The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-24
ONLY ONE POINT STANDS
IN WAY OF PEACE NOW !
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(Contlnued from rage One.D
President Roosevelts moves TO save the
peace conference from shipwreck are fol-
lowing each other In quick succession. He
is now believed TO have taken a new step
possibly, the final one. in the shape OF a
last appeal TO both sides to leave the
question OF the purchase price OF the
northern half OF the island OF Sakhalin to
the arbitrament OF a board of commits
sion
Final arbitration has been I'm the presi-
dents mind from the beginning. This.
however, is an inference from what Is ac-
tually known 10 have taken place last
night and this morning. He sent TO M.
witte during the night long message
without doubt outlining the step he had
resolved upon.
Presumably this message was prepared
after the president had received the ac-
count OF Ambassador Meyers audience
with the emperor at Peterhof yesterday.
IL would seem TO mean logically that Mr.
Meyers report was not satisfactory and
therefore necessitated another appeal not
10 allow the mere question OF money to
stand I'm the way OF peace and TO suggest
a new form OF compromise for the point
stil In Issue. The message OF the president
reached Assistant Secretary Peirce and
was placed I'm the hands OF Baron Rosen
at an early hour today.
After he had consulted with Mr. witte
the proposition was placed in Russian
code and dispatched 20 Peterhof. A re-
ply TO the president was delivered TO AS
sistant Secretary Pelrce at 9:20 this morn
ing. Whether * was n response from
Peterhof Is not known. II may only have
been "A message from Mr.. Witte giving
his views OF the new step proposed by the
president.
URGENT SUMMONS.
At any rate the summons to Mr.. Pelrce
TO receive IT was an urgent one. Mr..
Peirce was with Mr. Witte and Baron
de Rosen 25 minutes The message given
him was Immediately placed In the state
department cipher. which Col. Michael,
tho chief clerk OF the department. had
brought from Washington for the trans
mission OF those confidential communica-
tions, and It should reach oyster Bay
and be deciphered this afternoon. Mr.
Roosevelt. In fact. IL not in name, is
acting the part OF mediator.
Whatever is taking place between the
president and the Japanese cannot yet be
said but IL is presumed the president
wants 90 commit Peterhof before ap-
preaching Toxic though II may be that
he II working simultaneously at both
places
Baron kOmura ana Baron Takdhira VIII
leave Portsmouth tomorrow morning for
Manchester. n. H., at $50. where they are
20 inspect the cotton mills. A special car
has been engaged for the trip.
NOT PROTOCOLS.
IL seems that the so-called protocols
signed az yesterdays session OF the peace
! conference were not I'm fact protocols at
/ all in the proper sense OF the word They
/ were simply what In diplomacy are called
/ the 'proces verbal" or minutes OF the
/ meetings. In Russian they are called
] protocols and as tho Russian secretary
y made the announcement the word ON
! ployed led 90 Misunderstanding.
As the conference had sat on seven dif-
] ferent days when he said seven of tho
| protocols had been signed. four Yesterday
and three previously. the hasty conclusion
was drawn that he meant the protocols
OF seven articles only had been signed
APPROVES PRESIDENTS COURSE.
Berlin Aus Emperor william. the
Associated Press is informed. has ex
pressed 90 the members of hts entourage
HIS cordial recognition of President Roose-
velts Efforts for peace and his hope that
they Will prove successful.
Precisely what the president is dong
seems 20 be unknown 10 the German gov
eminent. but the postponement 20 Satur-
day Of further sittings OF the conference