Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-21
But LITTLE
HOPE LEFT
Chances For, Peace Are So I'm
certain as to Amount to
Sure Failure
ENGLAND REFUSES ANY HELP

90 Modify Her Demands-1erlin and
Paris Will Support Roosevelt in Any
Effort He May Make to Bring About
Psace-onIy Blacklist Pessimism.
Portsmouth Aug. 21.-The emperors
reply to the message OF Mr..
Witte, transmitting the PROPOSE
zion of President Roosevelt had
not been received UP to noon today. It
was not expected until tomorrow at the
earliest. It is, therefore, likely there
will be no final show of hands at to-
snorrow's session Of plenipotentiaries.
Nhe Japanese today notified a, firm OF
which they rented a combination safe
for their papers at the hotel to take
mt the safe and render their bill this
afternoon.
Both the Russiars and Japanese have
hlmost finished preparation Of proto-
cols to be sumbitt.d at the meeting of
the conference tomorrow. The feature
1 OF the protocols is. presentation Of the
reasons advanced by both sides. for
divergence Of views upon the articles
npon which no agreement was reached.
The Respective Claims.
on Article, s, cession Of ,sakhalin, the
Japanese claim they are entitled to the
island as well by reason of their ma
tional rights to It's possession as be-
cause OF its present occupation by
papanese forces. The Russians, on the
4 contrary, insist that up to 1850, Japan
i had never claimed any right to Sakha-
lin, and at that time only twenty five
unmarried Japanese lived in the south
of the island during the fishing seas
on. With regard to Article 8, the pro-
tocol repeats the. arguments already
3 set forth several times in the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches. The Japan-
ese claim reimbursement for the ex-
penses Of the war on the ground that
they were forced by Russia's agrees
sions to resort to arms for self preser-
walton, and having been victorious at
all points on land and sea, are entitled
TO reimbursement Russia, on the
contrary, denies absolutely Japan is
in d position ttr dictate such condi-
Aions as Russia does not acknowledge
nefeat and appeslred at the conference
not imploring mercy, but because Of
! her love for peace and her willingness
TO conclude on an honorable basis.
under the circumstances is unprece-
Asnted and reviews historical occa-
Gicns where indemnity was paid in
support of her contentious. The proto-
col also states Russia thruout her his
tory has never paid a war indemnity.
|, with regard to article 10 Qnterned
warships) Japan insists on surrender
Of interned yvarships which have
sought refuge In neutral ports, as a
spoil Of war, is not contrary to inter-
national laws. Russia, however, as
eerts international law affords no prec-
edent for the claim for possession Of
the property in safe keeping. Of a neu-
tral. Finally with regard to article II
{limitation Rus sian naval power In the
far east), the Japanese assert that it
As Indispensable to secure lasting peace.
Russia rejects the whole idea as be-
ing offensive to Russian honor and
dignity. While declining to place such
an article in tile treaty she is willing
to make declaration that she has no
Intention Of attempting to threaten the
naval position Of Japan or Of any other
power In the far east.
witte took occasion this morning to
deny that the president had proposed
that existing differences be submitted
to arbitration. The statement made in
the Associated Press dispatches last
might was not intended to convey the
idea that arbitration was the solution.
countries to continue to try to adjust
their differences themselves and by
concessions reach an agreement, but
according to Associated Press informa-
tion he suggests the principle of arbi-
tration as possible final method for
adjusting any points remaining in dis
pute. The presidents role is a very
delicate one and what he has done is
described as Unofficial" Sentiment
here continues pessimistic.
Hurried Conference.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 21.-An unexpected
phase of the peace negotiations devel-
oped today in the arrival here of Bar
on Kaneko. special representative in
this country Of the japanese govern
ment, for conference with the presi
dent. Kaneksis visit. 1t is known was
arranged hur'.iedly.
Kaneko remained with the president
shree-a quarters Of IN hour. He boarded