Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-09-01
'NOPEACECERTAINTY
RUSSIA REFUSES TO ACCEDE TO
ROOSEVELTS IDEAS.
Session Of Peace ENJOYS Held a Very
Exclusive Meeting Last Saturday.
i Is Believed that Russia WIN Buy
Back sakhsIin lsIand-Japanese Are
Growing Impatient Of Delays.

0s9eSl Day, Aug. 2I-Russia has
refused finally to accede to President
Roosevelt's proposition looking to an
agreement Of peace.
Portsmouth. N. H.. Aug. 27.-There'
was no rupture in the peace negotia-
tons Saturday. Peace is by no means
assured, but an important crisis has
been tided over and the fact that the
lie OF the conference has been pro-
longed into this. week adds materially
to the chances of a favorable issue.
According to the Russian version it
was Japan and not Russia which
weakened Saturday afternoon. M.
Witte publicly announced after the
sitting that it was Baron Komura who
asked for an adjournment until Mon
day in order to have time to submit a
new proposition. Yet it is known that
N. White has received instructions,
sent after the presidents intercession
at Peterhof through Ambassador Mey-
er, to agree to the division of Sakha-
lin and to permit liberal compensation
for the Russian prisoners Of war and
the cession of the Chinese eastern rail.
road, but to continue absolutely to re
fuse to pay war tribute under any
guise. This was described as Rus.
sias "ultimatum," leaving over the
same old question of money, the
stumbling block to an agreement.
But no adequate account Of the pro
ceedings at Saturdays meeting il
forthcoming. The plenipotentiaries
by agreement, excluded the secreta
ries. There were no minutes. There
is no record. This in itself is ex
tremely significant When men who
are fighting a desperate battle loci
themselves in a room alone, it is tn,
best evidence that they are terribly il
earnest. 1t is a hopeful sign. All tina
is formally announced is that the min
utes of the last session were approved
and upon Baron Komura's motion tn,
conference adjourned until Monday a
o'clock, but, whether or not tn
counter proposition of Russia was sub
mitted at the afternoons session, j
seems to be up to Japan" to formal,
renounce her demand for the phras
de guerre, and try to obtain a partia
recompense in another way-for in
stance, by a bona fide sale of tn
northern half of Sakhalin. Empero
Nicholas reply to Ambassador Meye
and his instructions to M White ar
remarked as his last word so far a
indemnity is concerned. Compromis
by which Japan can secure a compal
atively moderate sum of money is stu
open.
But the gulf to be spanned is still
wide between the two adversarie'
Russia now is willing to divide Sal
halin. Japan, on Wednesday, elaine
the entire island by right of occups
ton, offering only to sell back tn
northern half at the price of the ZOOS
Of the war" And it should be born
in mind that the elimination of art
Giles 10 and II Surrender of Russia
interned warships and limitation c
Russian sea power) was conditiona
upon her acceptance of this propos
ton. Baron Komura and Mr.. TAX;
hira want time to consult their go7
eminent before agreeing to yield flu
Their. The most competent Japanes
Authority says:
'The question of peace or war sti
hangs in the balance"
For the first time there. appears t
be some dissension in the Japanes
camp as to the advisability Of maxim
another conciliatory step. Many {
the attaches are strongly of the opir
ion that they should not recede al
other inch.