The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-27
In Reply to RooseveIt's
Latest Appeal.
NO MORE is KNOWN
The President Had an Interview With
Baron Kaneko Yesterday, and Was
in Almost Constant communi-
aation With Toxic and st.
Petersburu.
Petersburg.
lRv the Associated Press. }


Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 25.-The
Associated Press is permitted to an
mounce that Emperor Nicholas, an
sver to President Rooseveits latest
appeal was partially responsive.
Portsmouth, n. H., Aug. 26-At 1880
a. M. a long cipher message arrived
from Oyster Bay for Assistant Secre-
tary PIERCE.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 25.-The
peace conference seems headed
straight for the rocks. Despite the
fact that every question OF principle
involved in the quarrel between the
two countries has been settled in IA
vor of the victor, that in reality only
words and money" still separate
them, the negotiations seem on the
verge iof a final rupture. The air
was filled tonight with gloomy fore
bodings as specifically everything in
Dictated that tomorrow'S session of the
conference will prove the "Seance
d'adieu." In the most positive fash
ion it is declared that no hew instruc-
tions had reached Mr.. White up to
this evening, which would permit
him to entertain the consideration of
the compromise proposition submitted
by the Baron Komura on Wednesday,
and therefore unless Japan has a new
proposal to make tomorrow all that
seems to remain is for the plehlpo-
tentiaries to meet, sign declaration
that the conference has completed its
labors shake hands and part as enc
mics, not as friends.
Factors Still Unknown.
But there are still unknown fac
tors in the situation, which in twink
ling might change the situation. The
result of President RooSeveltS sec
ond appeal direct to Emperor
Nicholas has not transpired and the
result of the pressure on Japan to al
ter the form of her proposal by the
elimination of purchase price of the
northern half of Sakhalin is not
known. But the indications on both
scores are not reassuring. The press
dispatches from Toxic and st. Peters
burg. read with the most intense in
tent here indicate an intransigent at
titude on the part of both govern
ments. Yet both. are anxious for
peace and only words and money"
bar the path. Probably it is not
matter of more than $200,000,00
Yet the Japanese cling doggedly to
their demands. Their people at home
insist upon it. The most competent
Japanese authority who did not con-
ceal his -pessimism when asked to-
Japan would yield further replied:
Read the dispatches from Toxic
and draw your own conclusions
Nevertheless there is warrant for
the statement that they are not as inn
placable as they appear and from a
conversation had by the Associated
Press tonight the distinct impression
was gathered that they would scale
their money demand and use any
'fOrOntIIa'' which would no arpnnta HE
to Russia. 1t is not believed they
propose to let the conference end to-
morrow.
On the Russian side all C."etenSe of
claiming that Mr.. White is any longer
negotiating has been abandoned. He
has gone to the furthermost limit Of
his imperial masters orders. More,
he cannot do, sincerely as he person
ally may desire to bring the negOtia-
tons to a successful conclusion.
Witte Expects no Change.
Shortly before midnight Mr. White
gave absolutely no encouragement to
the idea that there would be a change
of heart at ST. Petersburg. Unless
Toxic was ready to recede further he
expressed the opinion that all was
over. He used the following words to
the Associated Press:
Have received no telegram from
st. Petersburg which changes the sit
uation. Indeed | do not expect any.
/ have not asked instructions, so that
l cannot receive any. If tomorrow
there is to be a change it must come
from the Japanese side"
This would seem to indicate that
the Presidents second effort had fail
ed at st. Petersburg. What, if an
anything he has been able to do at