Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-21

ccptS to uET his influence To induce
Japan TO accept. Ru; il is no;v prob
abe that h" WAS able u assure VI.
Wittc in advance of tapan'S agreement
To accept. Nevertheless, Ar. Takahir;t.
today. sp0k. rs if ne might be called
to Oyster BAY. He would only say pos
iliv,-ly that ne had Yet received 10
summons. The japanese view of the
situation VAS authoritativcly but rather
humor bus!y stated thus:
The result viii be knCWr soon. 1t
IL useless 10 speculate. AS we'll ask tn"
physician his opinion OF The sex OF the
unborn infant. When inc child is born
boy or Il girl
Emperor Nichoias' decision. upon
which the fate of the conference seems
NOW to hang. will. recording to l.ic
best informed Russians. Crprnd upon
| the conditions at nom" ANA these con-
ditionS they do no believe are pro-
| Titious. The two big factors are tn"
| internal conditions and the rrpor! :
| from The front rs 20 the military stu
| ;:tinn.
! The former has been ;I5'cliorated by
! last Saturdays manifesto and the
! character Of the rcpnr,- received by
| His Majesty iron. Manchuria are
| Known t. b" accordingly cood. Cen
rral l-incvitch has rXrr, s-cd absolute
confidence" III victory ana since the con
ference began. he AMI his generals HAY"
not only lrISsured His Majesty that tn,
| ;:rmy WAS never in better condition. 5u.
| They have actually sent !t,.sS;igeS to "
| Wit;" implorinS him not e. make peace.
! They d"muId Al opportunity to re-
uI"N.' the honor ana prestige" of the
| nilnN. II1i IN 4 country Gn'lc the arm!
IL m" bUlnark Of III" government tn
| wishes 81 its generals 81" not lightly
~ be- ii.sr,.@irded ny III, il sovereign.
MI only 10 max" p"ac.. hut to pay
| trIhntc t. the enemy NuIlu. therefore,
n,. 4 Very difficult task -rr the I,m-
Iryur notwithstanding lii lOye Of and
i, ire for nraCe.
II is significant in 'hi4 connection
that NJ Wittr took occIsrn. today. Ia
formally deny through Tho Associated
Press the published r,l ort% from 81.
Petersburg to the cffr / THAI at q meet
| ing If th,. council COR III" national de-
fouc". presided over by IN. Grand Duk'
Nicholas the impoSsihjiity of recon-
uu'IuE SakhHlin or def. nding the
.Am,l' prOvin-" has been }. cognizrd ami
| in consequence Of ;hi+. the Empero"
iJd tclegraphrd NJ. Wit. to come -
an understanding with the japanese.
NJ. Write said:
"Th, report is a pur- inveMtiOn There
is I.ul Il word Of truth in il. The MI
tioHnl council for dcGcnr" has held 10
meeting. The Gran! Duke Nicholas
never uttered I stat 'mcut like that at
| trihut,d to him. on til" contrary. the
news from General Lj.r"vit h is entirely
| relSSuring. / ann not Il military mau,
ana | cannot thrrcfp-.. give advice nr
| Xrross opinions on military affairs
hat what ] know is .hdt tho whole Rus
sian army. ana especially General Lin
| cVitch, his officers ma the soldiers IN
DIR their command b"G most insiStrmtly
that peace should moi DC concluded"
The issue will not necessarily be de
cid i. Tuesday. Indeed. it is quite like
| IL that there may be some delay in the
answer from st. Petersburg in which
ease an excuse will be- found to adjourn
the meetings over from day to day IN,
| japanese Will not be impatient, but III,
| iinHl decision will without doubt, cornf
| tli.s week.
one Of the members Of the japanese
| mission. tonight. expressed the opinion
that whether treaty was signed oI
not, the conference would complete its
| llbOrs by the end Of next week. "Onct
the basis are agreed to-" said he "few
details remain to be arranged" He ad-
died. that he did not believe any member
Of tho mission would go to Oyster Bay
The President" said he. fully under.
stands our position"
Aftcr his conference with NJ. WHITE
Baron fosen went to Magnolia in ar
automobile and will not return unit
tomorrow. Several of the Japanese ant
Russian attaches made Il cruise on tn.
Mayt!oWor in the afternoon, as guest,
Of Commander Winslow. NJ. White tool
an outing in IN auto car. When he wa:
about 10 miles from the hotel. one o
the tires burst and there was some de
lay IN getting a conveyance for him [,
max" the return trip. The Russian chic
pltnipotentilry complained that he wa
not feeling well. tonight. but there wa
nothing serious. Baron Komura and Nj