Milford chronicle., 1905-08-25
THE PRESIDENTS
PEACE PLAN
Suggests Russia Rs-Purchase Part
Of Sakhalin Held by Japan.
THE CzARs REPLY RECEIVED

Rumored That It Is a Refusal and
That She Cannot Yield More With
Dignity and Honor = Presidents
Plan Would Have Both sides Re-
eede Some.
Portsmouth, N. H, Aug. pa long
cable message from St Petersburg,
which is believed to be the Russian
reply, arrived last night and AIr
Whites secretaries, Mr.. Nabukoff and
Mr.. Plancon, Immediately began deci-
phering it.
Considerable excitement was appaT-
ent in the annex where the Russian
headquarters are located. Sheet by
sheet the translation was taken to
Mr.. Whites room The rumoT is that
it is a refusal-a non pOssumus, q |
reiteration of the Russian position |
that she has given ample proof of her |
desire for peace in the articles al /
ready accepted, and that more she |
could not yield with dignity and honor.
No confirmation of the rumOr that /
Russias reply is a negative one can be
obtained, and it must be accepted with
all reserve.
The Associated Press is now in po-
sitfon TO reveal substantially the sug-
gestion of President Roosevelt for
breaking the deadlock in the peace ne
gotiations and rescuing the conference
from failure. His solution would in
geniously permit the satisfaction of the
japanese 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
ceded a foot of territory or paid ko-
pee of war tribute to the victor The
solution is the one which has hereto
fore been described as the natural and
logical compromise Tersely stated, it
consists in an agreement by Russia to
repurchase possession of either all or
half of the Island of Sakhalin now in p.
the military occupation of Japan for
sum the amount of which, if the two
countries cannot agree, shall be de-
eided by some method of arbitration :
hereafter to be determined. The pur- :.
chase money, together with the sum :,
Japan would obtain from the cession ~
of the Chinese Eastern railroad and \
the maintenance of the Russian Pris- =,
Oners in Japan, would, it is estimated
about equal the amount claimed by
Japan on her bill for the cost of the
war. Practically, therefore. the solu- Y
lion offered by the president involves
by Japan upon article five
lthe cession of Salkhalin), and recession VI
Jy Russia upon article nine (indem- II
lity). It seems practically certain, u
hough this cannot be affirmed posi- ."
lively, that the president was able to
1--WE Mr.. Witte substantial assurance
hat Japan would be willing to accept D'
uch compromise. This is apparently Ie
by the authoritative Japa- OH
ese statement in the reply to a ques-
ion as to whether Japan had not de- - -
ided to make substantial concessions: ~
1t all depends upon Russia" ~.
Mr.. ROOseYelt's message to Mr.. Witte - -
nd Baron de Rosen is believed to have ~
cen the result of the interview at ~
yster Bay with Baron Kanelo one of ~
eli AuAS ANO . GAOSC lAACuu5y WuO HIS
,ted as the presidents medium OF ia
with the Toxic govern 00'
ent.
It has been ascertained here that
addition to the presidents commu- Tw
cation to Mr. Witte through Baron
Rosen last Sunday and by mes {
niger, messages directly to Emperor of
cholas have been delivered by Am las
ssadOr Meyer at St Petersburg. but by
official confirmation is obtainable. Yol
le general disposition was to regard hot
e swift and kaleidoscope develop abo
ants as materially frightening the 5Stl
ances Of the success of the presi- s
nt's heroic endeavor to save the wer
ace conference from failure. But it maj
s realized that all as before de- star
lded upon the attitude of Emperor shO
cholas and his advisers. Mr.. Witte. in
is positively stated, personally to Il
ors the solution offered by the
'sident, but he is powerless unless
imperial master gives the word
tn the most intense anxiety that eial
I'd was awaited. 1t spells peace or I,oS
Hun