Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-08-23
POWERS MUST YIELD
IF THERE Be PEACE
Russians Declare They Will Not
Accept Japan's Terms.
JAPANESE ARE STANDING PAT

No Answer Received from Gar to
President Roosevelt's Proposition.
Protocols Not Yet Ready.
Portsmouth, N. H., August 22.-An-
other glimmer of hope. The meeting
of the peace plenipotentiaries which
was to have been held this afternoon
has been postponed until tomorrow
morning at 9:15 The official reason
assigned for this change of program
was that the secretaries had not yet
| completed the work of drafting the
protocols for submission for the sigma
| lures of the plenipotentiaries This is
true, but there is more potent reason
M. Witte has not yet received the
final word from ST. Petersburg. I'll
was expected this morning. 1t did not
come, and therefore with M. Whites
authorization Mr.. Placon, who was
hard at work upon the Russian proto
col, went to Mr. Sato, the JapaneseI
secretary, and suggested the postpone
ment Baron KOmura approved, and
the announcement was issued,
AS the situation now stands, M.
Witte could not, if he would cede or
compromise on article (Sakhalin) or|
| article Indemnity. The instructions
| given him by the emperor before he]
left st. Petersburg precluded the pos
sibility of either, AMI it was stated
| m hat nm to tho nrnCpnt hOur pvp1v mos
| sage he has received, indirectly or di-
rectly from his emperor, shows no sign
| of any change of mind. And from the
| private advices the advisers whom the
| emperor is consulting seem practical
ly unanimous in support of the view
that further concessions are inconsist-
ent with Russia's dignity and hon,
or" AMI that unless Japan is prepared
TO yield something substantial not up
on articles 10 or IL, but upon articles
and 8, it is better to continue the
war
Although it seems to be hoping
against hope, there is still a possibili-
| ty that the emperor will take Pesi-
dent Roosevelt's advice and take the
only step which the president thinks
can save the conference from ship
| wreck The presidents suggestion is
not general and vague, but quite con
crete. If it is finally rejected, it is
said, not to involve specific answer
but NJ. Witte is anxious that the en-
| peror shall have full time to deliberate
and the aJpanese have no desire tC
force the issue They will welcome a
| few days delay If the delay keeps the
door of peace open. There is a strong
intimation that the japanese are pre-
| pared to make a proposition when the
| conference reassembles, but there is
nothing to Indicate that they are pre-
| pared to recede on either articles or
| 9. Articles 10 and II they might
forego but that would hardly bring
peace nearer. Five and nine remaip
now as at the beginning, the seem
| ingly insurmountable obstacles to
peace. Article 10 of Japan's demands
! provides that the Russion warships in
termed in neutral ports shall be turned
/
the limitation of Russias naval pow
er in the Far East.
Secret Conference at Navy Yard.
At l o'clock today personal repre-
sentative Of President Roosevelt was
closeted with M. Witte and Baron De
Rosen in the naval general stores al
the navy yard. The appointment for
the conference was made through Sec
retary Pierce last night 1t is not yet
yet known who the Representatives of
the president is.
This sensation is yet unknown at
the Wentworth. Since 1890 the CORE
spondents have been waiting on the
veranda of NJ Whites apartments.
where he had an appointment to meet
them at that hour to be photographed
with them. They awaited his coming
for half an hour AMI then dispersed
and everyone is wondering where NJ.
Witte is and whether he forgot his
engagement.
The conference is supposed to have
been begun about 1890. M Witte
and Baron DeRosen left the hotel this
morning in an automobile supposedly
for a ride. Mr.. Pierce has not been
/ at the hotel since this morning, and
it is supposed he is also at the navy
yard, where he may have received the
| presidents representative and present.
ed him to the plenipotentiaries.
} The great care had been taken to
prevent the fact of the secret meet.
ing from being made public 1t had
been intimate1 that Mr. Witte and
7 Baron DeRosen had gone to York har
Dor for ride.
The true reason for the postpone
ment of todays session of the confer.
ence is now apparent.
The President Hard at Work.
Oyster Bay, August 22.-While Pres