The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-18
In Peace Conference Has Again
Been Relched for the Four
Hundredth Time
NOPROCRESSYESTERDAY
PLENlPoTENTIARlEs MET TO
CONSIDER INDEMNITY BUT s
THEY ARE STILL AS FAR
APART AS EVER.

PORTSMOUTH, ~. H., AUG. IL ne
crisis in the peace conference has
been reached and pessimlsm is again
the note Bu there Is still hope.
Predictions of final rupture tomor
row certainly will not be justified I'M
less Komura figuratiyely picks up his
hat ard announces that it is useless
to proceed further. Witte at least will
not be precipitate.
AT tomorrows session, after article
III Limitation of Russias sea power
in the far east and article IL (fsh-
ing rights on the Russian littoral) are
disposed of he will favor adjournment
until Monday to bear the last word
from St Petersburg.
No Progress Yesterday.
The pessimism tonight is based up
On the fact that no progress was made
today The exchange of views at the
morning session over article 8 (remu
neration for cost Of war; showed at
,nce that the. plenipotentiaries were
Jar apart aud II was passed over. Ar
lficlo 10 surrender OF intemed Rus.
sian warships) was also passed., not.
in the opinion of the of the plenipo.
| tentiaries. when the Associated Press
| saw him tonight, because it could
never be arranged, but because with
the shadow of the two main points in
\ the dispute hanging over the confer.
ence, both sides were cautious and
preferred to postpone il to the end
Article II Limitation of sea power)
| Is also adjustable after modification,
Ind article IL will present no difficult
ties. So that tonight the situation
maG practically what II was when
Witte last Saturday presented the
Russian reply with its non-possimus to
articles 5 and (incemnity and SAX
lalin.)
Must Be Compromise.
The only chance now Is compro
mise Russia to yield Sakhalin and
Japan indemnify Neither will yield
both and perhaps Japan at the final
show of hands will yield neither
Witte. under imperial indications con
aimed in the instructions given him
before he left st. Petersburg, can
agree neither to pay war tribute nol
,edo a foot Of Russian soil
st. Petersburg therefore, in the last
resort, remains to be heard from
Doubtless this is the reason why he
tavors postponement tomorrow over
Sunday Komura probably will wei
come an adjournment of two days il
onler that he also may lay the situ
lticn before his government for its
What Caused Pessimism.
The sudden revival of deep pessim
SIN tonight was induced by the repor
given out when the plenipotentariei
returned to the hotel, that no progress
had been made today. But to thos,
on the inside that was not surprising
Things have gone smoothly enough
/ only the impasse had been reached
here had been the CLINT of cold stee
in the conference cnamDer, ami tn
few words Witte said to the foreigl
newspaper correspondents was, as u'
!. ial, not encouraging He looked tire
! md said nothing had been accon
n plished
Tomorrow" he said, The will iinls
| article II and II"
Il What then?' he was asked
G "Then we will so to dinner he n
r piled, as he excused himself to go
0 line at Assistant Secretary Pierces'
II May Look to Roosevelt.
IS From an authoritative source the A
Y sociated Press received a distinct
N bad impression. regarding the outloo
is Il was coupled, howeve-, with the g
a. preston OF hope that II 1t developt
that the conference was going
r. pieces President Roosevelt mig
ar again step in. "We have heard tn
ID the president, having brought us
ht gether, has washed his hands of fl
a ther responsib lity, but he is resourc
ci- ful. He might do something"
ng "What?"
Nv THAT cannot say"
ns The Japanese view was explaine
Is, I'VE came as knowing only what
wanted Our terms were modera
IL, The world tanks so. 1t looks b'
of say So believe so. But the CO
,al ference may yet be saved from sh
he wreck Mr. Witte has been gracio
nd He has done what he can but he h
a future at home to consider"
'us Wtte Holds Midnight Conference
INT a very important conference
as Cured in Whites rooms shortly
ch fore midnight. There were pres
for Baron Rosen, the other Russian pl
i'm. ipotentiary, and the five Russian {
lar egates. 1t Is the first time
Ugh meeting OF the plenipotentlaries Q
lon delegates has been held since
be conference bgan
led Prliminary discussion Of Japan
ms conditions Is already virtually end
\ II II Is not improbable the final rep
her and recommendation Of the Russi
40 plenipotentiarics was passed VI
ten and transmitted tonight to the eml
A