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Show TREATY NOW BEING POT INTO SHAPE News of the Concluton of Peace Received Re-ceived In Rustla With Little Con. cern Why Japanese Waived Indemnity. St. Petersburg. The news of tho successful completion of the preliminary prelim-inary negotiations for peaco at Portsmouth Ports-mouth ha3 been received hero without with-out marked or oven notablo expressions expres-sions of satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Tranquility is perhaps tho best term with -which' to convoy tho sentiment of practically all classes, including the ofllclals. Tho prevailing sentiment among the thinking clement Is that Japan arrived at a recognition ot the fact that it was really impossible for Russia to make any further' concessions, becauso she doslred to avoid' arousing -among the pcoplo at home sentiments which would constitute a most serious menace In tho futuro. It Is recognized hero that Japan also realized tho necessity for n 'lasting and 'stable peace, and It Is believed that tlip success suc-cess of the conference v,us duo to the fact that both nations sincerely desired de-sired to effect an understanding. Tho hope is expressed hero that the spirit so necessary to be achieved at Portsmouth will obtain until tho work of tho plenipotentiaries has been finally concluded. To this feeling can bo ascribed tho fact that tho moro Intelligent Russians do not regard tho outcomo at Portsmouth as being altogether alto-gether a diplomatic victory or a success suc-cess won at tho oxpenso of Japan. |
