Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-13
ENJOYS AWAITING
THE CzAR'S REPLY
Japanese Terms Communicated
to ST. Petersburg.
CONFERENCE At A sTANDsTILL
Il Is Repaired that Japan's Terms viii
Neither Be Accepted Nor Rejeetob,
but that Terms Will Be Taken UP
by Pleesmeal.


by Pieesmsal,
Portsmouth, N. H., August 12.-Wlth
the japanese terms Of peace under
consideration by the emperor at ST
Petersburg and the Russian plenlpO-
tentiaries awaiting the word OF mis-
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-.
tiers. The heat was swelteTing and
Baron KOmura and his colleagues re.
NAMED closely In their rooms. They
have figuratively folded their arms and
await the Russian response. NJ. White
was at work early and with his secre.
traies buslly engaged in the decipher.
Ing kilograms from St Petersburg be.
fore 8 o'clock All the threads are IN
his hand. He controls and directs
everything on the Russian side. His
colleague Baron Rose1C accompanied
BY Mr.. Pokotioff. toured into Ports.
mouth with an automobile to do some
shopping. Baron Komura and his en-.
turage are content 20 give the other
side all the time required. AT the
meeting yesterday NJ. Witte promised
to give a response at the earliest pos.
sible moment They readily accepted
this answer and did not suggest fixing
time limit.
Among them 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
bill for the cost OF the war. cessiOn
OF territory and to put limitation
upon their naval forces IN the Far
Eas; are considered absolutely unen.
tertalnable On these points the Rus.
sian answer is sure to he non posi-.
mus
Nevertheless this will not end nego.
tlations, NJ. Witte Is sincerely desir.
ous 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 proposals. The Russians will
doubtless like TO proceed by process
Of elimination agreeing 20 some and
rejecting or maNing counter proposals
to others But the japanese are not
expected 20 agree to enter upon the d..
plomstic game Of give and take until
after the general principles are &c
cepted, Their reioinder TO the Russian
reply Is expected TO be practically an
ultlmatum-a statement Of their IRE.
ducible minimum which they will ask
the Russians 10 iske or leave. As
Tar as the cost OF the war IL concerned
while the Japanese have mentioned NJ
sum. It is known that they estimate
the cost 10 date at about $3.50 0o0 900
The advantage from this point OF
view 81 not naming a fixed sum is that
II 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
$1,000, coo a day as long as the war con
tinueN
The publication Of the Associated
Prcss dispatches giving the JaPancJ,
conditions created a great FURRY In the
hotel among the guests and newspaper
men Who had Only been able 90 guess
az the terms