The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-13
TO HOLD SUNDAY SESSION.
Russians Credited With the First
Victory At the Conferences.

Month-Denles Emphatically That Rus
sian ENJOYS Asked fse an AFmistaoee
Japan Responsible for Keeping the
Preoeed,nss Of tho Conference Secret
-Cores the First Subject Discussed.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.; Aug. l2.-There has
been no break in the peace negotiations.
The crisis has passed for the present.
ENJOYS have reached the stage Of dis
cussion and the outlook Is very hopeful.
The gloomy forebodings Of last night have
given way to a feeling Of pronounced
optimism.
At the end OF four hours session, lasting
from 8 until O'Clock this evening. the
ENJOYS announced through Mr.. Koros-
toyitz, one Of the Russian secretaries,
that there would be another session on
Sunday, which would begin at o'clock.
The four hours IT conference had been
spent, 1t was explained. in the considers
ton OF the first. article OF the Japanese
statement Of conditions, and the discussion
had not been completed when the adjourn
ment came.
THE TWELVE CONDITIONS.
It ia understood that the twelve peace
conditions proposed by the Japanese are:
Recognition Of Japan's prepondersnoe
ofinfluenoe in Corea.
Cession b the Russian Chinese Railway
from Port Arthur to Hardin.
Transfer OF authority over Port Arthur
and the Liaotung Peninsula.
Cession Of Sakhalin Island.
Grant Of fishing privileges at the mouth
OF the Amur.
Recognition OF tho independence Of
China.
The evacuation Of Manohuria.
The granting Of commercial privileges at
Vladivoetok.
Transfer Of the interped ships.
Limitation OF Russia's naval strength In
the Far East.
Remuneration for the cost Of the war.
Return to China Of Russian mining priv
ileges In Manchuria.
TO BE DISCUSSED sINaLY.
The ENJOYS decided to take up the peace
terms article by article, and this IL In Itself
the most hopeful sign that has appeared
since the negotiations were initiated, It
means that both sides are willing TO show q
spirit OF oompr omise More than that, 1t
means that the Japanese have not come
here to dictate terms and to demand their
rights es conqusrors. They have not de-
livered an ultimatum. They are showing q
disposition to treat with Russia on equal
terms
There were predictions to-day that tho
japanese ENJOYS. after receiving tho Rus
sian answer to Japan's conditions, would
make declaration that tho torns must
DO accepted In whole or not at all. but the
Japanese penipotentiaries did nothing Of
sort. They did not even threaten. TO use
whstsome people would call 'Hibernian-
ism, their answer was not an answer at all
Instead of submitting a formal response
to Hussia's refusal to accept tho enemy's
demands In toto. they merely made the
mild request that the conditions proposed
by them for ending the war be taken up
one by one and receive careful oonsidera-
lon.
The crisis that had been feared vanished
In air. Naturally tho Russians are elated.
for 1t is they and not Japan who have gained
the first honors in this greatest diplomatic
contest of modern times. perhaps Of all time.
w1rrE EXPLAINS THE SITUATION
After returning to the Hotel Wentworth
from the conference hall this evening Mr..
Witte said
THE Japanese did not give US an answer
but declared they would discuss the terms
point by point There are twelve points.
and in my estimation each will take two
days in discussion. A the first was not
half finished on tho first day. 1t will take
twenty-four days 10 consider all tho points,
which will make the conference last twenty
four days longer
-The purpose for which We have come
here was either peace or war, and We will
try everything to avoid shedding the blood
OF hundreds OF thousands Of people.
For II this war continues, very likely
other nations may become involved
RUSSIA HASN'T ASKED FOR ARMsTIoA
with emphatic earnestness Mr.. White
made this statement:
Il ask Of you gentlemen to deny In the
BsAaS honsopAshis LAzsnvss keep ysss ftyss
asA lntaaeinsa antivA Anh nnAnro naffSnA hnalfk.