Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22

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eral invitation to visit the president at
any time and was received as soon ,as ne
arrived at Sagamore Hill. That he was
the bearer of important information is
known. but the nature of his message is
not disclosed He remained with the presi-
dent threelauarters of an hour. At the
conclusion of the conference the baron de-
clined even to discuss his mission. al
though he politely expressed regret at MS
inability to enlighten his interrogators.
Surrounded by half a dozen newspaper
men he talked with apparent frankness, but
his words were not luminous with informa-
| ton. He expressed the opinion, whlch ne
was careful to note was simply his own,
! that Japan had made every concession In
| the conference that "a Victorious power
| could be expected to make and that the
Japanese people would resent any serious
recession Hby the ENJOYS from the position
| they had taken.
| Eol1oUine Baron Kaneko's visit President
Roosevelt had hts acting secretary. Mr..
| Barnes. with him for two hours. In addi-
| tton to the. matter which the baron had
presented to him the president received ana
| considered an accumulation of dispatches
and letters. Late in the, day important
messages were received from Portsmouth,
the responses to which occupied the presi-
dents attention for considerable time.
Not the slightest indication of the char
acter of the correspondence was permitted
TO become public. The president acting as
an intermediary between the two warning
governments, feels that secrecy is even
more incumbent upon him than as though
the matter related wholly to him personally
or to the United States
The president declines either to confirm
or to deny any of the statements made
about the proposition which he submitted
to the Russian ENJOYS through Baror
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Attitude. of Great Britain.
LONDON, Aug 21.-The Associated Press
was informed at the Foreign Office today
that President Roosevelt has not requested
the British government to make represen'
tations. to Japan on the question of peace
The Foreign office thinks IT would be i'm
pertinent for the British government tC
request Japan to modify its demands. Th'
} government believes that these demands
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terms put forward at the eHAnIns or the
conference, Oficlal reports received by
the government from Russia take a gloomy
view of the situation. The members OF
the British cabinet are divided. some takins
hopeful view and others believing that
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Hope at Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 2l.-Ohicials, both govern
mental and diplomatic, apparently are pre-
pairing to lend every assistance to a peace
full settlement OF the negotiations at Ports
mouth.
Pemier Rouvier has suspended his vaoa-
tion in Switzerland for the purpose of at
tending a special cabinet meeting next
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ambassador, will return from. Carload,
Wednesday. for the purpose OF being ready
to exercise every friedly influence in his
power. NJ. Jusserand, the French ambass-
ador at Washington who is spending his
vacation in the country win also return to
| Paris in the middle OF the week '.
| According to the Foreign office, Premier
| Rouviers return has no direct connection
with the peace negotiations However,
II win AFFORD liinn an opportunity to con-
slider the situation at an 'opportune moment
as IT is the expectation that the crisis will
be prolonged beyond the week, while plen-
| ipotentiaries communicate WITH their gov
ernments regarding their Inability to agree
/ Germany to support President.
| BERLIN, Aug. A.-There has been a de-
cided weakening of the confidence felt by
government officials and members Of the
! diplomatic corps that the negotiatops at
| Portsmouth would result in a peace agree
ment, The worst symptom. as it IS looked
at here, is that President Roosevelt should
have found it necessary to again take
action. 1t is pointed out that II the nego-
| tations were proceeding smoothly toward
the desired end. the president would not
have ipterposed, and that he has done so
is considered an indication OF acute ten
sion. One OF the belligerents, IT is said.
invited the president to intervene.
Whatever the president may have done,
however is likely TO be strongly supported
by the German government should outside
| support forward the matter.
Horsethief at BeatrIce.
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