The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-24
Have Been Greatly Improved by
the Presidents Action In Step
ping Into the Breach.
RESULT HOWEVER STILL IN DOUBT
Effort Made to Induce Japan to Mod
crate Her Demands For Indem.
nifty From Russia.
" Russia Refuses To Act Upon the
Suggestion Of President Roosevelt
the Peace Conference viii
End in Failure.

Emo IN faiIure.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 16.--The cri.
sis In the peace negotiations upon
which the eyes Of the world Is fast.
ened is approaching rapidly and the
end Of this week or the first of next
at the latest stsuld witness the dead.
lock and the ~. II the conference Is
to go to pieces. Two more Of the IL
articles. Nos. 4 and 6, were disposed
of Tuesday. Article 4 consists Of mu.
tual pledges to observe the integrity
Of China and ~ policy of the open
door" for the commerce of all natiens,
and article 8 esssrs the surrender Of
the Russian leaves to the Liaotung
peninsula, Pert Arthur, Dalny and the
Blonde and Elliott islands.
Article 5, the consideration of which
was postponed ss>l later. provides for
the cession Of the Island Of Sakhalien.
Portsmouth, N. H.. Aus. 1.-THE
following offieial statement was issued
by Mr.. Sato Wednesday evening:
AT the aftsrRssa session of the con-
ference articles and were discuss.
ed; article Z was settled in principle
and article 3 accepted unanimously.
Article = the cession Of the
branch of ~ AAinese Eastern rail.
road raon FkSS southwark and ar.
ticle provides for the retention by
Russia of the portion of the line
through Northern Manchuria connect.
ing the trans-Siberian road with Vladi-
vostok.
Portsmouth. Aug. 1S.-The crisis in
the peace conference has been reach
ed and passinisN is again the note.
But the darkest hour is just before
tho dawn and rhsre is still hope Pre-.
dictieas Of f76l rupture Friday GER
tainly will not be justified unless Bar
on Kompra fguratively picks up his
hat and annoufces that it is useless
to proceed FURTHER Mr. Witte at least
will not he prStpitate. At Fridays
oession after aEtiele II tthe limitation
Of Rrissia's sesspower in the far east)
and article IA wishing rights on the
littsraD are disposed Of he
win favsr an Adjournment until Mon
day to hear 4s last word from st.
The PcssiaHism IL based upon the
fact that no progress was made Thurs.
day. The exchange of views at the
session en- article (remun-
GRAFTON for the cost Of the wary
showed at Onss that the plenipotentis-
ries were as far apary as the poles.
Portsmouth, N. H.. Aug. 19.-Black
pessimism rsins at Portsmouth The
prevailing view is that the fate Of the
peace confereake Is already sealed,
that il has ended in failure and that
aTl thas now r1Skas is for the pienl-
potentiiries to meet on Tuesday, to
which day hey.Adjourned Friday att
srnoon upoR SeSKPleting the seratim
Of the Japanese terms,
Ign the final Ssstocol and bid each
sthar farsweA.
But there Is sse1 room for hope Of
\ compromise. Neither President
Roosevelt nor the powers will see the
chance of peace siiipwrecRed without
= final effart and riat pressure is be.
Ing exertet esa2csslly at Toxic to in
duce Japa1 to fhNdsrate Rsu terms Is
beyond auestisa.
But the chances are recognized TO
De sim. So far as the Russian pSsni-
DOtcatiarieS are ssncerned there new
er Was q chance for ciieir ySsiding both
Indemnity sna SakRalien. The ssse
sien of SaIxsilsn without ihdemnity
was. scoorAng to NE best inside in
formation. the extrvme limit 10 which
Mr. Witte w0ul4 exsr cous8ut 10 -
and the emperor Nos not yet given the
word even 10, conCsde' that.
PsvtsmosaA,. n. H.. AuE M.-1he
chances Of peace have undoubtedly
been improved By PresSdant RsOse.
veIt's actism IL stepping into the
hse Seii In last hszoia sndeawor - in
Aucs the warning coiintsiss 10 com
promise their "Srrec0nd1able dkRer-
ences." but the result In stin - sus-
pense!
The ultimate 6sGision Sf the issue
has de facto II ssr die itns passed from
the pienipotsntiariss tn their princi.
pals FROM Portsmouth to 81. Peters
burg. anA perhaps in . lesser extent
n Toxic Although there sre collat.
sgal evidences that pressure both BY
President Roosevelt snd neutral pow
srs. including lsSanS ally. Great Brf
tain. whose minister. Sir Claude Mac
Donald. acessafag to advices received
here. had q fsax conference Sunday
sfternson with llr. KAfsura. the Jan
snese premier. In stin being exertet
at Toxic to induce Japan to moderate
her demand there 10 also reasOa Il
believe that President Roosevelt wal
able at his interview with Baron D'
Rosen to practically communicate Il
the fatter's senisr. Mr.. Witte.. Japan
trreducible nlsinum-what slSe wOult
Yield bat the psant beyond waich sh'
would not 90.
Whether IN actual basis OF com
promise wsls proposed by the presiden
can not be stated deanitely. The onl,
thing thst can 10 affirmed positivel
is that II Russia refuses 10 act up0
the suggestion o. proposition Of Pres
dent Roosevelt. the neace confersnc
will end in failure.
Almost lmprsgnsbls Position.
GodzysHaHi. NaAchuria. Aug H.
Three Russian eDeers who have reacl
ed the mainlan from Sakhslien repoI
that the Russi0 force in the interio
OF the island occupies an almost In
1 a.