Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-26

he cannot himself take q firm stand
| against his sovereign. For this reason
ana the authenticated history of this
| conference will bear out this state
| ment, he preferred when first appealed
to by President Roosevelt to have the
| iatter go straight to the Emperor with
his suggestion.
Though perhaps in full sympathy with
Mr.. Roosevelt to have himself appeared
to have supported it too ardently or
even to have openly endorsed It against
his instructions might, considering the
influences about the court which are
| personally hostile to and jealous Of
him, have injured instead Of lettering
the chances
When the Presidents first effort fail
ed, he did not discourage a second made
in such way that the Emperor would
have difficulty in declining. out of cour-
tesy to the President, to empower NJ.
White. at least tentatively, to proceed
with the negotiations and see If salts
| factory basis could not be arranged, re-
serving the last word to himself
Should such authority come at the
eleventh hour, NJ. WItte might make
the best terms he could and then hgu-
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feet to take or leave, yes or no. Wilt
AS politician, NJ White might not
relish the idea Of having 1t said when
he returned to Russia that he had
made a bad peace" He might prefer
the Emperor to shoulder that RESPONSE
bilfty. But shortly before midnight, NJ
White gave absolutely no encouragement
to the idea that there would be a change
Of heart at St. Petersburg. Unless To-
kio was ready to recede further. he ex-
pressed the opinion that all was over.
He used the following words to The AS
ISOLATED Press:
Il have received no telegram from st.
Petersburg which changes the situation.
Indeed. I do not expect any. j have not
asked instructions so that 1 cannot re-
ceive any. If tomorrow, there is to be
a change. it must come from the Japan
ese side
This would seem to indicate that the
Presidents second effort had failed at st.
Petersburg. What, II anything. he has
been able to do at Toxic through his in
terview with Baron Kaneko. this after
noon, still remains Il mystery. That the
last word has not come from Toxic and
that Baron Komura may still appear in
a conciliatory role, tomorrow. may pos
sibly be inferred from the following fact:
The time for the sitting of the confer
ence, tomorrow. was not set when the adj
journment was taken. Wednesday. This
evening, NJ. White, through his secretary.
notified the japanese mission that he was
ready to meet in the morning at $50. Tho
Japanese after consultation demurred. on
the ground that the minutes OF the last
meeting would not be ready IN time.
Therefore at their request the meeting
was set for o'clock in the afternoon.
Information at n late hour indicates
that the Presidents efforts are not ex-
haustet. that he Is still in communication
with Toxic and st. Petersburg. Tomor-
rows meeting consequently Is likely not
to prove decisive. 1t will be perfunctory
and some pretext found to adjourn over
until Monday or Tuesday.
At midnight. no message had reached
NJ. Witte from the President. and it was
regarded as practically certain that an
adjournment would be taken, tomorrow,
until Monday. r#
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