Show FRANCE EXPECTED PEACE News From Portsmouth Gladly Re Received Received In Paris ParIs Aug The Unwavering 1 conviction of that President I noble initiative would culminate in peace ha has received It its ro re reward ward The news of the successful termination of the tho conference at Ports Portsmouth Portsmouth mouth Was first made made known through the tho Associated Pes Press I produce produce a profound Impression when i ft was communicated t to the rs of the corps and the the high officials of time the government who ho unanimously expressed ed the tho kenet keenest ton that the heavy strain and sat anxiety had been I ben removed and Pr I persistency I Wa was general generally considered to have been the man main factor In bringing about the happy results American Russian and l French rench of displayed while Japanese dIplomats maintained their usual Imperturbability regarding regarding th the event a as a thing tha that lad had been heen ox ex Al All however rejoiced that the tho disastrous war had been brought blought to toa toa a a close with undoubted benefit not only to Russia and Japa JaDan but to the whole world orld Surprise for Diplomats Diplomats Considerable surprie surprise was shown shon among diplomats that that the In Japanese iad ad surrendered s so corn com completely relative to the question of In on which they hitherto had held so firm Theil Their acton action In tUt thus making enormous sacrifice much I It was known that both belligerents d desired ponce but that hat In order to their na na self respect t they did not wish to exhibit signs of wavering There WAS therefore in tense Intense surprise when I it was announce that the JaPanese had given ghen up their fundamental claims clais Count Cassini former Russian am at Washington whO arrived from St Petersburg lat last night e cx presed pressed his pleasure on receipt of the Ule information but to grant an daughter interview owing to th the sIckness of his Premier Pleased They news was com communicated to Premier at the foreign forein of lIce and the premier while not de departing parting from his determination to re fuse to enter into the details of diplo matic questions gave expression to his appreciation or of the resul result which President Roosevelt had attained In terminating the ar arThe The military clubs received the In the evening i As to the news arrived after the of the lat last eklon edition or of the te eVen pu I ing newspapers I it I dl did not receive widespread spread circulation nm among ng the public An inkling of i It however leake leaked out late In the evening when whon I it became the absorbing theme of con conversation In ill tIme the clubs and cafes and I on the streets |