The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01

Portsmouth. n. II Aug. 29.-TOdsy
Baron Konura, acting upon i2struc-
lions received from Toxic as q resMt
CT Mondays meeting Of the cabinet
and ''elder statesman" under the di'
rect presidency Of the emperor Of Jap
aa, will submit to Mr.. Witte Few
basis Of ccmpromiss. and that COM
promise, it is firmly belieYed, wild in
sure peace.
The reve alton contained IN an AS
soOlated Press exclusive announce
ment Monday, that japan had already
Informed Emperor Nicholas through
Ambassador Meyer, tina. Japan was
ready to wave the question CT inlcm-
nifty and submit the price to be paid
for the northern half q Salihalin 10
the judgement Of q mixed commission
but prepared the way for Jlpans
baclldOwn upon the main issue.
sencation CT the bay.
The announcement was the senGa.
ton Of The DAY Monday. II met with
denials high and low. Il vas deota"od
to be impossible, incredible The Jap
anese declined to admit 1t and the Rus
SLAMS said they had no confirmation.
Mr.. Wiue iptimated strongly that St,
Petersburg had not appraI ed him CT
any such action by the president.
There was even p disposition to rid
ieule the idea Of avbitrating the price
of half Of the island. Nevertheless, on
all hands It was admitted II Japan
took this position the ground was
cut out from under Empe~o Nicholas.
Ar. White, by consummate skill IN
ooQceding 81, the demands Of Japan
involving the real issues OF war had
manOeuverel his sdvers, vries into
Position where, unless they abandoned
the claim for indemnity, they could be
held responsible Cor continuing the
war fer money.
Shift the Burden.
The Japanese, By foregoing the do
mand for Indemnity, practically turn
the tables upon Russia anJ shift the
burden back ID her shoulders ii she
does not consent to submit 2 minor
issue TO the imperial judgement Of
tribunal. Nj. Wit.e publicly dissents
vigorously from the proposition aud
there will sHll be q struggle wlJa
Peterhof, but if japan today agrns5
to formally renouuce all GkEirrs for
direct or Indirect compensation of The
expenses of the WA, the OIg Stumbling
block to peace rs cut Of The way.
Everything will depe-c upon the
form in w!Gch the PROPOSED Is sub
INFUSED. Should the tSnUnciaai,5n be So
coupled with the other proposition
that Russia could claim II was only a
disguised demand cor tri5vre, the gulf
nlght only be narrowed, not bridged.
All the prftSte adyices tAaS reach the
Russian mission from st. Petersburg
indicate that the military aTty IS bel
Ecose, inststent That Linevitch re
given q CHARGE and that negotiations
be broken off
CIR. White feels the pressure Of tils
sentiment, and as a man of ambition,
ne may not feel that he can afford
90 leave himself open to the charge
that he is temporizing with the sit
Nation. He has power under his In
structions to reject, out of hand, any
proposition involving the payment OF
tribute. He need not consult his m
perfa1 master He is a man of IN
spiration ard he is quite capable If
the Japanese proposition savors still
of blood rooney" to refuse even 10
accept It for transmission to st. Pc
tersburg.
But such a stroke Is not expected.
Mr.. WHITE knows that public opinion
both IN America end in Europe 80
we'll as IN Russia. would condemn MIN
If he broke off the negotiations just
as the wa was opened for pos
sible accord