Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-08-12
ENJOYS AWAITING
The CARS REPLY
Japanese Terms Communicated
to st. Petersburg.
CONFERENCE AT A srANDsTlLL.
1t Is Reported that Japan's Terms Will
Neither BE Accepted Nor Rejected,
but that Terms Will Be Taken Up
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by Pieoemeal.
Portsmouth, N. H., August 11.-WitE
the Japanese terms of peace under
consideration by the emperor at ST
Petersburg and the Russian plenipo
tentiaries awaiting the word of his
majesty before completing the draft
Of their response, an enforced pause
has come on the proceedings of the
peace conference.
The tallyhos and automobiles which
reported at the entrance of the Went
worth hotel at the usual hour this
morning were sent back to their quar-
ters. The heat was sweltering and
Baron Komura and his colleagues re
mained closely in their rooms. They
have figuratively folded their arms and
await the Russian response. M. Witte
was at work early and with his secre
traies busily engaged in the decipher
ing kilograms from ST. Petersburg be-
fore o'clock All the threads are in
his hand. He controls and directs
everything on the Russian side. His
colleague Baron Rosen, accompanied
by Mr., POkotiloff, toured into Ports
mouth with an automobile to do some
shopping. Baron Komura and his en-
turage are content to give the other
side all the time required At the
meeting yesterday NJ. Witte promised
to give response at the earliest pos
sible moment. They readily accepted
this answer and did not suggest fixing
time limit.
Among them a feeling of relief
seems to be manifested that the events
OF yesterday are already history. They
have patience and know how to wait.
Among the Russians it is already
APPARENT that the japanese terms espe-
cially those asking Russia to foot the
Dill for the cost of the war, cession
OF territory and to put a limitation
upon their naval forces in the Far
East are considered absolutely unen-
tertainable On these points the Rus
sian answer is sure to be non possi-
mus.
Nevertheless this will not end nego-
tlatiOns. M. Witte is sincerely desir-
Gus of making peace and the Russian
reply plainly stating what points can
and what points cannot be accepted as
the base of negotiation will leave the
way open for further proposals and
counter a1c ID ~
doubtless like to proceed by a process
OF elimination agreeing to some and
rejecting or making counter proposals
10 others But the Japanese are not
expected to agree to enter upon the di-
plomatic game of give and take until
after the general principles are ac-
cepted. Their rejoinder to the Russian
reply is expected to be practically an
uItimatum-a statement of their ire
ducible minimum which they will ask
the Russians to take or leave. AS
far as the cost of the war Is concerned
while the Japanese have mentioned no
sum, it is known that they estimate
the cost to date at about $3.50, ,00O. 600.
The advantage from this point of
view of not naming fixed sum is that
it makes clear that the principle of
money compensation which they have
adopted is the cost of the war, which
will keep up at the rate of about
$1,00O,000 day as long as the war con.
tinues,
The publication of the Associated
Press dispatches giving the Japanese
conditions created a great furry in the
hotel among the guests and newspaper
men who had only been able to guess
at the terms.