Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-02
RUSSIANS TALK OF MEETING
81. Petersburg Newspapers Advise People
to Be Patient at Present
WrTE HAS FULL POWER OF ATTORNEY
of Car Has Power
of His Master in Matter of
Arranging Terms of
Peace.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1.-The Russ
the Novoe Vremya and other representa-
tives Of the Russian press today counsel
patience for the brief interval of the meet
Ing Of the peace ENJOYS and dwell on the
futility of attacking men of straw before
1t is definitely known what terms the
Japanese propose. The Russ says:
M. Witte has definite instructions as to
what demands will be absolutely unac-
ceptable and will know what course to
adopt If such demands are presented. We
are ignorant Of the japanese proposals. but
we Will know what they are in few days
Meanwhile let us wait.
Discussing the supposition that a combi-
nation of the powers might be formed to
exert pressure for the modification OF ex-
tortlonate Japanese demands, M Neratoff,
the spokesman of the Foreign office, in an
interview in the Gazetta, declares that
however much as a proposal might be
advantageous to other powers, Russia
would never be the mover Of such a
propect, as It believes that all questions
connected with the settlement OF the war
should be decided directly between the
two countries interested. China, he said
had advanced no claim to compensation
for losses sustained on account Of Man
churla being the theater of war, but no
such claims would be considered.
Discussing the question of credentials NJ.
Neratoff said NJ. Whites powers were
greater than NJ. witte himself had stated
and were equivalent to a full power OF at
torney, and that "in the conduct OF the ne
gotiations the plenlpotentiary will appear
for the absolute master Of the country
which had confirmed the trust in him"
Nevertheless M. Witte, he said, had been
instructed as to maximum of concessions
8 A.. 40, de he "a
there would be nothing to do but to break
of tho negotiations.
The Sviet also declares that China Is
without standing in court regarding Man
churian damages and that Russia never will
pay for the privilege of shedding It's blood
in country to which 1t was called by
the Boxer outrage.
The Chinese minister at Paris, Mr.. Sou
eng, has arrived in st. Petersburg. He had
a conference at a resort in Finland today
with the Chinese minister to Russia, NJ.
Hoo.
witte Expected Today.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Russia's senior en-
voy to the peace conference soon to be held
at Portsmouth, N. H., Sergius Witte, with
his suite should reach New York about
o clock tomorrow AFTERNOON. The eminent
Russian is a passenger on board the North
German Lloyd line steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse, which at midnight reported by
wireless telegraph that It was then eighty
miles east of the Nantucket lightship. AS
the steamer comes up the bay of New York
1t will be met b a government vessel,
which will receive NJ. Witte and convey him
to the city. He will also be met down the
bay by Mr.. Lodygenski, the Russian con-
sui general here, and other prominent resi-
dents in New York. Together with Am
bassador Rosen. his colleague on the peace
conference, NJ. Witte will later go to Oyster
Bay to meet President Roosevelt
Reception for KOmurR.
A reception was held at the Nippon club
tonight in honor of Baron Komura, Minis
ter Takahira and Baron Kaneko by the
Japanese of this city. Altogether about
100 persons, all Japanese, were present
Baron Komura spoke briefly, carefully re.
framing from any allusion to the approach
of the peace conference and confning him
self to urging his audience to do all they
could to strengthen the bonds that hold
Japan and America together.
Baron Kaneko said:
There are 10000 900 people in America and
| they are all in sympathy with Japan. This
we ought never to forget. Let us hand Il
| down to our posterity and write It on the
| not see why these sentiments should evel
! change or the time should ever come wheT
our two nations should be at variance. II
| the commercial world there is no confic
| OF interest. We can exchange our products
| with advantage.
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