The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-12
Will Cont'nIa Both Russians
and japanese Admit Peace
is Impossible
WITTE FRAMES REPLY
" SAYS INDEMNITY AND cEssloN
OF sAkHALiN is OUT OF THE
ouEsTloN-PESsIMIsM
PREVAILS.


peace will be delivered by Witte to |
komura tomorrow morning. The re-
ply Is written, there being two texts. /
one in French, the other In English /
Upon the two crucial points, indem- T
nifty and cession OF the island OF SAX. |
halin, the reply Is an absolute non
possimus. Other points are accepted /
as a basis for discussion while stll |
others are accepted conditionally.
The reply is rather long because in
enumerating the conditions decl'n.
cd, reasons and arguments are given. |
The Japanese plenipotentiaries are
expected to ask for an immediata ad /
1ournment TO examine and prepare
this reply Witte will probably intim-
ate that the Russian plenipotantiarie
expect the Japanese to display as
much expedition as the Russians have
shown in the preparation OF their re-
sponse. Monday therefore, is ex. |
pected to be the day on which the real
discussion will begin.
Neither side wants 20 indulge In
diplomatic sparring The time for
4 fencing is over and less than week
must decide whether basis OF peace
Is possible
| The tactics Of the Japanese are in
scrutable. Nit the remotcst clue
comes from behind their closed doors
whether they are prepared I'd make
substantial concessions. Silence ANA
secrecy are their watchwords.
But II the conditions as submitted
constitute their last word the hons.
tof peace may be regarded as having
disappeared II the feeling refiectea In.
Russian cirvis Is true criterion. AMI
that no substantial concessions on
main issues will be made Is the be.
Of both in Russian and Japanese cir.
cles
Tonight in the inner camps of both
plenipotentiarias the deepest pessirn.
ism relgns. Wits, ii Is positively
known, believes the prospects OF agree
ment are so remote as 70 be practical.
ly NIL
That the Japanese terms, insofar as
they touch the man points will not
be Withdrawn or materially modified is
the opinion of the most competent
japanese authority on the ground who
will talk for publication, namely. Julio
Kumpei Matsumato, a member of the
Japanese parliament who II here as
financial emissary Of Japan and who
$ IN close communication with Komr.
ra and Takahira
The conditions in their broad out.
lines, said he to the Associated Pre- i
tonight, have been substantially
known to us in Japan and the Rus
SLAMS will be very much mistaken if
they imagine the Japanese will not
insist upon the two chief points--the
indemnity and cession of Sakhalin To
surrender either Is impossible. II ko.
mura should yield on these points pub
lie feeling in Japan would be 10 strong
that he would be murdered upon his
return to Japan We must be REIN.
bursed for the cost Of the war and
We have national claims to Sakhalin
which we have never forgotten.
These claims are based on the or.
lginal discovery of the island by d
japanese and their seizure by Rus
sia. fE
Japan has no desire to humiIate
! Russia more than lsr necessary" he
v continued, "and even now is seeking
y TO avoid woundfng Russa's suscepti
biltles, bnt public opinion In Japar
Y IL absolutely so firm upon th,
7 main Issues that no japanese states
y man could possibly dare to withdraw
= The terms which have been PROPOSED
" as the basis OF peace
'c The Japanese government has onl,
y asked what, according to Japanes
!" ideas, are considered most moderate
= terms. A strong party in Japan favor
y ed claiming not only Sakhalin. th,
- Lao Tung Peninsula, protectorat,
~ over Korea and the evacuation o
!" Manchuria, but also the cesslon to tb'
4 Japanese Of the territory along In,
!, mouth of the Amur"
= One OF the biggest features OF IN,
= day at the Worth hotel was the publ
cation Of the Japanese terms by th'
Associated Press. Efforts were mad,
10 discredif their authenticity bu
neither the Japanese nor Russian
r. would discuss the subject and before
n. nightfall those Interested becam con
W vinced of their accuracy.
u. Both sato and Kopstnyitz. th,
70 spokesmen OF the respective sides. dc
" clined 10 say anything officially abou
y. the terms which, by mutual agree
sr ment, were TO be kept a secret bu
,r KorostovitZ In the name of Witte die
IL nor hesitate to confirm the accuracy
Of the Assoc ated Press statement tnil
afternoon that the Russian reply wa.
completed and would he delivered TO
= morrow morning, He even went ts
the extent OF saying Il would be al
agreement on some points. condItiona