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Show RUSSIA WILL NOT PAY INDEMNITY Nevertheless Japan Will Insist Upon All the Demands Presented. Poor Prospects of Peace to Long ai Japan Insists Upon nussla Paying All the Expenses of the War. Portsmouth, N. II. Russia's roply to tho Japancso terms has 'been delivered de-livered by M. Wltto to Ilaron Komura. Tho reply is written, thoro being two toxts ono In French, tho other in English. Upon tho two crucial points, Indemnity and tho cession of the Island ot Sakhalin, tho reply Is an absolute ab-solute non-posslmus. Other points nr decopted as basis for discussion, while others are nccoptcd conditionally. Tho roply Is rather long, becauso In enumerating enu-merating conditions upon which discussion discus-sion Is admlttod, and those on which consideration Is declined, reasons and arguments nro given. Tho Jnpancso plenipotentiaries are oxpectod to ask for an Immedlnto adjournment to examine ex-amine nnd prepare tholr reply. M. Wltto will probably Intimate that the Ilusslnn plenipotentiaries expect tho Japancso to display as much expedition expedi-tion as they (tho Hussions) "have shown In tho preparation of their response" Tho tactics of tho Japanese aro In-scrutablo. In-scrutablo. Thoy hnvo shown through, out tho war their nbtllty to guard their secrets, military, naval and diplomatic, diplo-matic, nnd now not tno romotcst cluo comes from bohlnd their closed doors as to whether thoy nro proparod to make substantial concessions. Silence and secrecy aro their watchwords. But It the conditions as submitted constitute their last word, hope ot peace may bo regarded aa having disappeared dis-appeared If tho feeling reflected In Russian circles Is a truo criterion. And that no substantial concessions on tho main Issues will bo made Is tha belief both In Russian and Japanese circles. |