceedings Each Side III
Charged Other With Ri
Giving Information
Out. (.
(By Associated Press. )

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4 PORTSMOUTH, N. H. August Is. .----
Tho crisis In the peace negotiations. upon
which the eyes OF the world are fastened, IN
is approaching RAPIDLY and the end 5of /.
this week or the first OF next. at tho
5lntest.i should witness tho deadlock ana
the end, IL the conference is to 60 3to Z
pieces. ss9sa 55 5t NJ 5 4
Two moro of the twelve art lclcs.5 mum ~
bers four and six, were disposed Of to- 4
day. Article four consists OF mutual
pledges to observe the Integrity OF China
and the policy Of the ''open door for tho {
commerce Of all nations, and article six II
covers tho surrender Of the Russian
leases to tho Lloa Tupg Peninsula. Port 4
Arthur. Dnny and the Blonde and ELL
OFT Islands. To article four both parties
gave ready assent, and the official state-
ment of the adoption OF that article took
5mously. " GYS FIN. s55 Ss Z. 5,3 ssg
til Article five, the consideration OF which
was postponed Until later, provides for
the cesslon Of tho Island OF Sakhnlln.s
Discussion appearing useless at thls \
stage. on account or the fIrlp negative
given In the Russian reply It was de-gs
cided. upon the motion OF the Japanese.
fueIcr GltS tueCISlUll,i tIlll3
Japanese intention Of postponing to tho
end the life aud deathl struggle. g
The discussion on sakhnln went far
enough to demonstrate the determined I
opposition of Russia to It's cesslon. and
there had been not tho slightest sign OF n
yielding when the agreement was reac,1 he'd (
to reserve q decision on the article until \
lator. A., competent Japanese authority
however, still insists that japan will \
Al~V ~, f<1nry Cv,nT
however, that Baron Komura apd Mr.
Tnknhira Will go to the extrepe limit to 4
secure the basis of the peace treaty. They
do not pretend to say that they are ns-
sured tho treaty Will DO signed. They
do not, even say tonight that they are 4
.hopeful.aS$.
Compromise Possible. 1.
This Is tho usual procedure follpwed IN \
diplomatic nogotintions enabling thA na-
rotintors to como to M accord upon all u
possible points before tnclslins the cru
cial issues, and tho fact that the RUS
slr,,s acquieSced IN tho proposition showH
thnt they. too. are as careful ana ~,
anxious ms are the Japanese thht the 1
world sho,lrd not accuse them OF being
responsible for precIpItatlng the break u
break there In to be- and .wrecking tho
conference. This In itsolt Is q horeful
sign. Besides, by postppnng the burning
questions to the end. tho psychological
moment for bargain and compromise ar-
rIves. phen, hurricdy, the last trump
cards arc played and the game Is done.
And there Is Il growing hope OF co97-
promise. To the closest observers tho
nnul solution higgins to crystalze quite
naturally-the Russians yielding tho oes-
sion OF sakhnl!H. Japan foregoing tho Y
cost OF the war" but taking compensa.
tIop In the money to be refunded to Japan
by China on account OF the transfer 70 her
OF tho Chinese Eastern Railroad, which
Russia contends belongs to a private oor-
poration and Is, thsretore, unoonhasable
by japan, tho Russian government prop
erty In Port Arthur and Dalny and le-
munera tien for tho maintenance q the .
100. oa0 N,ss.p, prisopers In Japan.
According to tho Russian view. Japan
has already seo,lred all and moro than
she dreamed Of claiming before the wnr,
TO Insist that q foe who has stu haiI
million mon confronting her IN Tho hsld
shall foot the bill for tho cost o. ths war
as tho price Of peace would, the Husslans
SAY, change the character OF the ntll!AsS
struggle henceforth from one for certain
princiules to one for the exaotioni OF y
'blood money"
Terms Agreed Upon.
Eiy All questions relating 70 Korea nnd
aranchurIa, except tho. .cession OF tho Chi " Y
nese Eastern Railroad and the main stbt-
rlan line, running through Northern Mats
lchuria, from the station "aIanehuria.'' on y
the Amur. via Hardin, 10 Vladiyostok. afa
settled In the Ave articles already adopted,
some confusion has arisen about those at N
rticles, and the !ollowtng resume can ha
accepted as absolutely accurate; sV s
al l. Recognition Of Japan's 'rrePon
deratlnp Intluense' IN Korea ese. sSf3
ManeburIs. RpSas sa Fs'rsasdt - 3}I