Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-24
He Says 1t is simply Scheme to
Collect Indemnity Under
Another Name.
RUSSIA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
Still Can Fight, However, Says the
Plenipotcntiary, and viii Do So
Rather Than Pay a copcck CT
'r'bute-conferencc Adjourned to
Saturday-ProbabIy win End Then


PORTSMOUTH. n IT,. Aur ~
The Japanese pnvoyS nj tbr cnnclnsinu
of the afternoon session of ,hr nrnrn
conference threw the cards runu ~,
table. It WAS the dramatic mnIpnut--
the moment 10 which m no nrn,.in,.
PROCEEDINGS of the conference h,1 Ia
Tho protocol involving nm o.rnr,rnn,
upon eight of tho twelve cnnditinn.
originally presented bv Jannu Inn h,,rn
signed. One side or Tho other mus,
make a move or IN, ti,,in.
hal reached tho ~naI,iur -, thn w,w.
The adverslrics faced each o,hnr
across the table. OF course +, w,.
well understood what would hann",
but that i'm a way. only made il nnn,n
dramatic. Firulativcly. prcsiInn,
Roosevelt suddenly entered I'M. ron.
ference roolp5
1t &Sas Japan's Move.
NJ. Witte sat silent and tho mnvc i'm
the great diplomatic game ,,,sss1 Ia
japan. Baron Komurn i'm , ;.v, ,v,,.ty
explained that japan. i'm her IRON, ,,n.
sire Tor peace. was ready 10 make COR.
tain "mohiiicatinns' a., Tho orI.jb,I
articles in the hone that Russia couhI
find it possible 10 accent thcIn IIo
then presented in writing 10 NJ Wittc
the compromise Drotmsiiiou which
President Roosevelt had suggested Il,
was concise and specific and il followed
the lines outlined in these ,isDa;chc,
IL offered To withdraw article No o
providing Tor the payment by Russia
OF Japan's bill for the cos of war. On
cotidition that Russia would accept
article No. .. which provides for The
ccssion of the Island OF |Sakhalin, so
modiict as 10 include an arrangement
Tor the rrpurchase by Russia OF the
northern half of the island for 81 ,200,-
0n0, 900.
Gives Up Article II and IL.
In addition II offered to withdraw
entirely articles Nos. II ami L.. (srr-
rcn'fcr Of the in,crncl warships aii,t
limitation upon Rnssia's sea power in
the Far East). II was President
R~ooscvolt's compromise and NJ Wittc
knew its contents rs we'll as Bar0n
,Komura. The question nj whether he
had been %"bluilins' WAS put 10 tho
test.
Without a moments hesitation NJ.
Witte explained that ting niudiiication
proposed was merely "a sham, a
change nj ~plrasCoioGy. a diplomatic
attempt TO "dorcr la pilulc, "fand ask
lt'lSSia To pay war tribute undcr all
other name. He could NOT accept IL.
tie told Baron komnra Russia want
ell peace. She Aad Givcn tile proofs In
accepting every article involving the
issues upon which the war was fought
but she could fight, and money for trih-
ute II would not pay, not Il copeck.
Asked omu to Withdraw Demand.
He asked Baron komura 10 witl,-
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