The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-21
Is PessImistic and to a Friend
He Doubted if Roosevelt
Can Save the Day
FOR ENDING THE WAR
NEVERTHELESS THE PREsl.
DENTS HEROIC ACTION IN
THROWING HIMSELF IN
THE BREACH HAS
HELPED.

portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 2O.-Ihe
chances of peace undoubtedly have
been improved by President Roose-
velt's action in stepping into the
breach In the last heroic endeavor to
induce the warning countries to com
promise their "irreconclable differ.
ences," !" but the result is still in sus
pense.
Now Up to the Gar
The ultimate decision of the issue
has tie facto If not de jure passed from
the pienipotentiaries to their princi
pals, from Portsmouth to st. Peters
burg, and perhaps in a lesses extent
to Toxic
Although there are collateral evil
dences that pressure both by President
Roosevelt and neutral powers, includ-
ing Japans ally, Great Britain, whose
minister, Sir Claude Macdonald, ac-
cording to adviees received here, had
long conference this afternoon with
katsura, the Japanese premier, is
still being exerted at Toxic to induce
Japan to moderate her demands, there
Is also reason to believe that President
Roosevelt was able at this interview
with Baron De Rosen practically to
communicate to the latters senior
Witte, .Iapan's irreducihle minimum
what she would yield but the point
beyond whcilf she would not go.
What was the actual basis of com
promise propose d by the president
cannot be stated definitely. The only
thing that can be affirmed positivel,
Is that IL Russia refuses to act upor
I the suggestion Of proposition of Presi
dent Roosevelt the peace conference
will end In failure. And In the Rus
Sian camp little encouragement wa
given.
Russians Have Long Talk.
Baron De Rosen reached here afte
an all night ride from Oyster Ba.
shortly before noon ami immediatel,
went into conference with Wtte. The
remained closeted together almos
three hours during which the Who'll
situation was reviewed.
Baron De Rosen communicated
his chief the presidents message an
Ii was transmitted to the emperor, t.
gether with Whites recommendation
No clue to the nature of this recon
mendation has transpired. But 1t ca
be stated that Witte, no matter no
he personally may view the propos
tion is distinctly pessimistic as
the character of the response whic
will come from st. Petersburg
To confidential friend this afte
noon he offered little hope of chang
In the situation.
Japs Are Still Firm.
The Japanese 1t is firmly believe
will cling to the substance il not II
form of their demand for remuner
tion for the cost OF the war"
Linevitch Wants War.
Emperor Nichols decision, upt
upon which the fate of the conf
ence seems now to hang. will accor
ing to the best informed Russians, d
pend upon conditions at home a
these conditions they do not belle
are propitious. Two factors are int
nal conditions and reports from t
front as to the military situation. I
former has been amelioratel by Il
Saturdays manifesto and the ch
acter of the reports received by
majesty from Manchuria are known
be accordingly good.
General Lnevitch has expressed
solute confidence In victory and sil
that the army never was In better G
dition but have sent messages
Witte imploring him not to m'
peace. They demand an opportur
to retrieve the "honor and presti
of the army and in country wh
the army Is the bulwark Of COVE
nient the wishes Of its generals
not likely TO be disregarded by
sovereign.
Not only to make peace but to
tribute to the enemy would therel
he very different task for the
peror, notwithstanding his love and
sire for peace.
Witte Denies a Rumcr.
1t is significant In this connec
that Witte took occasion today ft
ally to deny through the Assici
Press the published reports from
Petersburg to the effect that at
meeting Of the council for national
Tense, presided over by Grand l
Nicholas, the impossbility Of re
querlng Sakhalin or defending A
province had been recognizel an
consequence Of this the emperor
graphed Witte to come to an III
standing with the Japanese.
INJURED ARE IMPROVING