Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-15
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protest Of which lie says. but the pres
ent condition of such protest would
az any rate give an opportunity for Sc
rious discussion"
To the suggestion that American pub
lie opinion might be alienated by the
japanese policy of silence in the face of
the publicly expressed wish of the Rus
SLAMS for publicity, the reply is made:
I'VE DO not seek to obtain public
sympathy by any such methods; Amer
kdn friendship. If it be sincere. as we
believe II is, will not be overturned by
The fact that Japan after a solemn COM
pact entered into with Russia, refuses,
In pursuit of all International prece-
dent. to make public the negotiations
now In progress. until some agreement
snail have been arrived at. So far from
losing friends in this country we be-
lieve the Japanese plenipotentiaries will
gain them by the stolid way in which
We follow this course"
The special privileges enjoyed by
Russia in Manchuria, the retrOcession
OF which is provided for in Article 2.
include many concessions none of which
are, however, said to have great i'm
portance, the principal enc being the
mining rights in the province of He
hIungkiang.
At l O'Clock, this morning, the state
ment is made to The Associated Press
that while the facts sent earlier regard
ing the article covering the ccssion of
the Chinese Eastern Railroad to China
are CORRECT, the third article agreed to.
yesterday afternoon, did not deal with
that question.
Portsmouth. n. H., Aug. 1.-THE sit
tings of the peace conference were re-
sunied. Monday morning, under ideal
weather conditions. The excessive neat
wave which has almost driven the for
efgncrs to distraction during the first
days of the conference was broken by
Sundays storm and after good
nights rest the ENJOYS and the MEM
bers Of their encourages appeared, Mon
day morning, bright and cheerful. The
change in the weather affected their
terlpers and looking out across the rip
pliric blue waters of the bay dotted
with green islands and shining white
yachts the universal exclamation was:
How charming" Sorrento and the tur-
guoise Mediterranean could not have
been more beautiful. 1t was like hap
by angury. Baron Ilomura and Mr.. Ia
kahira both appeared in frock coats.
They entered their motor car shortly
after Q o'clock, smiling and bowling to
the hotel guests who We're already on
the vcranda to witness their departures.
Three minutes later M. White and Ba-
rome Rosen came out Of the entrance of
the annex where the Russian headquar-
tiers are located. Here also little
crowd had collected. So cool was it that
NJ Witte wore light overcoat.
Baron ROsen was arrayed in a blue
serge sack suit and wore on his head
white yachting cap. They, too. were
seemingly In a good natured humor and
greeted the assemblage which was
awaiting them with smiles. The ladies
md gentlemen on the veranda crowded
up as they entered their big yellow au-
tomobilc. The click of the camera shut
ters were heard, but after they had de-
parted one lady who had stood on the
very edge Of the porch. camera in hand.
turned and CALCULATED: ooh, pshaw.
OH pshaw. did you ever?"
whats the troublc?" asked some
one.
ooh. I'm just az veyed as can be. I
was never so close to NJ. Witte before
and ! WAS so excited that couldn't find
the button. Isn't it cXasperating. 1
know shall never have such chance
again., she concluded. Tears stood in
her eyes as she looked longingly after
the auto car. now yellow streak
whizZing down the road at the rate of
80 miles an hour. There was hearty
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guests returned to their chairs to spend
the Gay in discussing the personalities
of tn. foreign ENJOYS. the merits of the
respective sides and the chances of
peace. The secretaries of the respective
missions had left few minutes before
the principals. the japanese I'm tally
no. the Russians in a launch command
ed by Midshipman Blackburn.
The conference began at go discus
sion being resumed upon the condition
relating TO the status of Corea NJ. Witte
continuing to urge that the language of
the clause should explicitly show what
he contendcd was the true Japanese in
tcntion regarding the Hermit Kingdom,
namely. to make it a province of Japan
Among the delegates of the respective
sides who remained behind at the hotel
cercly anxious to conclude a treaty OF
peace. and 1t is evident II there is TO be
a rupture. as the best informed believe.
each side will maneuver to place the re-
spousibility on the other.
The Japanese seem disposed TO throw
out the intination that NJ. White is try
Ing TO wear out his adversaries and COM
pei them TO break of the negotiations.
This intimation is Indignantly rcpudiated
10y the Russians. who contend, as does
their principal. that Russia is ready and
willing to have the fullest publicity given
to the proceedings in order that the
world may judge between them. II will
be several days at the present rate of
progress before either of the crucial
points OF difference will be reached The
exact order of the conditions is not yet
known. but II is practically certain that
the demand for the reimbursement of the
expenses of the war precedes the cession
OF Sakhalin.
Relentless method and logic is behind
the Japan ese system in the peace nego-