The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-23
ORTsMoUTH. y. H, Aug. 22.-Tl

Associated Press IS now IN a posi-
ton to reveal substantially the
suggestion Of President Roosevelt for
breaking the existing deadlock in the
peace negotiations and rescuing the
conference from failure. His solution
would ingeniousiy permit the satisfac-
ton of the japanese demands for re-
lmburesement for the cost of the war
ana at the same time enable Russia to
race the world with the declarations
that she had not coded a foot of terri
tory or paid a kOpeck of war tribute to
the victor.
Logical Compromise.
The solution is the one which has
heretofore been described in the As
sociated Press dispatches as the ma
tural and logical compromise TerseIy
stated Il consists in an agreement. by
RUSSIA 10 repurChaSe possession of
either all or half of the island of SAX
MAIN, now in the military OccupatiOn
or Japan. for d sum, the amount of
Whlch, n the two countries cannot
agree. shall be decided by some method
of arbitration hereafter to be deter
mined. The purchase money. together
win the sum Japan would obtain from
the cession of the Chinese Eastern
Iahroad and the maintenance of the
russian prisoners in Japan would il is
estimated, about equal the amount
claimed by Japan as her bill for the
cost OF the war. Possibly therefore
the'Solution offered by the president in
eolNes recession BY japan upon article
. tthe cession of Sakhalin). and recess
SION by Russia upon article Gin
uenhlty)- It seems practically certain
tnough this cannot be affirmed posi-
lively, that the president today was
able TO give NJ. White substantial as
surance that Japan would be willing
10 accept such a compromise.
Depends IIpop R,,~.;.
This is apparently supported by the
authoritative Japanese statement made
TO the Associated Press tonight in re
ply 10 question as to whether JaDaD
hao not decided to make substantial
concessions; 1T all depends upon
Russia"
1t was the presidents message to NJ
Witte which caused the sensation of
the day Early in the morning had
come the official announcement that
the meeting of the conference which
was 10 have been held TODAY had been
postponed until tomorrow AT 90
O'Clock The public reason ASSIGNED
was that the protocols for subunissfou
~ the sitting had not been cOrnpIeted
But few hours later the true reason
Ie . OUT J. l. McGrew, one of the
stenOSrapherS attached to the execu-
tive Office at Oyster Bay. had arrived
with a communication from the Dresi-
cent Tor the Russian Observation-Disclosures
N Wltte and Baron de Rosen had left
the motel oStensiDly for a ride IN an
auto car to York Beach bu+ instead
had quietly sliDDed over to the Confer
ence building al the navy ward 70 re-
celNe the message from Assistant Sec
rotary PIERCE. The most oIal,o,,+ e,
precautions had been taken n irs,Iro
secrecy, but il leaked out through .
up from New York which raacbad
the Associated Press.
All Declined TO Talk.
From 1880 until l:lO NJ Witta and
Baron de Roseu remained AT the con-
ference building with Mr. Peirce. An
nose present declined to make any
sLalement regarding what transpire3
at the navy yard, even refusirp m al
NIT that any Importance atfacbe7 -
the matter N Witte would ONLY ad-
NIT that he had gone TO the hnj15jr1o
10 sehd message" and Baron ne
Rosen and Mr.. PIERCE absolutely 70
fused to make any statement NJ
McGrew took the 2.35 train TO Rosfo,,
whence according TO reports he tool,
the merchants limited. after first in
ouIIIns AT the Intelligence Office for the
connections to Oyster Rav. H. car~ia7
dress suit case. which proba 49, -
tanned the reply to the president Tbis
reply, u is believed. was nrenaT,oJ h.,
~ Mllte aud Baron de Rosen after
At. Fefce had delivered TO them tho
president = message \ sugeestiot, -
made that during the stay nj the -,
Nard the Russian pIenipofenffarfos
were IN direct communication with tl,a
president by telegram. hut there is
nothing to substantiate this. and r,dar
the circumstances IT appears unlikely.
Work of Kaneko.
Mr. Rooseveit's message TO NJ. Witta
ana Baron de RoSen is believed To ba,-e
been the result Of his interview yesfer-
day at oyster Bay with Baron Ka,neIro
one of MARQUIS Ito's close friends ~
has acted as the presidents medin,,, 81
communication With the Toxic govern
ment
story was in circulation at the bot,
\ this afternoon to the effect thai Pay.o,,
Kaneko's secretary. Mr. Sakj. was beya
In communication with the .Jananes,
plenipotentiaries and also win M,
Peirce. but Investigation deva1onay fbo
fact that alt ough Mr.. SaL1i ba,S -,
here week AGO, he was NOT be,a -
day. II has been ascertaiaed bere 4bat
In addition TO the presidents com,
munication 10 NJ. White through Farop
de Rosen last Saturday and nv roee-
senger today. messages directly 10
Emperor Nicholas have been delivared
by Ambassador Never al II Pate,r-
burg but no official confirmation Is
obtainable. The general disposition
vas TO regard today's swift and
Kaleidoscope DEVELOPMENTS as ma
ferfally Frightening the chances % the