The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-08-25
PEACE DEPENDS
ON ROOSEVELT
President Enters Breach Confront.
ing Jap and Russ ENJOYS.
NEG0T IATIONS In THE AIR
Strenuous Efforts to Prevent Failure Of
Conference-.-V Virtually Switched to
ST. Petersburg and Toxic.

Suddenly the eyes Of the nations have
been turned by a mysterious midnight
dispatch from Portsmouth to Oyster
Bay from the peace plenipo entiaries
to the president of the United States
With the early departure Saturday
morning of Baron Rosen for Oyster
Bay, President Roosevelt Cnce more
became the central figure on the
worlds stage, The long message re-
ceived after midnight by Mr.. Pierce,
the assistant secretary of state, was
from the president. 1t was an invita-
ton for Baron Kosen to come there
Immediately for conference. The
invitation was TO Russia's ambassador
at Washington, because as Russias
accredited representative to this coxn.
try, It is entirely proper for the pres.
ident at any time to summon him TO
a conference.
President Roosevelt is exerting ev.
cry particle of his great influence 20
prevent rupture OF the peace confer.
ence at Portsmouth.
In this EFFORT he has the active and
cordial support Of Great Britain,
France and Germany. Tremendous
and worldwide pressure is being
brought to bear on the governments
at st. Petersburg and Toxic not TO
permit the Washington conference 20
fail of Affirmative result. After his
conference with the president, Baron
Rosen left Immediately for his sum.
mer home at Magnolia, Mass, where
be and Mr.. W:ttC, the plenipotentiary,
spent Sunday. Neither President
Roosevelt nor Baron Rosen would dis.
cuss, even in the most general terms,
the details or result OF their confer.
ence.
The Associated Press is able to an
nounce that the feature of the prop
ositlon OF President Roosevelt com.
municated through Baron Rosen to Mr.
Witte and transferred by the latter to
Emperor Nicholas was based upon
the principle of arbitration.
Whether the proposal contemplates
arbitration OF all the articles upon
which the plenipotentiaries have failed
to agree. or only upon the question of
indemnity, cannot be stated with pos.
itiveness, but It Is more than proba.
Bile that It relates only 10 indemnity
or to indemnity and the cession OF
the island OF Sakhalin.
Neither Is II possible to say whether
the president has yet made a similar
proposition 10 Japan.
To Emperor Nicholas, the author OF
The Hague peace conference, the sug
gestion OF arbitration which will nee.
essarily Immediately command the
sympathy OF public opinion OF the
world Will be particularly hard to re.
Ject II he agrees, Japan, II she has
not already done so, Will be all the
moro bound 10 submit her claim 20 the
decision OF an impartial arbitrator,
Acceptance by both sides would In.
vOlvo great extension of the priE.
c!ple OF arbitration as nations hav"
heretofore declined to arbi'ratc Qucs.
tions involving their honor and dig
nifty"
According 10 current gossip, Baron
Kancko told the president that Japan
would yield upon Article y ana Arr.
Gle XI That Japan would yield on
these two points, II Russia would ac-
ccpt V and VIII Indemnity and SAX.
hahn, Is considered certain.
A 81. Petersburg special, under Mon.
days date, says: Russia's official at.
titude regarding the Anal reply 20 be
made TO Japan is unchanbed. The
impression prevails as heretofore that
ONLY very great concession on the
part OF Japan on the question OF in.
iemnity and the cession OF Sakhal'H
will make peace possible.