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Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 49, 26 August 1905, Page 5

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THE PEACE PROSPECTS. NEGOTIATIONS STILL INDEFINITE. ! AN AUDIENCE WITH THE TSARa CONCESSIONS SAID TO BE IMPOSSIBLE. [J>BESS ASSOCIATION.] LONDON, 25th August. Reuter's correspondent at Portsmouth (U.S.A.) reports that Mr. Meyer, American Ambassador to Russia, acting in pursuance of detailed instructions frpm President Roosevelt, had a long audienca of the Tsar. In discussing the indemnity question, the Tsar informed Mr. Meyer that a concession was impossible. After Mr. Meyer reported at considerable length the result of the audience, Mr. Roosevelt made an urgent appeal to both sides to refer the price of Russia's retention of half of Saghalien Island to special commissioners. STILL IN COMMUNICATION. i, """ (Received August 26, 8.36 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 25th August. President Roosevelt is still in communication with the Tsar. RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE. STATEMENT BY COUNT LAMSDORFF. LONDON, 25th Angiitt. Count Lainsdorff, Russian Minister of Foreign Ail'airs, authorised Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent on Thursday to declare officially, and in the most formal manner, that Russia will pay Japan no contribution, direct or indirect, nor will she make any cession whatever. One of the Japanese plenipotentiaries remarked, on reading this statement: — "Then the sooner we get away the better. We have done all that is possible. The world will do us justice." HAS THE LAST WORD BEEN •• SAID? ' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S EF- , • FORTS. RUSSIAN MINISTER CRITICISED. (Received August 26, 8.31 a.m.) 1 LONDON, 25th August. According' to The Times correspondent, sceptics contend that President Roosevelt would not attempt to coutinue his efforts in the direction of bringing about a compromise of the quarrel if ho was convinced that Russia and Japan had sa^d the last word. The correspondent adds : — "The published criticisms of M. de Witte and Professor Maartens regarding Count L-imsdorffi's lack of pliancy on a compromise and his unwillingness to resort to arbitration must compel the serious attention of Poterliof (the Imperial residence near St. Peterbburg)." IS RUSSIA "BLUFFING"? LONDON, 25th August. The Portsmouth correspondent of the Daily Mail says impartial opinion is that Russia is still playing her old "bluffing" game. EXHAUSTING JAPAN'S PATIENCE. AMERICA AND RUSSIA. (Received August 26, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 25th August. Reuter's Agency reports that Japanese popular opinion is bitterly opposed to further concessions, and advocates harsher terms. The New York correspondent of The Times says if .Russia continues the war she will forfeit American friendship and esteem for good, FRENCH JOURNALS' ADVICE. (Received August 26, 8.40 a.m.) PARIS, 25th August. All the French papers encourage Russia to come to terms.