Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-25
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Awaiting Resultof ofPresident's
Correspondence
WITH BOTH EMPER0RS
NO ADDITIONAL LIGHT THROWN
ON THE SUBJECT TODAY.
Another Adjournment is Expected If
Nothing Decisive is Known at
Tomorrow's Meeting.
WITH BOTH EMPER0RS


between President Roosevelt and Emperor
Nicholas, and believed to be also going
on between the head of the United
States government and Tokyo. NJ. Witte
privately makes no conceaiment of the fact
that for the present his task Is ended. He
has gone as far as he can without his en-
peror's consent.
There is no additional light to show ex-
actly what the President Is doing. Should
no final result be achieved, or no final def
mite instructions be received today or to-
morrow morning, pretext will be found to-
morrow for the adjournment of the confer
ence until Monday or Tuesday.
The comedy of a meeting will be enacted
and the postponement arrangement to give
the men In whose hands lies the fate Of the
negotiations time to make up their minds.
Will Be Productive Of Good.
Whether the conference results in a treaty
or not. 1t will have been productive Of great
good, leaving only the question Of money
between the belligerents-a question which
could be solved at any time. 1t Is for the
reason that the Issue has narrowed down
simply to q question of money that the
optimists persist in believing that the con-
ference will not fail.
They argue that the proposition that the
tries, which would soon more than cover
the amount In dispute, Is 80 palpable that
1t cannot prove an eventual bar.
Better, they argue, for Japan, with the
principles settled in her favor, to forego
entirely the money payment than to pro-
long the war indefinitely at the cost of mil
lions with no absolute certainty of receiv-
ing any money at the end, no matter how
successful her arms might be.
The Real Issue.
A prominent parsonage connected Yith
one of the missions said this morning:
The real issue is too small to prevent an
accord I believe there will be a treaty.
Both countries want peace and with only
a question of money between them it Is
impossible to believe they will not realize
the profit to both in compromise which
will end the war. Should the plenipoten-
tiaries actually separate al Portsmouth l
shall not abandon hope. Until the plent-
potentiaries have actually left the country
the Russians from New York and the
japanese from San Francisco. 1 will not
believe this now utterly senseless war is
destined to go on.
Baron de Rosen, who spent last night
at Magnolia, returned to Portsmouth to-
day. NJ Witte was busy with his corre-
spondence early in the day, and Mr.. Taxa
hira, who did moi go to Manchester with
Baron Komura, also kept closely In his
apartments. 1t is presumed he remained
with Mr.. Roosevelt In case of necessity.
Russians Express Surprise.
The Russians continue to express their
surprise at the support given the japanese
cause IN America. They contend from the
standpoint of international politics that
Japan's influence in the Pacific constitutes
great danger to Americas commercial
and trade development westward.
America" said prominent Russian per-
sonage, lis making the same mistake Rus
sia did in regard to Prussia. We helped to
lift Prussia from the position of a vassal
state to that of a great power, to transform
her into the German empire. Now she
obliges to keep about 1000. 600 troops to
guard our frontier. In the same way amer
lea has been and is now helping Japan.
hardly yet appreciatng what is to come.
Japan's dream is TO free Asia from Euro
pean or --merican influences. To do so she
must hold the outlying islands strung down
the Chinese coast The Philippines will be
first necessity of the new japanese empire.
Even as far south as Australia her am
bitions may extend"
japanese Off to Inspect Mills.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H, August 25-Baron
KomuId and four members of the Japanese
peace mission left Portsmouth for Manches-
ter, N H.. today to visit the extensive cot
ton mills in that city. Mr.. Takahiro, who
was 10 have made the trip, did not 60
The party will return from Nachest II to-
night
Rosen Visited Summer Home.
MAGNOLIA, Mass, August 25.-Baron de
Rosen, who came down from Portsmouth
yesterday afternoon TO spend a few hours
with his family. left this morning on the
train at S-5T clock.
Japan's Demand Unalterable.
TOKYO. August 25.--The Associated
Press correspondent has reason to believe
that nothing that has occurred at Ports
mouth will change the attitude of the Jap
anese government. While the foreign Of
flee maintains its usual reticence and the
officials decline to talk for publication, the
demand for an adequate indemnity remains
unalterable.
MANCHESTER, N. H.. August 25.-The
train from Portsmouth, to which was at
tached the special car of members of the
japanese peace delegation. arrived in this
city at 1918 The visitors did not alight
at the station, but waited until their car
had been switched onto other tracks and
ran directly into the yard of the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company. There the party
came out and Immediately began a tour of
the big mills of the corporation.
A large crowd received the envoys with
cheers at the station. Gov. McLane, State
Railroad Commissioner Henry NJ. Putney.
Councillor Charles III. Floyd of Manchester
mittee who had boarded the train at East
Manchester. were joined in the visitors
car at the station by delegation of mill
men. All parts OF the plant, which employs
1.0o0 hands. were looked over.
At noon the visitors were given banquet
at the Derryfield Club as the special guests
of Herman F. Straw. agent of the mill cor
poration This afternoon the visitors were
shown about the city.
Conference at Tokyo.
TOKYO, August 25.-Following the receipt
of a cabegram from Baron Komura, Pre-
mier Katsura and Secretary General of
Affairs Chinda, called Marquis Ito into a
lengthy conference. 1t Is believed that
important developments. are Forthcoming.
Premier Katsura is receiving hundreds of
letters, kilograms and memorials urging in
sistence on the japanese terms.