New-York tribune., 1905-08-21

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| his opinion of the of the unborn lnian'.
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| whether il is boy or girl"
Emperor Nicholass decision. upon which the
fate of the conference seems now to hang WILL
according 10 the best informed Russians DE-
pend on conditions at home, and these coma
tions they do not believe propittous Inc TWO
big factors are the internal conditions and the
reports from the front TO the military sltua-
ton The former has been ameliorated by last
Saturdays manifesto and the character of the
reports received by his majesty from Man
churia is known to be good.
General Linevitch has expressed absolute con-
ndence i'm victory. and since the conference be-
gan he and his generals have not only assured
his ma jesty that the army was never In better
condition, but they have actually sent messages
10 NJ Witte imploring him not TO make peace.
They demand an opportunity 10 retrieve the
honor and prestige" OF the army, and i'm a
country where the army is the bulwark of the
government the wishes of its generals are not
lightly 10 be disregarded by their sovereign
Not only to make peace, but to pay tribute 10
the enemy, would therefore. be a very difficult
task for the Emperor Notwithstanding his love
of and desire for peace
1t is significant in this connection that NJ
Witte took occasion to-day formally to deny the
published reports from st. Petersburg to the
effect that at a meeting of the Council for the
National Defence. presided by the Grand
Duke Nicholas, the impossbity of reconquer-
ing Saghalien defending the Amoor province
has been recognized and that In consequence of
this the Emperor has telegraphed NJ Witte- 10
come TO an understanding with the japanese.
NJ. Witte said:
The report is a pure invention There is not
nf frIlf IN
Defence has held no meeting. The Grand Duke
Nicholas never uttered a statement like that at
tributed to him On the contrary, the news
from General Lineyitch is entirely reassuring.
am not a military man, and cannot therefore.
give advice or express opinions on mlntary ar
fairs, but what | know Is that the whole Rus
sian army and especially General Linevitch, his
officers and the soldiers under their command.
beg most insstenty that peace should not De
concluded.
The issue will not necessarily be decided on
Tuesday. Indeed, # is quite likely that there
may be some delay in the answer from ST.
Petersburg. in which case an excuse VIII be
found to adjourn the meetings from day to day
The japanese will not be impatient but the final
decision will without doubt come this week
One of the members of the japanese mission to-
night expressed the opinion that whether
treaty was signed or lot the conference would
complete it's labors by the end of next week
"Once the bases agreed to-" said he, rev
details remain to be arranged"
He added that he did not believe that any
member OF the mission would go TO Oyster
Bay.
THE President" he said, fully understands
position"
After his conference with NJ. Witte, Baron
Rosen went TO Magnolia i'm an automobile ana
will not return until tomorrow Several of the
Japanese and Russian attaches made a cruise
on the Mayfower in the afternoon as guests or
Commander Winslow. NJ. Witte took an outing
in an automobile. When he was about ten
miles from the hotel one of the tires burst. and
there was delay in getting a conveyance
for him to make the return trip.
The Russian chief plenipotentiary complained
that he was not feeling very well Tonight but
there was nothing serious the matter with him
Baron Komura and NJ Takahira attended
church in Portsmouth tonight.