The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-29

ally, at this juncture. This afternoon
Baron Komura sent a long cipher ca
blegram to the Japanese minister In
London describing the situation here.
1t will doubtless be communicated to
the British foreign office tonight or to-
morrow morning. In the meanwhile
there Is good reason to believe that the
President is endeavoring to secure the
cooperation of the other European
powers to bring pressure to bear upon
the two combatants to modify their
attitude. There is still hope that good
results will come from these efforts, but
as Mr.. Witte says, "the way is dark"
The present nitcn in the negotiations
is so serious that it promises to take
some days to stralghten them out
again. 1t is confidently believed that
either the proposed Saturday meeting
will not be held at all. postponement
being taken until some day next week,
or that 1t will be of brief duration, and
that an adjournment will be taken af-
ter the consideration and signature of
the protocol of Wednesdays session.
At yesterdays conference M. Witte
expressed his positive opinion that
Russia would reject Japans compro-
mise proposition. as submitted by
Baron Komura, and as every action he
takes in the negotiation is a referen-
dunn. he promised to submit the matter
to his home government. That he has
done and it was for that purpose that
the next meeting was set for Saturday.
But M. Whites attitude towards ia
pans new plan was so uncompromising
that the Japanese ENJOYS even then
had little doubt as to what the answer
would be from st. Petersburg. Being
thus warned, they have. therefore,
been engaged in the interim in prepar-
ing for their next step.
What that will be is not known. They
have been In frequent communication
with Toxic, and 1t is reasonable to
suppose that some proposal may ema-
nate from them In the near future, =.
not on Saturday.
The stage of bargaining has been
reached in the negotiations. Japan has
already been confirmed by Russia in
the possession of all that she originally
went to war to secure, and which she
has gained by force of arms. For the
first time she has now definitely gone
beyond those points and named the
amount of cash that she requires, in
addition. Her upset figures are $780,
100000. These now furnish the basis
for negotiation, and it is believed that
the opportunity thus afforded Will not
be allowed to pass by just because that
proposition is not Immediately accept
ed.
M. Witte and Baron Rosen spent the
day at Magnolia, where the summer
home of the Russian embassy Is locat-
ed. They went and returned by auto
mobile, reaching the hotel here at 8
o'clock tonight. M. Witte dined In his
rooms and then at once applied himself
to reading the number of cablegrams
and kilograms that had accumulated
during his absence. rs.
Just before M. Witte started on his
long ride, he sent for Assistant Secre-
tary of State Peirce and handed to him
a reply to a long communication re-
ceived by him last niFht through Mr..
Peirce from Presider, Roosevelt. No
inkling is given of the nature of the
exchanges. During the day the dis
patches previously prepared by M
Witte were sent in cipher 20 st. Peters
burg over the private telegraph wires
at the navy yard.
Baron Komura and Mr.. Sato went to
York Beach this afternoon to attend a
garden party given in their honor by
Mrs. Perkins.