New-York tribune., 1905-08-13
Con slant Reader Tells What
He Missed in Last
Weeks Paper.

1T looks TO me as If the peace ENJOYS would
make a hzzle of this conference" said the Busy
Man emphatically.
why so pessmstic? responded the Constant
Reader The plenipotentieries have hardly got
to work. A fog delayed them one day, so that
they did not hold their first meeting at Ports
mouth until Wednesday. NJ. Witte. the chief
Russian envoy unlike the others, did not go the
whole distance between New-York and Ports
mouth by water. but. landing at Newport, he
went by the way Of Boston. taking time to visit
Harvard and Magnolia the summer headquar-
ters of the Russian Embassy. On the first day
Of the conference the ia panese delayed matters
by not bringing their credentials 70 the morning
meeting. In the afternoon the credentials We're
interchanged and were found mutually salts
factory on the next day. Thursday, August 10,
the japanese demands We're formally placed in
the hands of the Russian representatives. and a
copy of them was Immediately sent to the
Gar
Exactly" interrupted the Busy Man. "and
the Russians on reading them understand. de-
cded IL was all off"
Not so fast" said the Constant Reader. with
a smile. 1t was agreed that the Russians
might wait awhile before returning an answer
In the mean time diplomats have become more
hopeful Of an early peace. 1t is understood that
the japanese demands are fairly moderate. and
that the indemnity mentioned simply
reimbursement 10 cover Japan's cost of the
The Car meanwhile has promised TO call
an assembly of the people. the first OF its kind
since AleXei Achaelovtch summoned the last
zemsky sober in the seventeenth century This
body is to have simply negative control of
legislation, being able only to say yes or no to
the laws drafted by the bureaucrats Riots
and arrests throughout Russia still show the
a free
the verge of revolt. and, for fear the reserves
cannot be trusted. the order calling them out
has been rescinded."
You told me a week ago that the Chinese hoy
colt against American goods was increasing
How do Things stand now?" asked the BUSY
Man.
The situation is still worse" was the reply
Chinese students in all the big cities are urs-
ing their cOuntrymen to shun everything Ameri-
can. and the authorities simply shut their eyes
The boycott has also extended 10 nearby coun-
tries At Bangkok. for instance. three thousand
Chinese telegraphed to their agents in Shanghai
and Hong Kong to ship more American goods
10 Siam. The Chinese say they will fight on unttI
allow them freer access 10 this country
In our last talk you said that England and
Germany seemed to be itching for a fight" re-
marked the Busy Man.
They are still naggng each other" said the
Constant Reader The Kaiser's jealousy has
been further aroused 10y the Anglo French love
feast celebrated this time in England Conse-
quent upon the entertainment of the English
fleet at Brest the French ships were welcomed
al Portsmouth. and the jaclies Of the two ma
tions froliClSed about like brothers at biz
family reunion. Al Cowes King Edward gave
a dinner 10 the French officers and al Lopdop
they We're honored at the GudhalI. The British
-Tsr.
hand, Germany angered France and England
too, by loaning s25000O0 TO the Sultan of
Morocco. thus strengthening her hold on that
corner Of Africa Venezuela has caused Amer
lean interests some alarm by the action Of its
federal court in annulling the concession OF the