Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-14

Portsmouth. y. IT,. Aug. 13.-No pro-
press has been made with the peace
negotiations over sunday. Ihey stand
exactly where thfy did. last night The
session Of the plrnipotentlarles wnlcn
was to have been held. this afternoon.
was postponed by mutual agreement
on Of difference to the fact that 1t was
tho HOLY sabbath which is UNIVERSAL
~ observed in Russia as day Of rest.
'rhc Russians hal not been anxious for
q session. today and this morning, thu
JopapeSe took the initiative and,
through the intermediary of Mr.. Peirc@,
II was decided tn postpone the sitting,
until tomorrow morning. The situation
therefore remains The same.
1t would perhaps not be too much
10 say that the general feeling is more
hopeful, III spite Of open predictions
made by personaGcs connected with
both sides az the negotiations that he
fore next Sunday, the plenipotcntiaf-
j.s Mil reach an impasSe where 4 rup-
tur.. \. i'll Il, come Inevitable. This pes
simistic view is based upon TIE fact
that 50 FAR as known the two Dig bar
rirlS to an a%rct mcnt-indemilty ana
Sakhalin -rrIEain as high and inSur-
mountabl' * eyer.
The r.rI struggle is only postponed.
The main problems are no nearer So
LUTON th.iu when the plenipotenIarieS
mot The principal reason for opt :
misin lies ia the fact that ronirnnte !.
with thr absolute refusal of tn" Rus
sian reply t. admit the discussion of
either indemnity or the CeSSion Of the
Island nf Sakhalin the japanese pro-
posed to lax, up the consideration OF
the conditions s"riatim. From this it
is argued that the japanese are pre-
pared "a Yield or have reason 10 be
li,Vr i WAY will be- found I" overcome
the obi, ctionS of their advtrSaries
when tn" crucial test comes.
An mtimation comes from Il high
sour,, that very strong outyid" inGu-
euccs are a work upon both sides and
that fur tie moment the effort is to
gain tm" The piar of having Russia
practically satisfy Japln'S claim OF re-
Endorsement for the cost OF tie war
by IL, purchase Of the japanese Mill
tary evacuation Of Sakhalin continues
tn he advanced Such I solution would
permit Russia 10 say she had paid
neith,r indemnity nor ce'ied Il foot o.
territory.
The dcbatc in yesterdays conference
over the first ccndition-th, recogni-
ton If Japau's "pre ponderating ini'u-
en"c" over Corca. involving her right
to control tie administration Of the
Hermit King lom use the littocal for
strategic purposes. ttc.-waS of re-
mark lhlr character. Indeed. the posi-
tion taken hy NJ. Witte was sensational
in the cxtrane His attitude reveals
In, l..
pose ,u raise before the world the
spectre Of the yellow peril" Russia
claims that Jtpan's present purpose is
Ia get Il foothold on the As:atic con-
tincnt from which to extend her infu :
ence ana dominion.
NJ. Witte made no objection but he
declared thai the words 'prcponderat-
ing influence" did not adequately de-
scribe what Japan proposed to do and
he insisted that the language used
should Show Japar's true purpose
which he contended is to MAKE n Jap
aneSe province Cf COrea. His argyll
mont might be summarized as follows;
Russia has no objection to Japan
taking Corea but you must arow it
plainly. If ii is to be taken it should
b" taken officially so that the world
VIII understand. You propose to take
possession of the persons of the entire
administration of the kingdom from
the Emperor down to the smallest off
ciIl. torea will have no representa-
ives abroad who can explain the sit
uation from the standpoint Of tn,
Corcans. All OF which means Coret
Is To belong to Japan. So be it. Rus
STA will not object but Japan SHOULD
- avow Il purpose which is against tn