New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
PRESIDENT in DEADLOCK
Belief That He Will Make Last Effort to Bring tn.
Warning Nations Together.
WITTE MAY VISIT OYSTER BAY.
Long Talk with Mr. Prc PosmouhEe Summoned President
Eome-Baron Kaneko Sycamore EhA

II was recorded and an agreement on Article
was reached l. is officially announced that II
long recess agreed upon to-day is necessary
order to permit the secretaries TO prepare th
protocols, which are now in arrears and tt
signing Of which will constitute the first bus
ness Of Tuesdays session.
The following is the official bulletin of th
afternoon session:
Not being able to arrive at an agreement a
Article II, the conference passed TO the discus
sion of the last article. which has been settle
unanimously. The next sitting will take pIac
on Tuesday. August -, an O'Clock in the after
noon.
Authoritative assurances from both Russia
and Japanese sources are to the effect tina
neither will yield in the slightest degree froI
their positions as already declared and if thes
assertions are supported by an equally unyielt
ing attitude on Tuesday the session of that a
teTnOOn will constitute the last of the conference
If. however there comes from either side
, proposition or suggestion which constitutes
modification of Il demand. or a refusal.
which seems to point the way TO an aGreemen
the four questions at issue may he recOnsderee
individually or collectively and it would eve
be possible TO modify any or all of the article
already agreed upon
Referring 10 the possibilities of the comm
session. NJ. Korostovitz said this evening:
The pIenipotentiaries have pIenpotentar
power
NJ Witte expressed himself this evening
dubious regarding the outcome, saying that Ru'
sia's envGys could never agree TO Japan's terms
This assertion however. he followed with th
significant remark that the future could not
foretold, as Iii is impossible 10 fOresee wha
action may he taken by the powers
The significance of this remark he declined
elucidate. and it must remain a matter of cor
lecture whether he had in mind the iniuenc
of the powers on Russia or Japan
As the situation stands this evening. there
no reason To believe that peace will be the OW
come of this conference. and it is probably
conservative assertion that only specific int
nation from st Petersburg from Toxic,
from both can prevent failure of the meeting
That the envoys are in constant communicates
with their respective governments is we
known. and that rather than permit all ehanc
of an honorable peace AT this time to pass away
one or both sovcrrjEns will instruct the envoy
TO modify their respective stands must be re
sar,led as possibility until final adjOurnmen
Of the conference is recorded, bat that the eu
VOWS will. of their own yoIition, modify thei
positions as to permit Of an agreement seem
hopeless to expect.
1t is. perhaps noteworthy that Mr. SatO, afts
making the formal announcement of the after
noon, said that after the signing of the protc
eoIs on Tuesday there would be a general di,
cussion of the broad subject. and particuIart
IF those points ON which il had been impOs
sib!e 10 reach an agreement When. however
this assertion was repeated to NJ. KorostOvit
he replied
Il know nothing as TO that. Possibly Mr. Sat
has been Informed 10 the effect that the Jar
anese ENJOYS purpose 10 modify their demands.
When asked if the japanese pIenipOtentiarie
had made any plans for sunday. NJ Sato sal
that they had been invited to 20 aboard tn
MayhOwer ON sunday and make a cruise
tie Isles of shoals. but they had not yet ae
ccpted tho invitation
THAT would take the cuvoyS beyond the reae
of the cable was remarked
We are NOT looking for cable dispatches" re
plel Mr.. Sato quickly.
The news that the Gar has issued a mani
festo proclaimins the establishment Of lowe
house. or popular assembly. was received her
with great interest. but il was said that tn
.FEEL AT HOME ON THE PENNsYLVANh
RAILROAD"