Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-23
ALL DEPENDS
ON RUSSIA
Japanese Are Willing to Offer
Compromise Suggested by
the President
M. WITTE FAvORS IT
But Must Wait for Further Word From
Emperor Nicholas Before Giving
the Final Answer.

tension are the words that shouId h.
used to describe the situation befort
the peace ENJOYS met this morning
Ihefe were evidences of much excite
ment in both camps, as the chiefs and
attaches made their preparations.
were the issue to go to a complete
show down of hands, a rupture is Ger
tain, since the long cablegram of in.
structions which M. Witte received
from his government last night would
not permit him to accept the compro-
mise which, it was said the Japanese
were prepared to offer this morning. as
the result of President Roosevelt's
heroic endeavors to save the confer
ence from wreck. But the cablegram
from st. Petersburg was sent before
M. W1tte had communicated to En-
peror Nicholas the contents of the
communication from President Roose-
welt, delivered to him yesterday after
noon at the navy yard. Hence, it is
not necessarily to be accepted as .he
Emperor's last word and M. WItte
went to the conference prepared 10
spar for time"
Almost to a man, the members of
the RUSSIAN mission would personally
favor the compromise suggested bv
President Roosevelt, but they are
powerless. If Emperor Nicholas and
his advisors stand firm, the Russians
realize that turn of events has taken
place that will put their country in
d1ficult position if a rupture comes
now. Japan will stand before The
world as not implacable but as ready
TO accept compromise on the two
issues and "by arrangement" to prac-
tlcally yield in whole or in part ar
ticle (the cession of Sakhalin) white
obtaining in substance if not in form.
article nine Indemnity Should
Russia refuse this solution. Which will
enable her to maintain quite correctly
that she ceded neither territory nor
paid war tribute, they believe nothing
can prevent the worlds verdict flom |
being against them.
President Roosevelt's Solution of the
Problem.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. %. = The |
Associated Press In now in position
to reveal substantially the suggestion
of President Roosevelt for breaking
the existing deadlock in the peace me-
gotiations and rescuing the conference
from failure. His solution would in
geniously permit the satisfaction of
Japan's demands for reimbursement
for the cost of the war and at the same
time enable Russia to face the world
with the declaration that she had not
ceeded a foot of territory or paid a ko-
peck of war tribute to the victor. The
solution is one which has heretofore
been described in the Associated Press
as the natural and logical
Tersely stated it consists
in an agreement by Russia to repur-
chase possession of either all or half
the island of Sakhalin, now in the mil ]
itary occupation of Japan, for a sum. I
the amount of which, if the two coun-
tries cannot agree, shall be decided by 5
some method Together with the sum
Japan would obtain from the cession of ,
The Chinese Eastern Railroad and the
of Russian prisoners in
Japan, it would, it is estimated, about
her bill for the cost of the war. Pos
sibly therefore, the solution offered by !
he president involves recession by ia s
pan from article five (the cession of +
Sakhalin) and the recession by Russia .
rom article nine Indemnity. 1t
seems practically certain that the pres
dent was able to give M. Witte sub 7
stantial assurance that Japan would
De willing to accept such compro-
Mise. This is apparently supported
,y tne authoritative Japanese state l
nent made to the Associated Press
asst night in reply to question wheth-
n Japan or rot had decided to sub
'tantial concession5:
"It all depends upon Russia"
Messenger Returns From
Portsmouth.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 23.-J. w. Nc
rev, one of the White House stenog-
aphers, who yesterday was at Ports t
mouth on a mission for President |
Roosevelt in connection with the peace =
conference, returned to oyster Bay to-
lay. Whether he brought communi-
.ation from the Russian envoys could
lot be ascertained.
President Roosevelt Very Much in =
Earnest. :
Portsmouth, Aug. 23.-An Associat- /,
ID Press cablegram from st. Peters O
urg announcing that Mr.. Meyer, the c
american ambassador, had an audi
nee with the Emperor at Peterhoff c
his morning, IS considered here as \
me of the most hopeful signs thus far Il
developed in connection with the pres v
dents efforts to bring the belliger- Il