The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-01
ANOTHER RECESS TAKEN.
Peace ENJOYS Still Hold Together in
Hope Of REACHING Agreement.
Hangs by Slender Thread.

A special from Portsmouth says
Az Indicated in previous dispatches
there was no rupture In the peace
negotiations Saturday.
Peace is by no means assured, but
an important crisis has been tided over
and the fat that the Hfe Of the con
ference has been prolonged adds ma.
terially to the chances OF a favorable
Issue
According to the Russian version 1t
was japan end not Russia which weak.
cned Saturday afternoon. Mr. W:tto
publicly announced after the sitting
thai Il was Baron KOmura who asked
for an adjournment until Monday, In
order TO have time 10 submit a new
proposition.
Yet, II is known that Mr.. Wlttc has
received instructions sent after the
presidents interceHslon at PcteTbOi,
through Ambassador Meyer, 10 agree
to the division Of SakhalIn and to
permit liberal compensation for the
Russian prisoners OF war and the ces.
sion OF the Chinese Esstcrn railroad,
but TO continue absolutely TO refuse
to pay war tribute under any guise.
This was described az Russla's "u
timatum," leaving over the same old
question Of money the stumbling blOcl;
to an agreement.
In the regular course Of procedure
after the presentation OF tho Japan.
csc compromise proposition on Wed.
neBday, the diplomatic move passed 10
Russia and Il was Mr. Whites turn nat.
orally TO present the counter proposi.
ton OF his government. II nc succeed.
cd, AZ ls intlmatcd, In Withholding
his card and forcing the japanese 20
play again. no undoubtedly gained a
point In the game.
But no adequate account Of the pro.
eeedings at Saturdays meeting Is
forthcoming. The plenipOtCntlarios by
agreement excluded the secretaries.
There were no minutes. There Is no
record. This in Itself Is extremely
Significant Whom men who arc flghting
desperate battle lock themselves IN
room alone, II Ia the best evidence
that they nIe terribly in earnest. II
IL q hopeful sign.
Emperor Nicholas response to Mr..
Meyer and his instructions to Mr..
Witte is regarded as his last word 10
far az indemnity In concerned. Com.
promise by which Japan Can secure a
comparatively moderate sum Of money
O. still open.
Sunday Conference.
The life OF tho peace conference
Sunday seemed TO hang by n thread.
At 10 o'clock Sunday night. after a
conference lasting threC-quarters OF a..
hour, between Mr.. TakRhira and MIR.
Witte, In tho latter's room In the no.
tel annex, the announcement Of a
postponem ent was made, Mr., Witte ok.
piained that Mr.. Takahira had told
him that TO new Instructions had
roached him from Toxic and fearing
mono might be received before the
meeting scheduled for Monday after.
noon, he had suggested the proprlety
Of postponlnR the meeting until Tues.
day. To this Mr. Wtte said he had
readily asacnted. Mr.. TakAlriTR made
the following statement:
"Inasmuch an this conference was
Initiated by the friendly ofiCes OF your
president. after consultation we felt
that we should be cautious about ter.
|mlBatlnK It's laboTs."
Pressed ~ to whether he regarded
the situation as hopeless, MT TakRhirH
said mo. not hopeless, but almOsI
hopeless"
There is persistent rumor that
President Roosevelt has made another
appeal To Japan.
Significant Meeting In Toxic.
A Toxic dispatch Of Sunday says: \
specially summoned council Of the cab.
inet and elder statesmen ls now in
session discussing the latest final
phase OF he peace conference at
Portsmouth.