The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Japs Submit Final Pro
 position.
THE OUTLOOK IS BLACK
Komura Willing to Sell One
 Half of Sakhalin.
With Failure Staring Conssrenes in Face All Eyes are Now Dirested To Roosevelt To Preserve
 Peace.

Portsmouth. N. H, Aug. 2s.--The Jap anese plenipotentiartes at the couc1u- sion of the afternoon session of tho peace conference threw their cards up- on the table.
 It was the dramatic moment--<ne moment to which ali the previous meet ings of the conference had led. Tho eight of the twelve conditions origtnnl~ ly presented by Japan had been signa4s One side or the other must make
 move for the plsnipotentiaries nAd reached the parting of the ways. The adyersaries faced each other across tho l tables. Of course 1t was well under stood what would happen but that in
 way that only made 1t more dramatic Figurasively President Roosevelt sud- denIy entered the conference room. M. Witte sat In silence and the move In the great diplomatic game passed to JApax.
 Baron Komura in q few words explain ed that Japan in her great desire for peace was ready to make certain m0dl- I fications of the original articles In the
 hope that Russia would find 1t possible to accept them. He then presented tn proposition which President Roosevelt
 had suggested.
 It was concrete and specific and f followed the outlines In these dN~ spatches. It offered to withdraw arti- ole 3, providing for the payment by
  the war on condition that Russia wuuld accept article $, which provides for kha cessfon of the island of Sakhalins 90
 modified as to include the arrangement for the re-purehase by Russia of the northern half of the island for 1.1u0s~ 100000 yen. Tn addition 1t offered 70 withdraw entirely articles II and 47 | (surrender of the intcrned warshipa and limitations upon Russiasa sea noxK CT in the Far Easts 1t was President Roosevelt's compromise and NJ Wikk@
 knew it's contents as we'll as Baron Mo- mura~ The question of whether he
 had been ''biufans' wac put 70 knN ttesf.
 RRepesatsue q shnrs
 Without a moments hesstatfox Wffte explained that the nodiAcakf6Sf4 l proposed was merely Hhana. change l of phraseciogy. a diplomatic attempt to "dorer Ia piluIev and ask Ru1sia to pay war tribute under another name l He could not accept if. He told Baron I Komura Russia wanted peaca. She
 had given the proof in accepting every article involving the issues upon which < the war was fought but she could light
 and money for tribute she would not
 He asked Baron Komura to with draw all demands for tribute And so l the plenipotentiaries separated fo meet
 again on Saturday ostensibiy to permit | | rules of the conference require. hts re- ply to the Japanese compromias propO- | sition. Tn reality the adtournfnenE over the two days was to give each
 side an opportunity to consult ifs gov
 ernment for the last time.
 The outlook Is black. Many believe | it was never so black as tonight. Ina l Japanese are not talking. Indeed tor ! night they appear to be more Eaciturn
 and more resolute than ever. l The only possible line of further Jap | anese concession is considered to lie | in the diminution of the amount of
 purchase money demanded for the | north half of Sakhaiin. The decision rests therefore. as it has from the | first, with Russia. Unless the Em- peror agrees to yield between now and
 Saturday the end is likely to come on | that day Indications from Peterhok. 1 instead of raising the chances of change of heart on the part of the Emperor seem to indicate even armer
 determination to yield neither tsrrf- tory nor indemnity. sugar coated though the latter may be. The Iona | instruction received last night. while
 not reply to the communication of President Roosevelt given to M Witte
 at the navy yard yesterday afternoon was of a character almost to complete 1 ly destroy hope that it will be possible | for M Witte 10 satisfy the Japanes@ demand M. Wttte himself had been
 quoted as saying that he would not
 sign treaty involving the payment of
 a copeck But it must be born in mind | that NJ. Witte, in the negotiations is not a free agent. He represents his Emperor If he were absolutely free. thIs conference would not fall He would make peace. He sympAthiEsS
 with the solution offered by the Prest-
 dent but his hands are tied and unless
 he receives an imperial command he cannot move.
 Failure Noe Certain. Black as the prospect appears tonight. however the failure of the negotiations is not certain. The Russian camp la pessirnistic to q man. but they all know the quick and startling changes of front that sometimes take place at Peterhof And there are factors in the situation which might effect one of those sudden and inexplainable changes in the Em- peror's attitude which has frequently astonished Russia.
 Private advices from St Petersburg say that sentiment there. in Moscow and l in large centers favors acceptance Of the compromise. This may mean much. But the real hope still rests with Pres ident Roosevelt. He Is resoureeful He has made another move. He has sent | Ambassador Meyer direct to the En- peror, and they were together. accord- l ing to advices received here, for three hours today.
 Mr. Roosevelt himself tonight may know more about how the Emperor feels than M witte and be able to act upon the information conveyed to htna | by his Ambassador. The report 10 inc dustriousIy circulated here that Empe- 1 TOT William is responsible for the aftie | tude of Emperor Nicholas ana every | thing is traced back to the meeting ox | the two Emperors on board the Hohen- ! xollern in the Finnish gulf Tn suppoG& l of this. 1t is positively stated that after l the interview, M. Witte's instructicn@ | ,ng The following authoritative sfats< | ment of the Russian position with re- l gard to the phase of the negotiations
 created by the presentation of the Ia- l nanese compromise today Is made t0 the 4 Associated Press;
 statements have appeared n pForni~