The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-21
PEACE ENJOYS MARKING
Time At PORTSMOUTH
Continued from page one.

Russia, however, asserts that interna-
| uonal law affords no precedent for
claim for the possession OF property in
1 the safe keeping OF a neutral.
| Finally, with regard TO article H. the
Limitation OF the Russian naval power In
the far east. the Japan asserts that II Is
| Indispensable TO insure n lasting peace.
Russia rejects the whole idea as being
| offensive TO Russian honor and dignity.
While declining, however. to place sucn
| an article In treaty, she Is willing TO
make declaration that she has no inten-
tion Of attempting to threaten the naval
| position OF japan or any other power in
the far east
WITTE IN PALM GARDEN.
| Mr. Witte left his apartments in the
| hotel annex, about noon today. and came
! TO the Palm Garden on the veranda
where he spent some time chatting with
| Baron Rosen. AS the distinguished Rus
sian appeared in the garden all those
seated around the tables arose and re-
| mained standing until Mr.. Witte had
settled himself in a comfortable chair.
AS he passed down the veranda Mr.
| Witte stopped by lifting his hat. AS
soon as II became known that Mr. Witte
| was In the Palm Garden all the tables
were surrounded by groups OF hotel
guests. Baron Rosen spends most OF his
| leisure time reading the newspapers in
| the garden. but this is the first time that
| Mr.. Witte has appeared there during the
! day.
KANEKo RETICENT.
| Oyster Bay, L. l., Aug. H.-Baron Kan
eko remained with the president three
| quarters OF an hour. He then drove back
| to oyster Bay and boarded the u: 20 p. m.
| train for New York.
Before his departure. Baron Kaneko de-
| clined to discuss his conference with the
president He said he did not deny that he
| .t.tt
ernment. but wished 1t understood that he
was not the financial representative.
1.-The report" said he. laughingly, that
am financial expert and that repre-
sent Japan In financial way Is costing
| me lots OF money every day. Wherever !
| GO in New York hotel or cafe my ex-
| renses are something astonishing. I wish
you would say that I am not a financier
| and not in any sense a financial expert.
! That word financial has been very expen-
| sive TO me-"
Baron Kancke said he had no informa-
| ton as to the attitude of the Russian
| ENJOYS or the Russian government to the
proposition made by President Roosevelt
| TO Baron Rosen He intimated that
| Japan might regard the proposition favor
ably, but could not say so definitely.
| TOMORROW AT 3.
| 81 think we will know tomorrow after
| noon at o'clock. when the plenipoten-
tiaries meet in Portsmouth" said he "by
that time they will have determined the
| natter
do you mean they will hav oheard
definitely fro mtheir governments by that
timer"
yes. I assume So" the baron replied.
| Baron Kaneko was asked II n propo-
sition had been made TO submit any point
OF difference that had arisen between en-
voys TO The Hague tribunal.
| ooh / know nothing-r,ofhipP az all
about that What I read in the news
pspers is all know The American news
Tspers have great ability to get at ones
inner mind They say arbitration is sug-
Gested. This may be true, know
nothing about It,"
Baron Kaneko said ne could not say
| whether he would see the president soon
or not. He intimated that he came to-
day on his own initiative and not by In
vitatiou OF the president.
President Roosevelt declines to discuss
the peace negotiations in any way and
authorized the statement that nothing
would be made public by him concerning
the visit OF Baron Kaneko.
HOPE HAS REBN WEAKENED.
Berlin. Aug. 2i.-There has been de-
cidod weakening of the confidence felt by
government officials and members Of the
| diplomatic corps that the negotiations at
Portsmouth would result In peace argu-
ment The worst symptom, as II Is look
er at here. is that President Roosevelt
should have found II necessary 10 again
take action. II is urged that IL the nego-
tiatons were preceding smoothly the
president would not have interpossd and
that he has done so Is considered an in
dicatlon OF acute tension. one OF the belli-
gerents. IL Is said invited the president to
intervene
Whatever the president may have done,
however, is likely TO he strongly support
cd by the German government, should
outside support forward the matter.
FRANCE WILL GIVE AID.
Paris. Aug. 2l.-Onicials. both govern
mental and diplomatic are apparently
preparing 10 lend every assistance to
avert the failure OF the peace negotia-
tons az Portsmouth. Premier Rouvier
has suspended his vacation I'm Switzer
land for the purpose Of attending special
cabinet council Thursday next Mr.
Mccormick, the American ambassador
will return from Carlsbad. Wednesday
FOR the purpose Of being ready 10 exer-
else any friendly influences In his power
NJ Jcsserand the French ambassador at
Washington. w-el Is spending his vacation
I'm the country. will also return 10 Paris
GREAT BITAINs ATTITUDE.
| London, Aug. 2l.-The Associated Press
was Informed AT the foreign cfice today
| tnat Iferlutni fohstNflt mas ibA itth'SA-
ed the British government TO make rep
RESERVATIONS 20 Japan on the question or
peace The foreign office thinks ~ would
be impertlncnt for the British government
% request Japan 20 modify her demands.
The government believes that these de-
mands are moderate and that Japan
should not be deprived OF the fruits of
her victory
The foreign office further said " did
not believe that Japan would modify the
terms put forward at the opening of tho
conference. Official reports received by
the government from Russia take
gloomy view of the situation. The mem
hers Of the British cabinet are divided,
some taking a hopeful view and others