The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-23
That What Portsmouth Hears,
aad Hope Of Peace Is
Again Aroused.
TIE PRESIDENT ACTIVE.


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quarters 70 Sycamore Kill Carries
Code Answer TO ROosevelt's Proposals
His Message Carried by Special Mes
senger-Portsmo uth Believes Czar's
Envoys Have Received instructions
Not to Recehe From Their Position
On the Disputed Points-New Proposals.
Frsm Japan would At Least Postpone
the Crisis ENJOYS 70 Meet This Morning
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Aug. 22.-For the
first time since Friday, when the pieni-
potentiaries Of Russia and Japan held their
last session, the outlook for peace is re-
garded as bright and promising.
Not that there has been any positive
assurance given from any authoritative
source that the exchanges are to result in
q treaty, but 1t Is understood that the jap
anese ENJOYS have received advioes from
their Government which will permit them
to make concessions or at least to assume
q more oonciliatory attitude toward the
Russians through the submission Of new
conditions that will serve as basis for
further discussion and prevent the er-
changes from ending disastrously within
the next few days.
1t is useless to predict in the light Of tho
limited information at hand what the Jap
anese will have to propose, but the black
cloud Of pessimism that was hanging over
the conference has partly dissolved tonight
and a decided feeling Of hopefulness IL In
the air.
President Roosevelt 10 tonight In direct
communication with the Russian peace
ENJOYS in final effort to prevent failure
Of the conference, carrying out his deter-
mination to Use all the means and influence
within his power toward averting . oon-
tinuanoe Of the Far Eastern war. Little
hope is entertained, however, that this
endeavor OF the Presidents win prove
successful az far q it relates to the Russian
position.
The Russian ENJOYS received positive
instructions from their Government to-
night that they must not reoede from their
refusal to accept the Japanese demands
with reference to indemnity, the cession Of
Sakhalin Island, the limitation of the Rus
sian naval forces in the Pacific and the
surrender Of the interned ships.
But the Russians have not heard the
news that Japan Is likely to modify it's
terms. Nothing has yet appeared to show
that President Roosevelt has been in cor
respondenoe with the Japanese ENJOYS,
but It Is not unlikely that the favorable
change that seems to be In sight was due
to his innuenoe. Mr.. saki, the secretary
OF Baron Kaneko, who saw the President
yesterday, Il in Portsmouth, and may have
been the medium Of communication between
the President and the Japanese plenipoten-
tiaries.
Tomorrow will be the crucial day in
the negotiations. according to the best
opinion, and there Is feeling among some
OF those concerned in the negotiations
that another twenty-four hours will make
1t plain whether the war shall cease or
60 on.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Another communication from President
Roosevelt was delivered to the Russian
plenipotentiaries to-day. 1t was sent from
Oyster Bay to Portsmouth in the custody
Of j. L. MoGrew. one Of the executive clerks
Of the White House staff. Tho Presidents
message was in writing and was handed
over by Mr.. McGrew to Herbert H. D.
Peiroe, Third Assistant Secretary OF State
and the Presidents representative here,
who In turn presented 1t formally to Mr..
Witte and Baron Rosen.
From the best information obtainable it
ia understood that this new communication
from Mr.. Roosevelt has not changed the
status OF the peace situation, at least from
the standpoint Of the Russians. but they
have information from st. Petersburg
which tends to make the outlook for peace
brighter than II was.
The President requested an answer by
this evening and Mr.. White and Baron
Rosen have complied.
noosEvBLr's HARVEST EFFORTS.
II IL evident that the strenuous and earn
est man at Oyster Bay Is devoting himself
with Characteristic enthusiasm to his great
effort to bring about termination Of hos
tilities between the two belligcrents. He
has not been bound by precedent or the
dictates Of strict international etiquette
in his attempt to save the day for peaoe. 4.
Among the Russians hero there d . pro-
found respect for the President's high ofnce
and tremendous admiration for his Per
sonality, and the knowledge that he =
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