The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-08-25
LAWMAKERS
CEASE LABORS
Georgia Assembly Adjourns After
HistOry-Making Session.
IMPORTANT WORK DONE
Bills Of Wide State Import Passed and
Will g. On StatutC Books as
New Laws.

Black pesslmism reigned at Ports
mouth, N. H., Friday. The prevailing
view Is that the fate OF the peace
conference Is already seaIedk shat
Il has ended in failure, and that all
that now remains is for the plenipoteD
tiaries TO meet on Tuesday TO which
they adjourned Friday afternoon upon
completing the serlatim consideration
OF the Japanese terms, sign the final
protocol, 90 through the conventions
and ibid each other farewell.
But there Is still rC"m for hope OF
q compromise. Neither Presiden.
/ Roosevelt nor the powers will see
that chance OF peace shlpwrecked
without a final effort, and that pres.
sure Ia being exerted, especially at
Toxic TO induce japan 10 moderate
her terms, Is beyond question.
Just what Is being done or Is TO be
done has not transDlred. King Edward
Is understood to be now lending q
helping hand, and the fnanciers OF
the world are known to be exerting all
their influence Al Toxic and St. Pc.
tersburg, the final Issue will be de-
cided.
The japanese have been lmplacable
throughout the six day sIttings. They
have listened and explained, but they
have yielded not an iota Of the SUB
stance OF their original demands.
And now both sides turn TO home
for the last word before the cards are
thrown face upward upon the table
next Tuesday, for the lmpasse reach.
cd Friday by the pleulpotentlarIes Ia
recognized TO be only diplomatic nc.
tlon. II, In the interim. fresh lnstruc-
lions are received by either side. COM
promise Is yet possible.
But the chances are recognized to
be slim. so far as the Russian pleni-
pOtentiaFies are concerned, there new
or was chance OF their yielding
both indemnity and SakhAlin. The
ccsslon Of Sakhalin without lndem-
nifty was, according to the best inside
information, the extreme limit 10
which Mr.. Witte would ever consent
10 go and the emperor has not yet
given the word even 70 cOncede thai.
And suddenly. a nsU factor has
been Introduced, which, In the opinion
of those most competent to Judge. les
sons materially the chances that he
Nigh; do so, namely, the issuance OF
his manifesto granting a popular rep
resentatlve body TO his subjects. The
bearings OF this historic document"
as Mr.. W1tte described II a few days
ago upon the issue, are easily com.
prehenslble. II Is bound TO amellO-
rate tho internal situation In Russia
II Is the entering wedge for the real
izAtion OF the century old dream OF
the Russian people.
ct will create enthusiasm at
home" said ono OF the most promi'
nent members OF the Russian mission,
because all thinking men realize that
T. means eventually a great change In
the imposition Of the Russian state.
II will be followed by a true parlia-
ment. a responsible ministry, q pre-
mIer and Russia will become q con-
stltutlOnal monarchy"
At midnight Friday night Secretary
Pierce was hurrledly called TO the
Hotel Wentworth, where message
was awaiting him from the president.
He Immediately wrote a lengthy re-
ply. Later he was called TO tho tel
eEraph instrument, and for half an
hour carried on n conversation by
telegraph with tho president who was
at tho other end OF the wire at Oyster
Bay.
At 1850 n. m, tho tclcEraphiC con
versaton with the president ceased,
and Mr. Pierce left tho hotel In hls
automobile lie said he was going
home. but beyond that declined %
mako any statement. II can tell you
nothing" NJ said to all tho anxious
inquiries OF tho newspaper men.