Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-28
KOMURA VISITS OYSTER BAY
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order that Japan should be prepared to
continue the war in the event the effort for
second-The occupation of the Island Of
Sakhalin.
Third-An advance against vladivostok,
and
Last-That oyama should strike a decis-
i've blow at the Russian army in Manchu-
ria.
The fact that the first three stipulations
have been fulfilled while advices from the
front indicate the imminence of a general
engagement would indicate that the story
is we'll founded.
Taft's Visit Criticized.
ST PETERSBURG July 27.-The SUBJ
stance of the interview in New York with
M. Sato, spokesman of the japanese peace
ENJOYS, on the position of Japan in the
peace negotiations was reproduced in the
papers here and passed almost without COM
ment, only the Novoe Vremya indulging in
sarcastic fling. saying that Japan has
conducted the war quite economically, only
million a day, but she had better present
, the bill to those who are furnishing the sin
ews of war and not 10 the country upon
which the war was forced"
A supplementary statement specifying
the cession of the Island of sakhaIin and
/, i, fixing the amount OF the indemnity for the
cost OF the war contained no surprises and
caused but little furry except in circles
| directly interested. The bourse was not
affected.
The VieAGmosti takes the occasion to d.
| rect sharp criticism at the visit of secre-
tary OF War Taft and Miss Roosevelt to
Japan and complains that the moment for
the trip was tactlessly chosen. The paper
adds that the efforts to prove that the visit
to the land Of the rising sun Is devoid Of
political meaning is ''childlike."
The war party is again making headway
drawing capital from General LLneviteh's
optimistic kilograms, one of which with the
emperor's reply declaring that the misfor-
tunes OF war have not shaken his belief
in the courage and devotion of the army
and containing a glowing wish that the
| troops may bring the war to a happy con-
clusion, is published In all the papers
In diplomatic circles a general feeling Of
| surprise is professed that Japan has shown
her cards to such an extent before the
meeting OF the nIenipotentiaries There is
no unity OF opinion regarding the bearing
OF the interview on the prospects OF peace.
II is realized that much Will depend on
the extent to which NJ. Witte has been
instructed 70 push opposition 70 the pay
ment Of an indemnity. Though one promi-
nsnt diplomat told the Associated Press
that according TO his information NJ Witte
has been instructed to refuse absolutely the
payment Of a nat indemnity. other sources
are less sure OF the exact nature Of these
Instructions,
Witte Delayed by Fog.
CHERBOURG. July 27.--Although IL was
announced that the North German LLOYD
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse left
The Needles at $50 this morning, the YES
sci is still here as this dispatch Is filed.
N. Witte, the chief Russian peace pleni-
pOtenqary, who is a passenger on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, appears some
what annoyed at the delay. the Russian
peace party being already late when COM
pared with the Japanese.
The Russians were most Interested in
reading the press dispatches describing the
arrival In New York Of Baron Komura
and his party and expressed the hope thai