| Show 1 y carried from presided 0 o ports mouth aad delivered to M bilte news v paper meo are bep m she dark portsmouth N H aug 22 president roosevelt Is energetically continuing his efforts to save the peace conference from shipwreck the sensation of the day was a mysterious visit paid by mr watte and baron rosen to the navy yard where mr peirce delivered to them a message in writing from president roosevelt which had been brought from oyster bay by a confidential messenger named mcgaw then for about three hours mr watte and baron rosen remained at the yard and it is believed in direct or indirect communication with the president after their return to the hotel they absolutely declined to make any statement it is assumed the presidents message was the re ault of baron danekos Ka visit to oyster bay yesterday mr mcgaw the presidents special messenger took the train from portsmouth to oyster bay mr mcgaw was absolutely committal noncommittal non as to his errand and also declined to say whether he bors a message from the russian envoys to the president the arrangements for the reception of presidents message were completed last night secretary peirce occupied abroom at the rockingham hotel for the purpose when mr mcgaw arrived he was at once ushered to the apartment of secretary peirce and there his message was delivered mr peirce accompanied by mr mcgaw at once setout set out tor the navy yard where i an appointment had been made with j mr witte and baron de rosen and the message was formally presented to the russians portsmouth N H aug 22 another glimmer of hope the meeting of the peace plenipotentiaries which was to have been held this afternoon has been postponed until tomorrow morn ing at the official reason assigned tor this change of program was that the secretaries had not yet completed the work of drafting the protocols for submission for the signatures of the plenipotentiaries ahls Is true but there is a more potent reason mr watte has not yet re celvid final word from st petersburg it was expected this morning it did not come and therefore with mr wittes authorization mr plen con who was hard at work upon the russian protocol went to mr sato the japanese secretary and suggested the postponement h approved and the announcement was issued As the situation now stands mr witte could not it he would recede or compromise on either article 5 sak halin or article 9 indemnity the instructions given him by the emperor before he left st petersburg precluded the possibility of either and ir can be stated up to the present hour every message he has received indirectly or directly from his emperor shows no sign of any change of mind and from the private advises advices the advisors whom the emperor is consulting seem practically unanimous in support of the view that further concessions ces are inconsistent with dussias Rus sias dignity and honor and that unless jap tin Is prepared to yield something auba not upon articles 10 or 11 but upon articles 5 and 8 it Is better lo 10 continue the war although it seems to be hoping hope there Is still a possibility that the emperor will take president Roosevel ts advice and take the only step which the president thinks can save the conference from wreck the presidents suggestion Is not general and but quite concrete it it is finally rejected it Is said not to involve a specific answer but mr watte Is anxious that the emperor shall have full time to deliberate and the japanese have no desire to force the issue they will welcome a few days delay it the delay keeps the door ot peace open there Is a strong intimation that the japanese are prepared to make a proposition when the conference reassembles but there is nothing to indicate they are prepared to recede on either articles 5 or 9 articles 10 and 11 they might forego but that would hardly bring peace nearer five and 9 remain now as at the beginning the insurmountable obstacles to peace article 10 of japans demands provides that the russian warships interned in neutral ports shall bo turned over to japan article 11 calls for the limitation of dussias Rus sias naval power in the far r tact 11 |
