Show WOULD BE SATISFACTORY Russia Will Make Peace if Indemnity Is Waived St Aug 29 31 a m The Ass Press dispatch from f Portsmouth declaring that President Roosevelt was authorized several days ago on behalf of Japan to waive aU aIr claim for In indemnity or reimbursement for the cost of the war and to cede back to Russia the northern half ot of ft thE Island of Sakhalin leaving the f price of It to the arbi arbitration of a mixed commission WitS was received too late here last night to reach the general public but its sig signIficance significance was Instantly recognized In Inthe inthe the quarters when It became known There Is avery overy rC reason to believe judging from the expressions r persistently given out by the foreign office since thE begInning of the ne negotiations ne at Portsmouth that this proposItion by apan to waIve the ot of Indemnity goe goes far toward th the lat last and to official explanations the only stumbling Nock In th the wa of peace Wh h Japan Must Do DoThe DoThe The ba has sid said thal every disputed poInt betwee between Russia Russia ad adI and J I with the exceptIon 0 of payment of indemnity had practically been ar arranged arranged ranged on a hauls bast satisfactory to both id s but Russia Russ would never pay an Indemnity I It the latest pro po ls of Japan mean that she waives nil l claims t to indemnity of any kin kinq q description giving iving Up al all Idea or of for the expenses of the war wal In any I guise whatever and In place thereof Is prepared to accept for the restoration to Rusia Russia of the north northern rr hal half ot of Sakhalin a redemption tIon price to be e fixed b by an unbiased commission thi this price to be determined upon upon by the actual value of of the and not to take Into Japans war or to carry carr a concealed Indemnity to Japan there Is reason for forthe forthe the assertion that In all probability Japans proposal was nev never r understood h ra In thIs thin Wn way and for tor the deduc deductIon deduction tIon a to the statement that he block biek to peace can be removed and peace remove t re to e n o promis lug ng ba basIor l tor t the e cn luJO or of the n i |