Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
WITTECABLES THECZAR
TELLS OF OUTCOME OF PEACE
CONFERENCE.
Emperor's Commands Carried Out to
the Letter-Regret by Naval
Officers.

A cablegram from st. Petersburg last
night says: The emperor yesterday visited
Btorkoe to inspect a cruiser in course of
construction there. Before leaving Peterhof
his majesty cabled M White to break off the
negotiations and leave Portsmouth If the
Japanese plenipotentiaries insisted on an in
demnity. When he returned to Peterhof the
emperor found NJ. Whites cablegram an
nouncing the success of the negotiations,
and delighted. He Immediately cabled
NJ. Witte approving the conditions.
The following is the detail of NJ. Whites
cablegram to Emperor Nicholas announcing
peace:
Il have the honor to report to your ma jes-
ty that Japan has agreed to your demands
concerning the conditions OF peace. and that
consequently peace will be established.
thanks to your wise and firm decision. and
in strict conformity with the instructions of
your majesty.
Russia will remain in the far east the
great power which she hitherto has been
and will be forever.
I'VE have applied to the execution Of your
orders all our intelligence and our Russian
hearts. We beg your majesty mercifully to
forgive that we have been unable to do
more.
Cessation Of Hostilities.
The war office at $3.50 pm. had not sent
any message to Gen. Linevitch concerning
the declaration of an arInistice. War Min
lister Rudiscr spent the day with Emperor
Nicholas at Krasnoye-Selo, the big military
camp near Peterhof. The war Office this
afternoon addressed letter to Gen. Rudi-
ger asking for instructions regarding the
cessation Of the present preparations to ship
further troops to the front, etc, and also
regarding mobilization, but no answer has
yet been received. There is reason to be-
lieve, however, that Gen. Rudiger. after
tel,
sage to Gen. Linevitch concerning an arm
istice 1t is impossible to learn just what
the general said, but the war office is most
DESTROYS of averting any engagement which
might result in needless loss of life.
Naval Officers Regrets.
Several high naval officers were seen this
afternoon They one and all expressed re-
greet and even dissatisfaction, at the con-
cluson Of peace.
The Novoe Vremya today, deploring the
conclusion of peace, says:
God grant that the blow has not fallen
on Russia at the moment when Japan was
ready to make every concession to terml-
nate the ruinous war and when the Rus
sian army had become stronger than ever
before"
NJ. Souvorin, editor of the Novoe Vremya,
says he regrets that Gen. LAnevitch who
telegraphed recently to st. Petersburg and
Portsmouth. n. H, imploring Emperor
Nicholas and NJ. WHITE not to conclude
peace, did not lead his army against the
Japanese TO support the plenipotenttaries,
instead of allowing them to conquer the
Island of Sakhalin. The editor adds that he
knows from a certain source that Field
Marshal Oyama telegra phed Tokyo to the
effect that he could not guarantee a victory.
NJ. Souvorin considers the concessions made
by Japan to be of little Importance, and
says they do not weaken her position.
The Russ described the conclusion of
hahn of n
foe"
The pan-Slavic Evet says: "All the Japa-
nese concessions pale before the news that
Japan has acquired the better part of the
Island of Sakhalin.''
The popular Listok welcomes peace. as en-
abling Russia to enter heart and soul into
interior reorganization.
In view of the forthcoming electoral cam
paign, the police have drawn up regulations
concerning meetings. The elections in Po-
land will be held simultaneously with those
in the rest of the country. enabling Poland
to be represented at the first session OF the
national assembly.
Among those who completely satisfied
with the results of the Portsmouth confer
ence is Charles Won Schwanebach, minister
Of agriculture, who said today: I'VE should
bless heaven for so happy and honorable
settlement of the war. Peace is highly de-
sirable. And we can now devote our atten-
ton to the settlement of Russia's internal
problems. which need our full and undi-
vided efforts, without external complica-
tons"
The minister expressed his belief tnat the
reforms will now take sane and natural
course but he declared that to certain
phases of the agitation a caustic must be
applied firmly and thoroughly, and the sore
burned out of the body polite. The result
of the peace negotiations he said were
important TO the United States, as well as
to Russia and Japan. since the American
republic energies from the negotiation WI.
its prestige the arbiter Of great world
questions firmly established.