The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-22

ble-Believc Chance OF ANY Agfeo
ment Now 10 So Insignificant 40 to
He IgnOred-Deny That Gar Has
Sent Any Additional Instruction.
President Roosevelt Did Not Suggest
Arbitration-To-day's Session Likely
to he DebOted to Examinsr1on OF
Protocols on the Early Agreement.
o6rfeep6idsIit tonight obtained the fol'
lowing authoritative explanation Of the
peace situation from the Russian mission:
"We do not believe that there is any
probability Of peace in the actual existing
situation, which is very strained. The
conditions Of the Japanese are humiliating
to Russia which has made all the concessions
she can make.
1T seems to US that the Japanese tried
to drag things along. They come now
apparently with changes in the text Of the
protocols which make 1t necessary to
rewrite and may make /. impossible to
finish the protocols before tomorrow.
we cannot say before tomorrow that
all hope is lost but this hope seems 30 insig-
nificant that we consider 1t lost.
ALSO we personally still consider peace
an absolute necessity for Russia, as We
have always done. but greediness and
obstinaoy OF the Japanese will compel
continuance OF the war.
@We deny in the most formal way the
following three statements:
THAT President Roosevelt has proposed
arbitration.
THAT the Russian ENJOYS have received
any instructions other than those originally
received from st. Petersburg.
THAT President Roosevelt has proposed
that the Russians shall buy Sakhalin Island
for the amount OF the indemnity
1t is further announced that the En-
peror has sent personally to Mr.. Witte
telegram from Gen. Linievitch, in which
Linievitch asks that the war be continued.
TopAY's SESSION.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 2l.-When the
peace conference reassembles tomorrow
after a recess since Friday, 1t will be merely
for the purpose Of short business session,
and an adjournment will be taken until
Wednesday. In this. those Of optimistio
tendencies find cause for hope, but generally
speaking the viewpoint Of most Of the men
concerned or interested in the negotiations
is that the gloomy situation which existed
when the last meeting was held has not
been changed.
1t is understood tonight that the Russian
delegates have received instructions from
st. Petersburg in response to the sugges-
ton Of President Roosevelt that he serve
as mediator between the belligerents with
the purpose OF securing mutual concessions
which will clear the pathway to lasting
peace agreement.
While all information as to the character
Of this reported news is refused by men,
bers Of the Russian mission, the hint was
given that 1t was Of decidedly discourag-
ing character.
Yet in the face OF this one Of the most
prominent Russians. familiar with every
move that is being made by his side, ex-
pressed the opinion that the negotiations
might, after all, result in success to the
cause Of peace. He admitted that this
view was opposed to that Of nearly all his
colleagues, but he insisted that he was as
much entitled to the benefit Of his hopeful
feeling as they were to the contrary belief.
This man is almost alone among the Rus
SLAMS in his tendency to see silver lining
to the black cloud that obscures the sun..of
peace.
Among tho Japanese, II the guarded
statements Of ono Of their number Is to be
taken as representing the general view Of
the Mikado's mission. the sentiment APP
pears to prevail that continuance Of tho
war il by no means certain.
Taking It all in all one man thinks one
thing and another man thinks something
else. 1t depends upon the point Of view.
And there you are.
All the other points OF difference could
be adjusted in fairly satisfactory manner
II a compromise was effected upon the
matter Of money.
sIaNIFIcANCB OF KANEKo's VISIT.
The return to Oyster Bay Of Baron
Kaneko, Japan's financial agent In tho
United States, is regarded here as having
an intensely significant bearing on the
peace situation.
1t was only a few hours after Baron
Kaneko had his conference with President
Roosevelt on Friday that the President
sent to Mr.. Witte the message which brought
Baron Rosen on the Russian mission to the
Roosevelt home, Now Baron Kaneko has
again appeared at Oyster Bay. and 1t Is
believed here that he brought important
news concerning the attitude Of the Toxic
Government with respect to the Presidents