Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
ARM|ST|CE TABOOEO
Japanese ENJOYS Not to Make
Any Move.
AWAIT CONFERENCE
MATTER CAN THEN BE TAKEN
UP FORMALLY.
Will Then Probably Strenuously OPP
pose Any Tentative Proposition by
the Russian Plenipotentiaries.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. July 2S.-The japanese peace
envoys. Baron Komura and Minister Taxa
hira, quartered at the Waldorf-Astoria
have decided that there shall be no move
for an armistice between Russia and Japan
until the peace commissioners of the two
countries meet at Portsmouth. 1t was
pretty definitely learned today that the
Japanese peace ENJOYS, who represent the
sentiment of their home government, do
not want an armstice and will probably
oppose any move for one made by the Rus
sian commissioners unless they are per-
mitted practically to dictate the terms and
TO name a limit less elastic than the con-
tinuance of the Portsmouth conference.
The Japanese plenipotentiaries feel that
an armistice would initiate materially
against the success Of President Roosevelt S
plan to bring about peace; that under it's
government would be less anxious to reach
settlement, and would doubtless be in q
less plastic mood, which would either bring
the conference to nothing else would
make the terms of any treaty which might
be reached less satisfactory to the Japa-
nese than they feel they have a right to
after their long chain of victories.
Talked With President.
The subject of an armistice, 1t was learn
ed today, was touched upon only lightly or
not at all during the visit of Baron Komura
and Minister Takahira to President Roose-
welt at Oyster Bay yesterday. The Presi-
dent, il is known. strongly desires a ces-
sation of hostilities, to take effect at once
and to continue throughout the negotia-
tions at Portsmouth, which may last for
several weeks. Mr.. Roosevelt feels how
ever. that ne is not in a position to urge
anything so radical upon the diplomats
and that he may only indirectly express
his wishes in the matter
There We're other callers at Sycamore
Hill yesterday and the two ENJOYS and
Mr. Roosevelt had only a short time to-
gether. Under the stern formality OF dip
lomaUc etiquette it was practically I'M
possible that the japanese terms OF the
feeling of the japanese government as to
an armiStIce should come up for discussion.
Baron Komura and Minister Takahira
have daily held long conferences at The
Waldorf.
They returned from Oyster Bay last
night In private parlor car and continued
to the President, this morning. when Mr.
Takahira spent some time in the baron )
apartments. As a result the ENJOYS have de-
cided that as far as the japanese delega-
ton is concerned the question will not
come up until the two delegations have
met at Portsmouth and the credentials of
each have been examined and found ac-
ceptable to the other.
From now on until the arrival of the
Russian envOys quietneSs will reign
about the baron's headquarters. Neither
of the ENJOYS, il was said would leave
the city again until August 5-the date
set for the formal meeting of the two
commissions at oyster Bay. Each party
will be taken to the place of meeting
on warship, and the formal introduce
tiOn itself viii take place on the Presi-
dents yacht Maytlower. which will be
anchored OFF Sycamore Hill