The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-10
THE MiiSApUs TERMS ARE Ap.
MlTTED BY THE JAPANESE
TO be VERY HEAVY.
THE 4IRREpucIsLE MINIMUM
MAY FINALLY BE ACCEPTED
AND THE TREATY SIGNED.

MAY FINALLY BE ACCEPTED
AND THE TREATY SIGNED.
HOTEL WENTWORTH, PORTS.
MOUTH. N. H., August 10.-It Is the
confident belief Of those in unofficial
circles who have kept in close touch
with the present negotiations that the
Russian envoys are preparing to
leave the peace meetings as soon as
Japan presents her demand for the
settlement Of the war, but they believe
a treaty will be eventually signed.
1t has been openly charged and as
freely admitted that the Mikado's
terms will be very heavy. Russia
talks Of exorbitance, Japan refers to
1t as just Compensation. The Rus.
sian envoys are known to have come
to Portsmouth with the intention Of
paying well for the fiddling. but mem.
bers Of the suite have given it to be
plainly understood that she does not
purpose to be dancer, fiddler and payer
all In one.
Japan points to her military and
naval accomplishments and the neces.
sity for a guarantee of future peace.
She feels that the payment of a
heavy debt by Russia will be con.
stant reminder OF Japan's prowess,
and she also needs the money.
These reasons are among those
that 1t is believed are about to create
a breach in peace negotiations.
But notwithstanding the many out.
ward evidences of cordiality and sin.
cerity exhibited by Count witte and
Baron Rosen, there is deep skepti-
cism of Russia's motives. She is be-
: ,lieved to be executing bluff. At ex-
actly what point of the financial scale
she will change her attitude and exc
cute for good and all her threat OF
severing peace negotiations is mere
conjecture
That there Is such point is firmly
believed. The situation is q peculiar
one. W
The Gar and the envoys realize
that deception at home in the negotia.
tions is necessary to their 'fulfillment.
Japan is willing to do what she can
to permit Russia to save her, face" IL
1t does not entail breaking into her
irreducible minimum" For this rea-
son 1t Is given to understand that
JapaR viii demand almost double
what she expects to secure so
& that when final conclusion is reach
ed and treaty drawn, the Russian
ENJOYS can go before their people and
point to the great accomplishment in
securing such mighty reduction of
the original figures. This is where
the breach may prove effective. It
would tend to warn Japan that she
must moderate her demands while 1t
would give abundant testimony to the
Russian people of the independence of
S the Cars ENJOYS and effectively dem.
onstrate their determination not to
settle the war at any price.
Russia is fully aware of President
Rooseyelt's intense desire for peace
in the orient. If she desired ultimate
settlement, but wished by fracture to
cancel it, the retirement of her en-
voys from their chamber at the navy
yard could accomplish her ends.
No one had believed that the break
Ing of of negotiations would he more
than temporary. 1t Is realized that
the ENJOYS being guests of the gov
eminent could not leave the United
States in that manner. and that they
would remain here until the Presi.
dent through diplomacy could restore
the statu quo. So 1t is thought II Rus
sia serves her diplomatic negotiations
with Japan. 1t may not mean absolute
rupture. but may be an augury OF
early peace.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H, August TO-.
1t Is expected that Japan's terms Of
peace will be officially communicated
to the Russian plenipotentiaries at
this afternoons session Of the peace
conference. Japan undoubtedly has
hard conditions according to the best
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