With reference to the conference on the 24th inst. of the five senior statesmen and four principal Cabinet Ministers in the Premier's official residence, to which I referred in my previous letter, I gather that the Russo-Japanese negotiations have now entered a so-called second stage. The general situation is unchanged. Japan Continues to take the active part in the pourparlers. I have reason to believe that the conference on Saturday last has decided to give another resolute pressure upon Russia in regard to those overtures now on the tapis, If Japan makes certain concessions, the state of affairs is now in a stage where the final solution is not only possible but probable. But the Japanese claims had no two prices or reservations from the outset and the authorities concerned are believed to be prepared to yield even an inch under no circumstances, A New Aspect.
As expected in your recent Tokio telegram, the conference between Baron Komura, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Rosen, Russian Representative, which hus been adjourned since the Lith inst., was resumed on the 26th inst. Monday, when another tete-A-tate for about two hours took place in the former's official residence. This interview appears to be the starting-point of a new situation, That is, as a sequel of Japnn's preasin, Russia in a decided manner, a fresh development is expected and it is no by any means improbable that the purview of
Thus the final solution of the situation is the negotiations my be extended thereby. now considered not to be at hand as yet and the present untoward conditions may be protracted. The Tokio Government will exhaust diplomatic resources. Incidentally, awlld outery for a speedy settlement by every means under the existing circumstancesmightoccasion undue concessions on the part of the Japanese Government or a rupture, and does not at all commend itself tothe prudent authorities concerned. While prudent in handling its questions at stake, the Tokio Cabinet is quite in readiness to support its claims under any circumstances.
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