Show aad declare for a protectorate over the kingdom of korea adi posted do noi look for a treaty of peace OFFICIAL BULLETIN portsmouth N H aug 14 the following communication was issued at 1030 in the morning sitting of the of august article first was disposed of and the plenipotentiary ies proceeded with the discussion of article two the meeting adjourned at 1 to be resumed at 3 portsmouth N H aug 14 the sitting of the peace conference was resumed this morning under ideal weather conditions the excessive heat wave which has almost driven the foreigners to distraction during the first days of the conference was broken by yesterdays storm and after a good nights rest the plenipotentiaries and the members of their entourage appeared this morning bright and cheerful the change in the weather affected their tempers and as they looked out across tho rippling bay dotted with green islands and shining white yachts the usual exclamation was how charming baron komura and M kahira Ta both appeared in frock coats they entered their motor cars shortly after smiling and bowing to the hotel guests who were already on the veranda to witness their departure minister watte and baron rosen came out of the entrance of the annex where the russian headquarters are located there also a little crowd collected so cool was it that mr watte wore a light overcoat both smilingly greeted the of guests which was awaiting them th secretaries of the respective missions had left a few minutes before the principals the japanese in a tallyho the russians in a launch the conference begandt be ganat 9 50 and the discussion being resumed on the conditions relating to the status or korea mr witte continued to urge that the lan guage of the clause should explicitly show what he contended was the true japanese intention regarding the hermit kingdom namely to make of it a province of japan before proceeding to business the plenipotentiaries were photographed in their position around the council table in the main conference room among the delegates ot the respective sides who remained at the hotel today it was insisted that each side was sincerely anxious to conclude a treaty of peace and tt Is evident it there Is a rupture as ane best informed believe there will be each bide will maneu vre to place the responsibility lity on the other the japanese seem to throw out the intimation that witte Is trying to wear out his adversaries and compel them to break oft the negotiations this intimation is indignantly repudiated by the russians who contend as does their principal that russia Is ready and willing to have the fullest publicity given to the proceedings in order that the world may judge between them it will be several days at tho present rate of progress before either ot the crucial points of difference is reached tho exact order of conditions la not yet known but it Is practically certain the demand for the reimbursements for the expenditure of the war precedes the cession of sakhalin Sak halin relentless methods characterize the japanese system in the peace negotiations as in their military nd naval operations when they formulated their conditions of pence the origin of the whole struggle between russia and japan was kept steadily in view korea which was the real bone of contention korea being the subject of an agreement in and which formed the lasts of the request for the alons preceding the war comes second it is safe to say Is the evacuation of manchuria the continued occupation cu of which by russia japan claimed threatened the independence of korea and the safety ot japan in purport of this claim she took a leaf out of the book of arguments used hy russia in 1895 when she was compelled by cussia supporter sup portel by france and germany to abandon the Llao tung peninsula in the treaty on the very ground that the possession of port arthur and llao tung threatened boreas koreas independence these are the two main objects designed to protect the safety of ja pan for which japan has fought then might come logically port arthur and the leases to satisfy the desire tor revenge which the japanese nation felt on account or being despoiled as they claimed of the fruits of their victory over china in 1895 tha question of the chinese pastern railroad might come next and then before the spoils of war japans bill for the cost of the war the only reason why the cession 0 sakhalin Sak halin precede the bill for the cost of the war is the fact that japan has always felt that the island belonged to her by right of discovery and conquest and that she had been compelled when too weak to defend her rights to yield it 0 o her adversary the morning session of the peace conference cama to an end at at that time the session was adjourned and the plenipotentiaries and the members ot their suites re paired to the lunch room preparations for luncheon were begun at the naval shortly before noon indicating that tho session of the peace con terenca will continue in the afternoon after oon there is an entire absence ot formality to partaking of refreshments in the lunch room which Is across the hall from the general conference room the plenipotentiaries have several timer sat down together at the lunch table while the members of the russian and japanese suites have mingled freely on these occasions secretary peirce joins the lunch party also as does his assistants in tha quarters which the united states government is maintains in the naval stores building it was the original intention that separate lunch rooms should be provided one for the japanese and one for the russians but from the first tho envoys have eaten together at their noonday meal |