Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-23
PEACE CONFERENCE
At A STANDSTILL
ENJOYS Waiting For InstruC.
tons From Home.
IDEAL WEATHER AT NAVY YARD

the Hands Of the RuIers Of Bod,
Countries and No RepIyS Have Yet
Been Received.
Portsmouth. N. H., August 22.-Ths
smperor's reply to the message OF NJ.
Witte transmitting the proposition OF
President Roosevelt has not yet been
received up TO noon tolay, and was
not expected until tomorrow at the
earliest. II Is, therefore, likely that
there will be no final show Of hands
at tOmorrow's session OF the plenipO-
tentiaries.
This would have been an ideal day
10 negotiate peace. It is an even pleas.
anter day TO bask n the warm sun.
shine on the yeranda and this Is what
many OF the attaches Of both missions
are doing The principals, however
Baron KOmura AM Mr. Takahira aud
NJ. WItte, have no time for recreation
Before breakfast this morning vi.
Witte, although he was not feeling well
was hard at work, and he scarcely
stopped while breakfast was served
to MIN In his room. Baron Rosen hau
not returned from Magnolia.
No plans for either have been an.
nounced today but rs both are ex.
pecting cablegrama from their home
governments which may decide the
fate Of the negotiations. II Is unlike.
ly that they will so far from the hotel
today
The Dolphin has received orders 20
sail for Boston aud will probably get
under way this morning II Is as.
sumed here that she will later return
here in case the ENJOYS after con.
clusiou, wish to return 10 New YORK
by water The Maynowor will remain
throughout the conference, Both Rus.
slams and Japanese have almost fin.
iShod the protocols to be submitted
AZ the meeting, of the conference 10.
morrow afternoon.
The features Of The protocols Is
the presentation nf the reasons al.
vanccd by both Siles for the diver.
gence Of views upon the articles up.
on which no agreement was reached
On Article 3. the cessiOn OF Sakhaliu.
the Japanese claim that they are en-.
ttlyd 20 the island as well as by rea.
son 0t their national rights 10 It's POS.
session a. because OF It's presvu, &c.
cupation by the japanese forces The
Russians. on the contrary, insist that
~ 10 1850 Japan had never claimed
any right Ia Sakhalin. ami az that time
only % unmarried Japanese lived In
The south ~ the island during the FISH.
!ug season Admiral Peouitat!ne
opened the eyes OF the Japanese to
the value ~ Sakhalln when ne went
there in 1854 and initiated Hsgotia
lions for the possession Of the entire
island by Russia. IL was then that
japan IN order 70 make good her claim
tried ~ coIouze the island Sad stat
I'd that Airo race which lives there.
belonged % The same family a. the
orig,na. Inhabitants OF the northern
Stands Of Japan. In 1859, Muravi,n
governor general OF Amur, tried %
persuade Japan ~ yield tn her claim
~ tho south part Of SaAha.!n but did
nor suCverd a. the Americans hal a..
ready begun 20 support the Japanese
in the attitude against Russia
Demand for Indemnity unPreeedentsa
With regard TO Article > tAe pru;o
cI repeats the arguments already set
forth several tlmes In the Associated
rr,ss dispatches Tue JapAaesr cla.u
reimbursement for the expenses ~ the
war on tAv ground TIA. 'scy Ncre
forced By Russia's argrys,iruS to ~.
,0-t 20 arms for self,pr' s-f
having been victorious a. a.. p1.r
sea and land. are cu'It.'5 'l ir...
ourscmeni Russia. az NE contrary
druies absolutely that jarAu O, IN
posltiOn 90 dictate such a condition a.
Russia does no, acGnOulsiEc d~iea,
and Appeared AZ the conferruce ncs
Ialplosfrg mercy bul 6eoanse % her
love % peace aRs hcr willlnznes1 20
epncaae ee 40 AeneEah,s AaalA
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