Roosevelt's Farther Intercession.

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 28, 26 August 1905, Page 3

Roosevelt's Farther Intercession.

The Indemnity Question. Russia's Game of Bluff. Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright London, August 25. Router's Portsmouth correspondent reports that Mr Meyer had a long audience with the Czar in pursuance of President Roosevelt's detailed instructions. Afterwards the result of the audienoe was reported to have been considerable. President Roosevelt, on Thursday, urgently made an appeal to both sides to refer the price of the Russian retention of half of Saghalien to special Commissioners. Count Lamsdorff on Thursday, Router's correspondent declarep,officially, in a most formal manner stated that the Russians would pay Japan no contribution, direct or indirect, nor make any cession whatever. According to the Time's corres pondent sceptics contend that President Roosevelt would not attempt to continue a compromise of the quarrel if he was convinced that Russia or Japan had said the last word. Washington, August 25. The Czar informed Mr Meyer, on the indemnity question, that concession was impossible. The Japanese plenipotentiaries definitely affirm that the suggested Saghalien compromise was Japan's ultimatum. Upon one of them reading Count Lamsdorff'a statement he exclaimed, " Then the sooner we get away the better. We have done all possible. The world will do us justice." The London Daily Mail's Portsmonth correspondent says that an impartial opinion is that Russia is still playing her old bluffing game.