The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-23
TO END WAR
in THE ORIENT
Presidents Plan for Peace
in the Far East.
JAPS SAID TO AGREE
Provide, that Russia Shall pur.
chase Skhslin IRON the
Miksdo.


To Suggestive u rFesiisui Roosevelt
&c bFsakinE ths stisiihg d-adierk h
the peace Negotiations and Fescuins
ths csnfrfsnne ffsm failure is nsH
ssi4sialfiriaiiy Futrai-i iiis saiatiou
eeaii insrniuiisiy irFmit ttr saiisfac'
iiun - ihs iai,snrsr drmanis fof ~
iinhuFs-m-hi &c thr rnst q the paf
aud az tbe sanie time rnahis ilnssia
a. far- thr wusii with she si-siarsiian
that shr had not rs,i-i fu.li - irffi'
tufy of lsaid . ~q--rk ~ var tribute
10 TIE tiftuF. Tho sniuiiun is on. uhiri
has hsFri.fuFr i-rrn d-srFii-si ne che
natural and iusirai comtnumis-. Trrse.
b. stai-i. u csiisists in an asre-nsni
~ ilnssia o. rspufyiias- foss-.siou q
rifhsF al - haif q tho island SAX
halln nov Ia thr military eoruratinu ~
iat.an for q sun she amount % uhir'i
n tho two cluuiries cannp' agr-
shaii D. derti-,i - same method q
arbitration brf.af'rf % D. determined.
The purchase mpu,y. together with
the sun Japan would obtain from the
rrsslon - tho chinese Eastern rail-.
rad and the mhiuisunncv 20 the gus,
slan prisoners Ia japan. would. u 10
estimated. about equal the amount
claimed 10y Japan ne hrr biil for the
cost 81 ~. war. Practically. there,
fore. the solution Offered by the pres.
ide4it involves r-c-.sion by japan up
on article . fihc erosion Of Sakhallnl
aud rcccssion by Russia upon article
9 Indemnity. n seems practically
ccriain. though this cannot he affirmed
positively. that the president has given
NJ. Nifte substantial assurance that
japan would h. willing o. Accept such
a cumpromise. This IL apparently sup.
ported by the authoritative japanese
statement In reply 20 n question a- 10
whether Japan bad not decided TO
make substantial concessions:
1T all depends upon Russia
II was the presidents message 20 NJ.
Witte which caused the sensation Of
the day. Early In the morning had
come the official announcement that
the meeting Of the conference which
was TO have been held had been post
poned. The public reason assigned was
that the protocols for submission ut the
sitting had not been completed. But a
few hours later the true reason leaked
out J. l.. McGrew. one OF the stenog-
raphers attached 10 the executive OF.
ices at Oyster Bay. had arrived with
communication from the president
for the Russian plenlpotentinries. NJ.
Witte ard Baron de ROsen had left The
hotel ostensibly for ride In an auto
quietly slipped over to the conference
building at the navy yard to receive
tho message from Assistant Secretary
PIERCE. The most elaborate precautions
had been taken 10 insure secrecy, but
IL leaked out through tip from New
York.
For three hours NJ Witte and Baron
de Rosen remained ut the conference
building with Mr.. PIERCE. All those
present decline to make any statements
regarding what transpired at the navy
yard, even refusing TO admit that any
Importance attached to the matter. NJ.
Witte would only admit that he had
gone to the building Ito send mes
sage" and Baron de Rosen and Mr..
Peirce absolutely refused to make any
statements. Mr.. McGrew took train
to Boston, whence, according TO re-
ports, he took the Merchants Limited
after first inquiring at the intelligence
Office for the connections to Oyster
Bay. He carried dress suit case,
which probably contained the reply to
the president. This reply, 1t il be-
lieved, was prepared by NJ. White and
Baron de Rosen after Mr.. PIERCE had
delivered to them the presidents mes
sage. Its character is, of course, Sc
cret.