Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-14
ENJOYS AWAITING
The CzAR'S REPLY
japanese Terms Communicated
to St. Petersburg.
CONFERENCE At A sTAMDsTILL

Neither Be Accepted Nor Rejeeted
but that Terms Will Be Taken Va
by PleeemesI.
Portsmouth, N. H.. August 12.-Witn
the japanese terms OF peace under
! consideration by the emperor at 81
| Petersburg and the Russian plenipO
| tentiaries awaiting the word OF his
majesty before completing the draft
OF their response, an enforced pause
has come ON the proceedings Of the
peace conference.
The tallyhos and automobiles which
reported at the entrance Of the Went
worth hotel at the usual hour this
morning were sent back TO their quar-.
tiers. The heat was sweltering and
Baron Komura and his colleagues re
manned closely In their rooms. They
have iguratively folded their arms and
await the Russian response. NJ. Wiue
was at work early and with his secre
traies busily engaged in the decipher.
Ing kilograms from 81. Petersburg be-
fore s O'Clock All the threads are in
his hand. He controls and directs
everything on the Russian side His
colleague Baron ROscn, accompanied
by Mr. PokOtiluff toured into Ports
mouth with an automobile To do some
shopping. Baron Komura and his en-.
turage are content TO give the Other
side all the time required. Al the
meeting yesterday NJ. Wittc promised
10 give a response az the earliest pos
Siblc moment They readily accepted
this answer and did not Suggest fixing
u time limit.
Among them a feeling OF reliei
seems TO he manifested that the events
Of yesterday are already history. TScy
have patience and know how to wait
Among the Russians II is already
APPARENT that the Japanese terms cspe
cia!iy those asking Russia 70 foot the
bill for The cost Of the war. cessiOn
uf territory and to put limitation
upon th,ir naval forces In the Far
Fast are considered absolutely uncn
tcrta,Hahle On these points the Rus
sian answer IS sure to be non posi-.
mus
Nevertheless this will not end nego.
tiailoua NJ. Witte Is sincerely d"sir
Gus OF making peace and %, Russian
reply plainly stating what points can
and What points cannot De accepted as
"a, base ~ negotiation Wi. leave The
way open for further proposals and
counter proposals The Russians will
doubtless Ike 10 proceed by process
ot '',m'RaNor agreeing 20 some and
rejecting or making counter proposals
70 others. but the Japanese are NO,
expected % agree 10 enter upon the 81.
plomatiC game OF give and take until
after The general principles are &C
ctp,cd Their r. ,oinder 10 the Russian
rrp,N Ii expected 90 be practically an
ultmatum-a statensn ~ their ire
duc,b,' minimum which The, Will as,
'hr Russians 20 0ke o. leave. A,
Tar as tie cost % The War II cuuc,rtS !
while TIE japanese have mentioned r.,
sum. % IS AuoNn that they .s'Irrsr,
NJ cost 90 tats az ahOu' $3.50 0pp 0Oo
EIhr advantage nom This pa.u, of
"a ~ not naming a a1cl sum is tha.
g mak's Gear TIA, the principle 60
money compensation which they hay,
Soop',d 10 he cost 81 The uar which
MI Keep up ~ a., iate ~ ahog,
$1,000, cvp % day a. loEg as a., war CON
f.aurs
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