The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-18
INDEMNITY
is THE ISSUE
Peace ENJOYS Have Dodsed
Crucial Point.
EVERYBODY IS AT SEA
Observers al Portsmouth arc Al
Guessing on the Final
Result.
EVERYBODY IS AT SEA

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limitation u Russian power Ia The Car
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IN. Interest bore has rcarhs.i = high
pitch. for Il i f-it that = day ~ two
nor" will tell the tair. n ii.e cpnf~r.
enrr continues over this we,k Il viii
b. taken Ne q fair chance ~ m aFrre.
msnt Tho sucrcss ~ the negotiations
has All along been SAID 60 depend on
The duration of the conference. ani ~
day after day has PASSED without a
break there has BEEN tendency n
interpret II NJ augurlng well for peace.
when. AZ n matter ~ fact. III. ENJOYS
were merely clearing away questions
on which there was little difference
and pilInR up trouble for the day now
NJ hand and for those 20 come.
No one here who Il really wise would
cnre 10 risk much in n prediction n 60
the outcome. The pcssimisiic observer
finds grounds for his attitude In the
fact that Japan has made moderate
demands aud can hardly AFFORD 10 give
way very much. while Russians here
and ne home have loudly declared that
on some points they will never give In.
But this pessimist Is always confront.
ed by the possibilities 81 blum.
The Russian. wishing 20 give as IL.
tie as possible In diplomatic trade.
would likely let II be known by
dozen different channels that he was
firm in his intention 90 cede no terri.
tory and pay no indemnity. The
chance IL always present that II japan
holds 10 her demand for an indemnity
the negotiations might 60 through by
sudden reversal OF Russia's whole at
titude.
II is hard 10 keep n consistent view
Of the situation here. The men who
watch the proceedings and form their
opinion from an intimate knowledge of
the situation I'm the east have been
from the first very frank In express
ing their belief that at this time a
peace treaty is impossible. They came
here with that view and have seen no
reason 10 change II.
Mr.. Sato declares that he Is still ey-
tremely hopeful. Mr.. Witte always
says he is hopeful of peace, but the
members of his suit do not cease to
affirm that on four points they will
never give In