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Show RUSSIA WILL NOT MT INDEMNITY Nevertheless Japan Will Insist Upon All the Demands Presented. Poor Prospects of Peace so Long at Japan Insists Upon Russia Paying All tho Expenses of the War. Portsmouth, N. 11. Russia's reply to tho Japanese terms has been delivered de-livered by M. Wltto to Uaron Komurn. Tho reply Is written, there being two texts ono In French, tho other In English. Upon tho two crucial points, Indemnity nnd tho cession of the Island of Sakhalin, tho reply is nn nb-Boluto nb-Boluto non-posslmus. Other points are accepted as basis for discussion, whlla others nro accepted conditionally. Tho reply Is rather long, becauso In enumerating enu-merating conditions upon which discussion discus-sion Is admitted, nnd thoso on which consideration Is declined, reasons anil nrguments nro given. Tho Japanese plenipotentiaries aro expected to ask for an lmmcdlato adjournment to examine ex-amine nnd prcparo their reply. M Wltto will probably Intlmnto that the Husslan plenipotentiaries expect the Japancso to display ns much expcdl tlon as they (tho ItiiBslans) "hnve shown In tho preparation of thoir response." re-sponse." Tho tactics of tho Japancso nro Inscrutable In-scrutable Thoy havo shown through out tho war their ability to guard their socrets, military, naval and diplomatic, diplo-matic, nnd now not tno remotest clua comes from behind their closed doors ns to whether thoy aro proparod tc mako substantial concessions. Silence and secrecy nro thoir watchwords. Ilut If tho conditions as submitted constitute their lost word, hopo ol poaco may bo regarded as having disappeared dis-appeared if tho feeling reflected In Russian circles is a truo criterion. And thnt no substantial concession on tho main Ibbucs will bo mado Is th belief both In Russian and Japancsa circles. |