The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-08-25
RESULT IS STILL
IN THE BALANCE
President R~ooseveit's Action Causes
Slight Rift In the Gloom.
CHANCES FOR PEACE ARE SLIM
The n~.ais. However. VIII Depend
On the rtsst word trow the Ess-
perors ct Wus-ts aud ia
Co Their En>oys.

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PorupaNhDA-ns. Aus. q. The
cbs6Szs-uf peace Rate undoubtedly
,t~sn. lmctqssd b. President nSseyelts
action ~ fepr1Ah sAtp the brcacAn a
last heroic endtayor ~ induce ,the
warning cbvn&fs to compromise ,h6t
'irrecoieiiaAly ds8prress," but the re-
suit Is stni N suspensc. q
In IIaads - she E~nsperors.
The ultimats decision OF the Issue
has defac,o,i II not Gejure. passed
from the plenlpotcntiarles TO thor prin.
clpals. from Portsmouth to ~. Peters
burg. and perhaps In q lesser extent TO
Toxic. Although there are collateral
evidences that pressure. both by Presi-
dent Roosevelt aud neutral powers. IN
o,udlng Japan's ally. Great britain.
whose minister. Sir ciaud MacDonald,
according 70 adylCcs received here. had
q loLg conference with Mr.. katsuta, the
Jarancsc premier. Is still being eScrted
NJ Toxic TO Induce Japan to moderate
her demands, there II also reason TO
believe shat President Roosevelt was
able. at his Interview with Baron iso-
sen. TO practically communicate to the
laiicf's senior. MIR. Wittc. Japau's ire
duclble minimum-wha' she would
yield. bnt the poin, beyond which he
would nui 80.
III. ooiy rhipg Certain.
Whether az actual basis OF compro.
mise was proposed by the prcsii".i
can not b. stated definitely The only
thing that eau be affirmed positively is
that 70 Rus-in refuses 10 act upon the
suggestion or proposition 81 President
Roosevelt the peace conference MI
end IN failure.
And Ia the Russian camp little on
coufagtment IL given. Baron Roseu
reached here after an all nigh, ride
from oyster BAY. aud Immediately
went luio conference with MIR. Wi'ie.
They remained closc;cd together for al
most three hours. during which the
whole situation was reviewed. Baron
Russn communicated 10 bis chief The
presidents message. and IL vas trans-
ml,iei 20 the emperor. together With
sli. Mi''e's recommendation.
Va Ci-w ua- r~ranspir~d.
No clcw 20 the nature Of this recon-
incubation has transplred. hut II can
b. stated that Mr. wl,ie. no matter
how he personally may vicw the prop
%osiiion. Is distinctly pcs'.mls'ic as te
the character ~ the response which
Will cone from -. Pei; rsbufs,
To a c1nhdcIiial friend he offered
lliil- hope Of q chansc In The situation
The japanese. 10 f. firmly believed,
elm. to tho substance u not the form
OF their demand FOR remuneration TOT
tho cost OF the war
Must lave CONDENSATION.
Perhaps hey are willing 10 decrease
the sum asked. but substantial com-
pensntion. under whatever gu,sc II u
obtained. they decline to tcllnqulsh.
And they are also firm upon the cesslon
Of Sakhallu. By the transfer u the
southern branch Of the Chinese Eastern
railway arst 10 Japan for r|yllnquish-
ment TO China. payment for the main.
terarce uf tho Russian prisoners and
the surrender of the Russian wafshlps.
I, Il possible to figure OF a total trans
fer to Japan In money and property %
about $3.50, 100. 900. But this Is the
limit.
J"p""-s- R~''"""' a. 's""i.
The japanese. n usual are very rci'-
cent. and Il Is Impossible 10 obtain
ftom them the least indication % their
Wow Of the change In the situation
produced BIS the presidents action.