Show although czar cannot make terms that would be looked upon by the soldiers in man chuna as dishonorable Dishonor abSe VIEWS oyster bay aug 25 baron kaneko had an interview with president roosevelt the third within ten days he arrived on a long island railroad train at a m 1 I cannot talk now about my mission to the president be said 1 I would be delighted it I 1 could some day ill tell you all about it he was asked if he had seen the statement of count lamsdorff the russian minister of foreign affairs in which he declared russia would pay no indemnity to japan or make any cession of territory 1 I have yes he replied 1 I have seen it I 1 think it was a great mistake in your opinion the baron was asked was count lams statement 1 truly representative of the intentions of russia or was it in the nature of a bluff it was official I 1 understand responded the baron and so I 1 suppose we must swallow it what do you think of the prospect of a successful issue to the peace conference baron kaneko hesitated an in stant and then with a shrug of his shoulders rolled oh it is very suchlike much like the weather dowa here it is very anch A rain was falling heavily and the weather was dark and gloomy and disagreeable portsmouth N H aug 25 the peace i situation now awaits the result aft the pour carlers known to be in progress between president roosevelt and emperor nicholas and believed to be also going on between the united states government and boklo mr witte privately makes no concealment of the tact that for the present his task is ended he has gone as far as be can without his emperors consent there is no additional light to show exactly what the president Is doing should nominal no final result be achieved or no final definite instructions ba received today or tomorrow morning pretext will be found tomorrow for the adjournment of the conference un or tuesday the comedy ot meeting will be enacted and the preparation made to give afie men in whose hands lies the fate of the negotiations tiati ons time to make up their minda whether tho conference results in a treaty or not it will have been productive of great good leaving only the question of money between the belligerents a question which can be solved at any time it Is for the reabon that the issue has narrowed down simply to a question of money that the optimists persist in believing the conference will not fall they argue the proposition that the cost of conOl ruing to both countries which would soon more than cover the amount in dispute is so palpable that it cannot prove an eventual bar better they argue for japan with the principles settled in her favor to fore eo entirely the money payment than to prolong the war indefinitely at the cost of millions with no absolute certainty of receiving any money at the end no matter bow successful her arms might be A prominent personage connected with one of tho missions eald this morning the real issue is too small to prevent an accord I 1 believe there will be a treaty both countries want peace and with only a question of money between them it is impossible they will not realize the profit to both in a compromise which will end the war should the plenipotentiaries actually separate at portsmouth I 1 shall not abandon hope until the plenipotentiaries have actually left the country the russians from new york and the japanese from san francisco I 1 will not believe this now senseless war shall go on baron roen who spent last night at magnolia returned to portsmouth today mr was busy with hla correspondence early in the day and mr who did not go to manchester with baron komura also kept closely in bis apartments it is presumed hs remained behind to be accessible ces sible for communication with mr roosevelt in case of necessity tha russians continue to express their surprise at tho support given the japanese cause in america they contend from the standpoint of international politics that japans influence in th constitutes a great danger to americas commercial and trade development westward america said a prominent rus ARMY GETS THE NEWS russians are indignant over japans terms s manchuria aug 26 rumors that russia will cedo the island of sakhalin Sak halin and pay an indemnity to japan have reached abo army and have produced an unfavorable impression the emperors manifesto proclaiming a national assembly and the outlines of also reached the front and were read with deep interest by the army even the peace negotiations were forgotten tor tha time being in the of the project and its details manchuria aug 25 the army Is expressing indignation dig nation over what it terms tho colossal demands ot japan and the hope that the war will continue Is expressed repeatedly alan personage la making the same mistake russia did in regard to prussia we helped to lift prussia from the position of a vassal state to that of a great power to transfer her into the german empire now she obliges us to keep about troops to guard our frontier in the same way america has been and is now helping japan hardly appreciating what Is to come japans dream is to free asia from european or american influences to do so she must hold the outlying islands strung down the chinese coast the philippines will be the first necessity of the new japanese empire even as tar south aa australia her ambitions may extend DEEP ANXIETY IN PARIS paris aug 25 A sentiment of deep anxiety prevails in official quarters here concerning the outcome of the portsmouth conference owing to the receipt of discouraging advises advices ad vices private reports received through official channels show that grand duke vladimir uncle of the emperor is using his powerful influence in favor ol 01 peace the authorities here are inclined to take the view that the influence of germany has something to do with dussias Rus sias uncompromising attitude american ambassador mccormick has returned from carlsbad but pending definite instructions Is not taking any active steps spencer P eddy secretary of tho american embassy at st petersburg arrived here today from tho russian capital and had a lengthy conference with american ambassador alck relative to the situation premier is still in paris with his vacation in suspension mainly because of the proposed military demonstration against morocco while continuing to exert its moral influence toward the success of the negotiations at portsmouth the government has thus far refrained from intervention the bourse today was unsteady owing to conflicting reports at portsmouth but russian securities maintained their ground bonds advancing slightly BERLINS OPINION berlin august 25 there is no disposition today in responsible quarters to predict the result of the last efforts for peace but no one appears bo be sanguine regarding the outcome the feeling on the beerse was ona of uncertainty and a like feeling prevailed in the government offices here which are better informed as to the attitude of russia than concerning that of japan th dominant feeling in the russian court as reported officially here is that russia Is la a better position to go on with tha war since she has heard japans terms than she was before because the ot these terms in russia la having the effect of bringing most educated persons to the conviction vic tion that the war must be fought out as the conditions are unsupportable and because the return to russia of a halt million soldiers discontented with their treatment in the far east and with the vain results of their endurance would add to the internal ferment while the government would not be able to truthfully answer the accusation cusa tion that it made a dishonorable LONG MESSAGE SENT st petersburg aug 25 after seeing foreign minister lamsdorff mr meyer the american ambassador sent another long despatch to washington last night it Is impossible to learo the nature of this despatch the embassy declining to make any statement regarding it count lamsdorff saw tho emperor again yesterday A special council 0 forert officials with count lamsdorff presiding aul wul ba held at 4 this afternoon at which certain matters bearing on the peace negotiations will be discussed JAP STATESMEN IN conference tokio aug 25 following the receipt of a cablegram from baron komura premier kataura Kat gura and secretary general of foreign affairs chinda called marquis ito into a lengthy conference it Is believed that important developments are forthcoming pre aler katsura la receiving hundreds of letters telegrams and memorials urging insistence on the japanese terms JAP PAPERS FOR WAR boklo aug 25 the japanese newspaper bijl declares that any compromise relating to the purchase of the island of sakhalin Sak halin as reimbursement for the cost of the war would leavo japan loser as both items are vitally important and a compromise is impossible the elji says peace concluded in such form cannot satisfy us and cannot bo solid rupture would be preferable to sach a sacrifice prolongation of the war means a hard druggis on our part but we would rather butter any hardship than consent to reduction or alteration of our demands the bichl bichl favors a continuation of the war over imperfect peace saying no sacrifice la too great to secure perfect peace in abo orient tor which wo are fighting there la not a dissenting voice in the empire to carrying out our purpose whatever sacrifices may be entailed CARGO STILL ON PIRE only the hull ot a schooner Is left new york aug 25 the british four masted schooner marlborough hilll with a cargo ot case oil and naphtha which was set on fire by lightning shortly before midnight last night was still burning today nine hours later when towed from her anchorage off to a dock her upper decks having been burned away during the night the hull was taken to a wrecking dock where the water could be more easily poured into the bold tho vessel had to be almost filled with water detore a tow line could be attached to her and it was hoped that some ot the cargo was submerged last night quickly enough to save the total loss ot the contents |