Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-18

Portsmouth, y. II. Aug. 1.-THE
crisis i'm the ppacc conference has been
reached and pessimism is again the
note But the darkest hour is just be-
fgorc the darw and there IS still hope.
Predictions Of q final rupture. tomor-
row, certainly will not be justified I'M
loss Baron KOmura tiSuratively picks
up his hat and announces that it is use
less to proceed further. NJ. White, at
least will not be precipitatc.
At tomorrow's session after Article
II. Uhe limitation of Russia's sea pow
or in the Far IIasD and Article l., Qish-
ing rights on the Russian littoraD, are
disposed Of, he will favor an adjourn
mcnt until Monday. to hear the last
word from st. Petersburg.
Tho pessimism, tonight, is based up
on the fact that no progress was made.
today. The exchange of views at the
morning session upon Article =, Tcmu-
ncratinn for the cost of the war },
showc4oat. .onle TIE PlenipotrntiaI;ies
were as; far apart as the poles and 1t
WAS passed over.
Article 10. the surrender of the in
termed Russian warships). was also
passed, not i'm the opinion of one of the
plenpot entiarieS when The Associated
Press correspondent saw him. tonight,
becauae it could not have been ar
ranged. but because, with the shadow
Of the two main points in dispute hang
ing over the conference both sides
were cautious and preferred to post
pone it to the end.
Article II. Limitation of sea power).
is also adjustable after modification,
and Article II will present no difficult
ties.
So that. tonight, the situation is
practically what it was when NJ. WHITE.
last Saturday, presented the Russian
reply with it's non-possimuS TO Articles
S and g. GEdemnity and Sakhalin). TIE
only chance now is compromise-RuS-
sia to Weld Sakhalin and Japan IN
dcmnity. Neither will yield both and
perhaps Japan. at the final show oil
hands. will yield neither.
NJ. Witte, under tho imperial indi-
cations contained in the instructions
riyen him before he loft st. Petersburg.
can agree neither to pay war tribute
nor cede a foot of Russian soil. ST.
Petersburg. therefore. in the last re-
sort. remains to I've heard from. Doubt
l"ss this is the reason he favors Il
,iay. Baron Komura probably will vel
come an adjournment Of two days in
order that lie also may lay the situa-
ton before his government for its maj
decision.
The sudden revival of deep pesSl-
mism, tonight. was induced by the re-
port given out when the plenipotentla-
,ics returned to the hotel. that no
progress had been made. today. hut
10 those on the inside. that was not
surprising. Things had gone smooth'g
enough only the impassc had beeil
rcached-thcre had been the CLINT Oh
cold steel in the conference chanper'
And the few words NJ. Witte SAID i
the foreign newspaper correspondent"
was. as usual. not encouraging. nc
looked tired and said nothing had Dcch
accomplished.
Tomorrow" he said, eve will finish
Articles IL and r."
What them" he was asked.
"Tncn We will go to dinner, he re-
ulicd rs he excused himself to go tC
dine at Assistant Secretary Pelrces:
No great hope was youchsafed in tht
Japanese camp. Eve are not Dluiels'
said Mr.. Sato. and from an authoratS'
source. The Associated Press CORES
pendent received distinctly bau nii
preston regarding the outlook lt' wa
coupled, however, with on expretss express va
Of the hope that if it developed thaJ "
conference was going to pieces 'Ifes
ident Roosevelt might again step ~
We have heard that the Preslde'i'
having brought us together ma
washed his hand Of further response
bility. But he is resourceful He mish
do something"
WHAT"
THAT / cannot say.
Tho Japanese view was explained.
1--WE came asking only what we want
ed. Our terms We're moderate. IN
world thinks so. 1t looks bad. l say 6
believe SO. But the conference ma
yet be saved from shipwreck. Monsieu
White has been gracious. He mas ooll
what he can, but he has future
home to consider"
a very important conference con
vened in NJ. Whites room, shortly Dc