The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-18
Peace PlenipotentiaFies Haves
Exhausted Their Arts te3
Bring About An Agree
mention FERNS.
CzAR AND MIkAD0 TO DEclDg
CLIMAX MUST COME soon As
THE DIPLOMATS ARE DEAD
LOCKED ON SEVERAL POINTS
OF DISPUTE.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug 1sS
1886 When the ENJOYS Of Russia and
Japan went into conference here his
morning there was general feeling that
the outlook for a peaceful conclusion Of
their negotiations was very black. Not
since the conference began has the hope
Of peace been so low as it is to-day. 1t is
believed that any minute may see the
abrupt termination of the negotiations,
and predictions are freely made that by
Monday or Tuesday Mr.. White and
Baron Komura will have turned their
faces homeward. If peace is to come
Russia must back down. and nothing
here or in the cable dispatches from
abroad indicates that her refusal Of an
indemnity is other than irrevocable.
To-day the envoys are practically
deadlocked. and the chance for con-
tinuance CT negotiations lies in their
adjourning over to Monday, which WI
give them two days 10 communicate
with their home Governments. They
can return to the conference and an
nounce either a definite refusal or a
concession. There stand four points
of disagreement. and it can be stated
on good authority that on two of these
points the ENJOYS have finished their
arguments and that their announced di-
vergence of opinion is final. On the
ether two like decision is almost GER
tain.
The points on which the deadlock has
come are what are known as Articles 5,
g. 10 and II of Japan's demands, or rath-
er the principles on which Japan had
expressed willingness to make peace.
They refer to the cession of Sakhalin. the
payment of Japan's war expenses, the
interned ships and the limitation of Rus
sia's naval armament in the East. All
others of the twelve principles except the
last, a minor one fisheries. have been
agreed to by both parties.
Japan's demands are regarded by her
as fair and moderate and she is standing
by them. Nobody versed in the Eastern
situation expects her to yield Were she
to concede all but her indemnity that
alone would leave rock on which to
break. In considering Russia. the vaeil-
lating Gar is a factor Of great imports
ance. but Russa's refusal Of an indem-
nifty is believed here to be irrevocabiss
The Russians here have repeatedly aver<
red that they would yield neither moaey
nor territory, and there is no sign that
they intend to recede from that position.
Privately the Russians are extremely
pessimistic and regard the negotiations
as practically hopeless. They say THAI
from the first they were hopeless. sinos
japan demanded an indemnity, but they
came and argued it over out Of pol5te.
ness to friendly power
The most significant thing about W.
terday's session was the manner in which
the plenipotentiaries showed that. FOR
the time being at any rate, any agree
ment possible was an agreement to lis
agree. So obvious was it that CON-
promise was impossible or the subject Of
indemnity that this, the most important
point Of all. was discussed for only
three hours.
The men on the opposite sides Of the
confeFeneestahle in the storehouse in he
kittery Navy Yard had ceased to fierce,
and the real fght was on When al last
the section was droppedl it was realized
that unless something unexpected hap
pened the work Of the conference was al
an end.