The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-08-31
WAITING FOR NEWS FROM TOXIC.
This Arrangemen; Was Made Between
Mr.. Takahara and N. witts
Meeting Sunday Night.
The Real crisis In the Peace Nscetla.
uons Is at Hand and To Save
the Situation Now Japan
Must Speak.


olusion of the afternoon session wod.
nesday OF the peace conference threw
the cards upon the table. Il VAS the
dramatic momsnt-;he moment ~
which all the previous proceeiinRs OF
the conference had led
Mr.. Witte sat silent and the move
IN the great diplomatic game passed
70 Japan. Baron Komura. In A few
words. explained that Japan. In he-
ETest dvsirC for peace. vas ready a
make certain ~mcdihcations~ Of the
original articles IN ,he hope that Rus.
STA would and it possible TO accent
them. lie then presented In writing
20 Mr.. Witte the compromise proposl.
Won which President Roosevelt had
suggested
u offered 20 withdraw article g. oro-
/ vding Tor the payment by Russia oe
Japan oill for the cost of the war on
/ condition that Russia would accer.
article s. which provides for the CO...
I sion OF the Island Of Sakhaiin. SO mod.
ined as To Include an arrangement fo-
the re-purchase By Russia OF the north
ern hsf ~ the island for 200 600 COG
I yen In addition 10 offered 10 win.
draw entirely articles n and Il tsur.
render of the intcrncd wa~shfns and
limitation upon Russia's sea power IN
the Tar castl.
Without nom ents hesitation NJ
Nitic said he could not accept H.
Portsmouth,. y H.. Aug 25.-At IL
o'clock Thursday night six cablegrams
had been received by Mr. Witte from
81 Petersburg All came from Count
l-amsdorn and an we're opposed 20 tho
japanese compromise proposition a.
presented ~ Wednesdays meeting
However. it is stated that the cable
grams announce that the direct pour
pariers are now In progress between
Emperor Nicholas and tho president
Oyster Bay. y. Y. Aug. 25.-A crisis
IN the peace negotiations IS approach
ing rapidly Whether there Is 10 be
peace between Russia and Japan. or a
continuance 81 the war will be deter
mined very likely within a few DAYS
Since he made his direct appeal 10
Emperor Nicholas. President Roosevelt
has been awaiting developments. hope
ful that such efforts as be has felt
proper to make 20 avert a failure OF
the Washington conference might not
BE- futile
Il is quite certain now that. In addl-
tion TO making direct appeal TO the
Russian emperor 20 take such meas
ures as may bring the pending nego-
Nations 90 - successful issue. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has communicated with
the japanese government along SINH |
lar lines. Whether that appeal was
made directly to the emperor % ia
pan. as in the case Of Emperor Nich,, |
las. can not be sscertained.
Portsmouth. n H.. Aug. 2s.-A press
representative Is permitted 20 an
nouncs that Emperor Nicholas answer |
TO President ROoseveits latest appeal /
was partially responsive.
The peace conference seems headed |
straight for the rocks. despite the fact I
that every question OF principle In /
Volvod in the quarrel between the two |
countries has been settled In favor OF |
the victor and that in reality only |
words and money" stin separate |
them. the negotiations seem on the
verge OF a hnai rupture. The air wAs |
hlied Friday night with gloomy fore /
Sodings. as superhcially everything In
dicated that Saturdays session OF the 4
conference will prove the ~seance
dadieu"
Portsmouth. y. r.. Aug. 2s.-The /
life Of the peace conference sunday /
seemed to hang by a thread. but the /
thread will not be broken Monday. Al
10 O'Clock Sunday night. after a two
hr,rrfe rgrFa~arra h.s.~ao- ~. ~
hira and Mr. Witte. In the iatter's
room Ia the hotel annex. the announce
nent Of postponement was made.
Mr. Witte explained that Mr.. Tskshira
had told him that no new Instructions
had reached him from Toxic. and fear.
ing none might be received before the
meeting scheduled for Monday after.
noon be had suggested the propriety
Of postponing the meeting until Tues.
day. To this Mr.. Witte said he read.
fly assented- Mr.. Takahira made the
following statement:
~Inasmuch as this conference was
Initiated BY the friendly ofnees Of the
president. after consultation We felt
that We should be cautious about ter.
ninating its labors.'
Pressed as to whether he regarded
the situation as hopeless. Mr.. Taxa.
hira said:
NO; not hopeless. but almost hope
less"
This Itself from one who has sDo-
fen always In the most guarded fash.
ton. Is sufficient to show the desper
ateness Of the situation. The real sri.
sis In negotiations Ia at hand. Il 81
very acute. but II Il can be tided over
for . few days without Z rupture. a
basis OF peace acceptable 10 both sides
may come very suddenly. But to save
the situation now. Japan must speak
II on Tuesday she has nothing to Of I
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