The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-23

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Peace Without Indemnity.
1T has been well snid that ono Of tho
easiest things in tho world to do is to
prophecy but there Is one thing even even
easier, and thnt Is to DO wrong IN u
prophecy. There Is no grent credit IN
undertaking 10 foretel what the results
OF the peace conference ut Portsmouth
between the Russians and the Japanese
Will be, but we venture the prediction
that there will be peace, md that the
Russians will not pay any Indemnity. II.
The reasons that appear to us to favor
this View arc simply thut the Russians
have given the japanese substantially
everything that they have claimed, eX-
cept the Indemnity, and up to this
time the 1slandTof sakhalen. which they
will probably get In the outcome, but Will
not get indemnity, simply because It Will
be cheaper for the Russians to let them
take all they cSn--Sakhalen. V1adivostok
and lIarbin--thtin to pay the $500, 100000
which the japanese are demanding. Tho
war can go on at great expense to both
sides, and the Japanese can drive the
Russians back behind the Amur River,
and they may take Ahll the places we
have named and Eastern Siberia TO boot
and yet they will not have the tenth part
Of $500, 100000. So 1t is obvious that the
RUSSIANS will tell them that II they re-
fuse the terms Of peace which they offer.
Gentlemen, you may do your worst
we do not believe that the japanese
will SO play the game. Ending that
they cannot get any indemnity, the Jap
ancse will make the best terms they can,
which will, no doubt, include all that
has already, been conceded and the Island
OF Snkhaen. a collateral agreement about
the limitation Of Russian sea power In
the East and so will wind up one OF the
most successful wars that ever was waged,
TO their credit. In fact, the japanese have
already accomplished so much that tic
whole cost Of the war and the blood that
has been shed Is n small price to pay
for the establishment Of their empire
mon the high and safe ground where
they have pressed their advantage SO FAR
of the impending ruin with which the
presence Of the Russian empire on their
shores always threatened them. The
inward movement OF Russian power up
to their very coast was like a landslide
of a lofty mountain upon village. THIS
has not only been stopped, but the vi
lage has been put on top Of the noun
tain.
We think that IL the Japanese retusc
10 make peace upon the terms we have
Indicated they will surely forfeit the
sympathy Of the American people, who
have heretofore encouraged them In their
patriotic efforts%to defend their father
land. They will lay themselves liable
to the charge OF greedtness and oDsti-
macy, and when the Japanese feel that
they have pressed their advantage so far
as 10 ALLEVIATE tho sympathes of the
American people, and really to gain Moth
ing by it for Themselves, we believe they
will give up their claim for indemnity
and make peace.
The Russians have gone SO far as to
/ offer remuneration for the care of pris-
! oners and other items which would az
i grcgate n handsome soatium In cash 10
the Japanese and this must suffice.
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/ The Mr. Hyde who has Just sold his
Long Island country place for 100000
was. not tho statistical Mr., Hyde, of tho
Agricultural Department. 1t was Holmes
who made The money in that Depart.
mcnt.
Observation-Disclosures
The election has again demonstrated thu
unshakable truth of the saying that while
! figures arc not liars. It must DO consid
cred that all sorts of people have tn
privilege of figuring.
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STILL even the various sets OF figure
published In recent papers had not real.
convinced us that everybody would b
I elected
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Now, let us call q peace parley IN tn
Democratic household and settle UP Il
friendllness without indemnity.
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The dove OF peace Is of migratory In
stnct. and 1t begins TO seem that "
her turn to move,
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Yesterday tho dove OF peace was al
in flutter So were the candidates i
Virginia,
Il NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Defeated candidates may ut least bea
In mind the old advice to try, try AGAR
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In primary election there are man
secondary considerations