The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-10
Disturbing Message From Him
at Close Of First Day Of
!. Conference.
TYING HIS ENJOYS HANDS.
Orders Believed to Be Agains
Accepting "HumlIiating Terms.


Used in Dlscussi on but All Records VIII
He Kept in French-Japanese Surprised
atProsress Made in Outlining the Work.
PORTSMOUTH, NJ, H., Aug. s.-Just at
the moment when an optimistic feeling as
to the outcome OF the peace ne gotiations
was In the asoendent, and with substantial
cause, adyices received by the Russian
ENJOYS cast a cloud over those who had
reason to hope for happy elimination OF
tho Portsmouth conference.
These advices are said to have come
from the Gar and are regarded as in tho
nature of Instructions or commands to Mr..
White and Baron Rosen for their guidance
In the conduct OF the exchanges.
The ENJOYS were told that the inactivity
OF Oyama's armies had revived hope In
Russia, and the prevalence Of sanguine
feeling throughout the Empire had brought
many petitions to the Emperor Nicholas
praying that peace terms which would be
hunliating to Russia be rejected.
These disquieting words came toward .
the close Of a day when the hopes Of all
parties to the conference had been raised
for the first session Of the plenipotentaries
was remarkable for its display Of cor
duality and expression Of good VIII. The
Russian encourage Is considerably de-
pressed, as the promise OF q successful
outcome Of the exchanges bad been held
out.
1t IL now declared that the advioes from
81. Petersburg must necessarily cause tho
Cars ENJOYS to reject at once any 'terms
demanded by the Japanese which might
be construed by the world as blow to
Russian pride. The sudden change n the
situation has borne its first fruit In more
determined intention on the part OF the
Russian emissaries to resist the payment Of
q cash indemnity.
The information that has come from St.
Petersburg Is regarded here as placing
Mr.. Witte and Baron Rosen In a position
where they will virtually be obliged to re-
ject nearly an the conditions suggested BY
their opponents.
HARMONY AT THE FIRST MRETI No.
It may be that the present feeling Of
apprehension over the future Of the eI-
changes will wear away under the ex-
tremely satisfactory conditions that marked
the first days procedure and are likely
to be continued at subsequent meetings
unexpected difficulties do not arise through
a change In the war situation. The hope
OF successful termination Of the conference
was stronger than ever before when the
ENJOYS ended their rather brief session.
1t became apparent almost from the
moment that the plenipotentiaries Of tho
belligerents met that both sides wore pos
sessed Of an earnest, wish to come to an
agreement. Any suspicion that may havs
existed on either side as to the good faith
Of the other seemed to vanish before tho
meeting was over, and there was from all
outward appearances every promise Of
successful and fairly harmonious ending.
Leaving out Of consideration the per-
turbing tidings from the Russian capital,
to which undue importance may have been
attached at moment when hope Of peace
was exceedingly strong. the prospects, Of .
successful outcome to the conference may
be regarded as fairly Satisfactory. In the
happy conditions that were initiated to-day
the chances Of the early arrangement Of an
armistice were regarded as exceedingly
satisfactory. and there is still the posi-
bility that tho negotiations will 30 prosper
that the ENJOYS will at no distant day lay
aside temporarily the work Of treaty max
Ing and devote themselves to the arrange
ment Of articles for the suspension Of hos
| tilities.
The failure to halt officially The warfare
In the Far East has been due in the main to
mutual suspicion between the warning
nations, strongest unquestionably on the
part of Japan. 1t may be we'll to explain
that 30 marked was this suspicion that the
present meeting would hardly have been
possible II both Russia and Japan had not
been confronted with the embarrassing
contingency that disinclination to accept
the friendly mediatory advances made by
the President OF the United States might
have given ohense to a great Government
with which both were and are anxious to
be on the best OF relations. This IL the opn-
on OF men concerned in the negotiations
whose views are certainly entitled to re-
spect. To a respect for the standing and
importance OF President Roosevelt "a tire
Chief Executive Of the American Govern.
.nent the we'll informed attribute the willing.
ness of Russia and Japan to send pleniDo-
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