Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-10
ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Russia Wlllisg to Trade the Railroad
For Island Of SAX
hahn.
THE MAKADO WANTS A BILLION.
In Addition 10 Vladivostock, lmmedl.
ate Evacuation of Manchuria aad
Other Concessions.

81. Petersburg, Aug, t0.-Dspatohes
received here from Portsmouth, N. H.,
indicate that Minister PokotiloHs ar
rival has resulted in an important
modification In Mr.. Whites views.
Mr.. Wltte is now willing to make
terms with the Japanese conditions on
The surrender Of the Chinese Eastern
railway between Hardin and Port Ar
thur and 10 satisfy tho financial de.
mands Of japan il reasonable, provided
Russia is permitted TO retain Sakhalin.
These terms have been communicated
10 Peterhof and are satisfactory TO the
emperor.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 10.--EiIro
Taasuui, professor OF English at the
Imperial university at Toxic. in an in
tervew after a lengthy conference with
Mr., sato. who has been the spokesman
90 far for the Japanese peace commits
sion said that Japan's terms, in his
opinion, would include the immediate
evacuation Of Manohurs, the cesson
Of the island Of Sskhaln and an in
demnity Of $1,000 100000, Vadivostck
also will be demanded. The indemnity,
Mr., Tskssusi said, might be reduced II
peace can be brought about in no other
way. Mr.. Takasus said;
"The Portsmouth conference will end
in treaty Of peace
The following official statement was
made by Mr.. Korostovetz on behalf OF
the Russian plenipotentiaries
In the meeting Of Arg 10, the ques.
ton Of full powers had been regulated
80 that there viii be no more difficulties
on that subject, After this the Japan
csc plenlpotentiaries handed to the
Russian plenipotentiaries conditions Of
peace in writing. 1t has been decided
that the Russian plcnipotentiaries will
study the question and will as soon as
possible give their answer In writing.
In the meantime the meeting Of the
conference has been adjourned
The presentation Of the japanese
terms came az the very end OF the
morning session, Baron Komura HIM
self handed he momentous document
in duplicate IN French and Russian to
NJ, WHITE who thrust the papers in
his inside pocket and the session was
declared adjourned.
Navyyard. Portsmouth. n. H., Aug.
lO-The morning conference Of the
peace envoyE ended at 12;45 o'clock
when the ENJOYS adjourned and inn
mediately repaired to the lunch rooms
IN the naval stores building The next
meeting, according &c the schedule Of
business arranged yesterday, is to be-
gin az 3 o'clock.
Immediately after the plenlpotentl-
aries and their secretaries gathered in
the conference rooms and exchanged
complimentary words partly I'm Japa-
nese, Mr. Witte produced a diplomatic
note Addressed to the Japanese pleui-
potennaries IN connection with their
failure TO present their credentials ut
yesterdays meeting What the contents
OF this note are cannot yet be learned,
but there is a basis for the belief that
Mr. Witte in this note took occasion
10 give expression to the surprise which
he undoubtedly felt that the Japanese
plenipotentiaries after having from the
outset Of the preliminary negotiations
laid so much stress on the necessity of
examining credentials before the first
step was taken, should, at the flrst
meeting have failed 10 bring with them
tull Official letters. II was the under
staining Of the Russian ENJOYS that
Baron Komura would decline to even
open up negotiations Of formal char
acter unless he had satisfied himself OF
the validity Of the full powers Of Mr..
Witta Historical precedents are quot
ed IN the note to show the irregularity
OF Yesterdays proceedings The pur-
pose " the Russian note was to make
the permanent record complete and
make u show clearly the attitude of the
plenlpotentiaries from the beginning Of
the conference