THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7904, 21 August 1905, Page 2

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

A STORMY SESSION.

RUSSIA WILL HOT PAY INDEHNITY.

AS AUTHORITY'S OPINION.

SO PRECEDENT IN HISTORY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18,

All the papers report that Thunt day s session of the plenipotentiaries 1 at, Portsmouth was stormy awl umbitterftd, and stato Lhivti M. de Witte declaims that Russia will itt-imburse Japan for maintaining prisoners, bu,t will not giive one copeck of indem. nity. (Received Aug. 20, 4.16 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 10. Professor Martens, the famjous | n . ternational jurisjt, Interviewed, s a id that there was no precedent in his- j tory where a Counfliy whose territory was unoccupied whjolly or partially by the enemy paid a war tri bute on signing peaco. He instanced Napoleon and the Peace of Tilsit, signed in 1807 between Prusstia, Russia, and Franco, and the HtfspanoAmerican treaty, where America, filvictorious,', palifi Speim 2C million dollars for the Philippines. ANOTHER DEADLOCK. Protocols t# be Drafted. lh«Tital Issues. Final Straggle to Begin on Tuesday. {Received Aug. 20, 4.24 p.m.J WASHINGTON, Aug, 19, "Hie. Peace Confeaenc# agreed to tite Japanese being allowed fishing rights from Vladivostok to Use Behsing Soa. A deadlock has taken place tba limitHliion of the RussJian navy in the Far East. Tho Conference adjourned tiH Tuos> da 3'» and permits, in the meantime tko drafting of protocol# recording busineas heretofope tranSaetod. "Hie final EtTuggl* on the vita! issues opens on Tuesday.. PORTSMOUTH OPINION PESSIMISTIC. Indemnity the Bar. (Received Aug. 21, 0.18 WASHINGTON, Aug 20. At President Roosevelt's invitation ttaron von Rosen, iono of the Russian plenipotentiaries, hiis arrived at Oyster Hay to consult President Roosovelt, who apparently acted at the Suggestion of Baron Kaneko. Opinion at Portsmouth is pessimistic. It is beliovod Russia will h:)ld SaghaJierv if proniiss|cd' lihalt tti)3 island will not be fortified, but her insistency on the indemnity Question tors progress.