Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-17

Portsmouth. Aug. t7.-The pros.
poets of peace We're distinctly brighter
last night. The plonipoten'iarics
are nborins with a seriousness and
earnestness which leaves not the
slightest doubt that both are anxious
TO conclude a treaty, Though the
main points remain to be contested
and the plenipotentaries of each side
speak as though the conference would
90 to pieces unless the other side gives
way, the spirit of compromise is in
the air
When he returned to the hotel last
night. NJ. Wiito who was tired out
with his hard days work, said:
81 am doing ali can for peace.
OF the eight articles We have already
considered I have Yielded seven. No
ether statesman in Russia would have
dared TO do so much. and have done
what have done upon my own re-
sponsibility"
Crisis Comes Monday
From an authoritative source it is
now possible to forecast with fair
degree of accuracy that the crisis will
come on next Monday Articles and
s. dealing with the fate of the Chinese
Eastern railroad. having been dispos-
ed of yesterday, there remains in ad-
Gition to the cession of Sakhaln,
which was passed over the question
of indemnity which comes up today as
| article 9. the limitation Of Russia's
rover in the far east. the surrender
of the informed warships and the
grant to Japan of fishing rights on
the ittoral north of Vladivostock. 10
all except the latter Russia will agree,
but negative answer has been re-
turned absolutely, in the cases of in
Gemnitv and Sakhalin. Perhaps both
the others may be modified and ac-
cepted by NJ. White in order to
STRENGTHEN his position in insisting
upon a concession from Japan regard
mo it's demands of an indemnity and
Sakhalin.
Before yielding on either Of the lat
ter it can be regarded as "ractlcal'y
certain that NJ White would consult
the emperor.
The exchange of views On the tve
remaining articles is expected TO De
completed on Friday or SATURDAY
morning at the latest. The plenlpo-
tentiaries will then adjourn until
Monday. when their last cards VIII
hc thrown on the table. If there is 10
be anv bargaining it will come hen'
and suddenly the conference Will DE
over or peace will be assured. me
Observation-Disclosures will come together
with protocols drawn up to sign ana
mart or remain for the elaboration OF
the "treaty of Washington
Articles 7 and Disposed OF.
Articles and s were disposed OF
Yesterday. the former Sin prlnclpie'
tho latter unanimously" according u
the official bulletins. Article pro
,;dos for the cession to China OF the
,.ronch Of the Chinese Eastern ran
rooa running south from Hardin t.
Port Arthur and Dalny and WIN
branch line connecting at Ne"
o,, with the -Hai-Kwan
Tien-Tsin road
puee;a surrenders Manchur'a.
, Erou both sides the Associate
, pross ie informed that the acceptance
f .in principle" of article only '''',''''
t that certain points rem@in to be eau
? GRATED. not that dispute sun eA''' ,
Put this may possibly be only j COZ
venient method of postponlAS ""''
: the final struggle the accep'a''S y
an article which would be used N III
e ultimate compromise. Russia Wy ~
accentance of thest two ar'icie' =
G oonnoot;on with articles 2. 3. anu
o e,,nnondars every vestige of her rlsh
II in Nanchuria. It opens the oooi " -
warm.water, ice-free port upon VIM
,e che lavished her millions anu ie,"''
m ,n,v a commercial road the INK !
,e tho railroad connecting her ho''fe :
Ia ..aao.eions with the maritime pro
20 ;.ooc unon the Pacific. me ris
- me- . no1;ce IT with Russian trool
Of :, ~ and it's protection will becoh
as tho duty CT China. The Chinese has
rs own road is T-shaped. The stem u
from Hardin south. Ihe 10Y A ~
IA from the station Manchuria-o nnac
ID to poggranitchnia, where II oo Irsur
he y, with the government-ov1n'eda ou us 'of
he ,oad to the coast. It was this a'a ns1
which, more than anything else' paw