Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
FIVE ARTICLES REMAIN
Status of Peace Farley at
Portsmouth Today.
GABLES ARE KEPT BUSY
FINAL STRUGGLE OF THE CON-
TENTION CLOSE AT HAND.
Both Sides Maintain Close Touch With
Their Respective Governments-
Detail of Proceedings.

The peace plenpotentiaries adjourned for
luncheon at 1:3o, having spent the entire
morning discussing article number nine
which. II is believed. includes the question
of Japan's reimbursement for the cost of
the war. No agreement was reached and
the commissioners temporarily laid it
- aside and proceeded TO discuss the article
following.
The official statement of the proceedings
follows;
AT the morning session of the confer
ence OF August II the plenipotentiaries dis
cussed article nine. Not being able to re.ch
an unanimous decision the conference de-
cided to record the divergence of Views
and proceeded to the discussion OF the
following article. The conference recessed
until o'clock"
The morning discussion developed an alb
solute impasse. Both sides were obdurate
Neither would bulge nor yield an inch.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August 1.-THE
peace conference began at $50 o'clock this
60 morning. The ENJOYS were served with
breakfast at the naval stores building pre-
cedng the session.
The plenipotentiaries, who have alter
nately sweltered and been chilled, shivered
and been soaked, seemed in fine spirits
when they started away from the hotel to-
day.
Most of the Japanese mission were so
busy in preparing cables last night that
they were in consequence a little behind
he regular hour in getting down stairs
this morning. 1t close to $50 before
Mr. Takahira, followed by Baron Komura
and Mr. Sato came down to the veranda
and received the usual respectful greeting
from the guests who invariably gather to
them off
, The Russian enjoys were half way TO the
navy yard when the japanese set out.
Five articles of the possible treaty of
Washington remained to be considered
when the peace plenipotentiaries resumed
their session at the navy yard this morn
ing; Sakhalin, upon which il had been i'm
possible TO agree and which had been pass
cd over; indemnity, limitation upon Rus
sIas sea power, the surrender of the in
termed warships and the grant of fishing
rights on the littoral of the maritime prov
inCeS.
War Remuneration Up Today.
Remuneration for the cost of the war,
II is believed, is number nine the first
article to come up today. How far it will
be threshed out before it is passed over"
is problematicaL Fishing rights Russia
VIII yield. There only remain limitation
upon Russia's sea power and the sur
render of the interued warships
The hnal struggle is close at hand and
Preparations are being made for it. When
the remaining points of possible agree
rNent are demonstrated an adjournment
Will be taken, probably until Monday
when the Plenipotentiaries will show
their last cards.
The Japanese are in the closest touch
lfFgt HOY .l~l Iy...
Tokyo advised of every development of
the proceedings. 1t was o'clock this
morning when last nights stream of ca
bles TO Japan was completed.
Weather and Peace Sentiment.
The weather since the arrival of the
plenipotentiaries has strangely followed
the prevailing sentiment as to the out
come Today was bright and CHEEKY. The
sun shone gloriousIy. 1t was another page
out of the wonderful weather book to
which New England has treated her dis
tinguished foreign guests. Last week the
heat was unbearable. and the pIenipoten-
tlarleS were teSty and angry
Saturday was cold and dreary and il
looked as If a storm would break. But it
did not, and the fear that negotiations
might be broken off when the meeting
occurred IN the afternoon after the pre-
sentation OF the Russian reply was hap
PLY aVerted. Sunday was fair and bright.
Tuesday II stormcd, and in the confer
EuSITmouQtahle r.
rter appeared--the CeSSiCn of Sakhalin.
Yesterday afternoon the weather cleared
and the plenipotsntiaries while returning
to the hotel were treated to the sight of
a glorious New England sunset.
Natural Line of Compromise.
The natural line of compromise on the
two main issues between the peace pleni-
pctontiar:es comes out more and more
clearly-Russia to yield SaghaIin to the
,,fr,t,- Of To-, Mo
not to fortify the island or use it for mill
tary or strategic purposes, and to allow
equal fishing and commerc al opportunities
To the citizens of both countries; and Japan
to forego remuneration for The cost OF the
war, and to take instead such incidental
monetary compensation as she viii obtain
from the transfer Of the Liaotung and Port
Arthur leases, the Chinese Eastern railroad
and repayment for the maintenance of the
100000 Russian pr soners
Such arrangement regarding Saghalin
might solve the problem so far as article
five is concerned. The Russians. while ad-
mitting that the island is OF little value
to them commercially, or from military
standpoint with Japan controlling the en-
frances to the of Japan. nevertheless
insist most strenuously that its military
possession by Japan would constitute a con-
stant threat against their maritime prov
inces 1t is only separated from the main
land by the narrow straits of Tartary.
1t could never be used by Russia for ag-
gressive purposes, but if in the unrestricted
possession of Japan could be at any time
used to concentrate an army for landing
on the AsiatiC coast. In winter the straits
are frozen and an army could cross on the
Ice. In summer ii would he only matter
OF hours in boats With Japan able to
operate from northern Korea by crossing
the Tumen river. the Russian maritime
provinces and Nladivostok would be sub
ject to attack from two fronts.
Komura Donation for School at Seattle
SEATTLE. Wash, August IT.-President
c. T. Takahash of the Seattle Japanese
Association yesterday received $500 from
Baron Ko.nUra donated by the baron 10
the Japanese school OF this city. The course
of the school consists principally of Jara-
nese language and literature.
Noted Golfer Dead.