The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20
Baron ROsen Is Has
Hly SNmmoned to
Oyster Bay.
Change in AHitude
at ST. Petersburg
May Result.
Crisis in Conference
to Be Reached ON
TueSday.


Roosevelt is exercising every particle
OF his great influence TO prevent a rup-
ture Of the peace conference at Ports
mouth. He is engaged in a supreme
effort 10 induce the ENJOYS of the bel
igerent Governments to compromise
their differences and reach an agree
ment that viii result in a Just and
lasting peace"
In this effort he has the active and
cordial support of Great Britain. France
and Germany. Tremendous and world
wide pressure is being brought to bear
upon the Governments at St Peters
burg and Toxic to not permit the WASH
ington conference to fail of affirmative
results. It can be said that there is
ground for the hope that it will not
fail.
Baron Rosen, Russian ambassador TO
the United States and second of the
Russian Emperor's ENJOYS to the peace
conference, was with President Roose-
Welt an Aour late this afternoon at
Sycamore Hill He came TO Oyster
Bay by invitation OF the President, not
merely TO discuss with him the situa-
tiou, but TO have presented to him by
the President a proposition which, il is
hoped. may solve the differences which
have arisen between the plenipoten-
tiaries OF the two Governments. After
his conference with the President,
summer home at Magnolia, Mass,
where he and Mr.. de Witte, the prin-
cipal Russian envoy. expect to spend
Sunday. Neither President Roosevelt
nor Baron Rosen would discuss even
IN the most general terms the details
or result Of their conference. The EN-
bassador will present the Presidents s
proposition to Mr.. de Witte tonight
and the likelihood is that IL will be
CRISIS TO COME ON TUESDAY.
\ On the result Of its consideration will
depend the fate of the peace confer
'ence. It is not improbable that before
the ENJOYS meet next Tuesday morning
il may be known with some degree
Of definiteness whether there is to be
peace IN the Far East or a continuance
OF the war.
Until the present time President
Roosevelt has refrained from any ac-
ton, even by indirection, that might be
construed as interference by the pleni-
potentiaries. He announced at the be-
ginning of the negotiations that neither
by word nor act would he participate in
the proceedings of the conference, al
though he made It perfectly clear to the
ENJOYS OF both Russia and Japan that
he would be ready at any time to assist
them IN q proper way in the great work
their respective Emperors to undertake.
In anticipation. however, Of failure
of the ENJOYS to agree upon certain Of
the articles which they had agreed to
consider and in expectation that he
might be appealed to by the one side
or the other before the conclusion Of
the conference the President has been
IN communication with the great neu-
tral powers His purpose was TO enlist
their support in final effort TO secure
an honorable peace. With King Ed
ward he communicated because Great
Rr,tain is a practical ally of Japan, and
with President Loubet because France
is the nearest friend OF Russia. Ger
many, too, was appealed TO and En-
peror william is exerting MS innuence
for peace
PRESIDENT APPEALS TO JAPAN.
Through Mr.. Griscom. the American
Minister at Toxic, the President also
has been working, but it cannot be
l.escertained whether his efforts have
Heen directed toward q reduction OF the
demands OF Japan or not 1t is SUR
missed. however, that he has urged the
Japanese Government so to moolty It's
terms as to render 1t easier for RUSSIA
70 accede 20 them. Embassador Meyer
also has been in communication with
the St Petersburg Government.
Baron Kaneko, a confidential repre-
sentative OF the japanese Government
In this country. has been keeping In
close touch with President Roosevelt
since the peace negotiations were IN
their incipiency. For the fourth time
in as many weeks and for the second
time within a week he was in confer
ence with the President last evening.
Neither he nor the President would dis
close the nature OF their interview. but
il is significant that the Baron had
scarcely started for New York before
the Presidents interest in the negotia-
tions at Portsmouth became active. He
sent long and important message to
Mr. de Witte and Baron Rosen. Secre-
tary Peirce's reply to the message was
communicated to the President by tele-
phone from the executive ONCE in Oys-
ter Bay village.
Then ensued long distance CONVEX
sation between the President and the
Fussian ENJOYS. the message being
transmitted through Secretary Barnes
here and through Assistant Secretary
of State Peirce at Portsmouth. The