Peking, Aug. 12.
Although it was emphasized that the talk of a deadlock is premature, it was admitted, in response to inquiries at the Japanese Legation to-day, that on the main questions atising out of the negotiations with the Soviet Representative in regard to North Saghalien the respective views of Japan and the Soviet Government are as widely divergent as they were months ago. Beyond crystallizing the Japanese attitude, small progress towards settlement reems to have been achieved, up to present, by the Japanese 'The opinion of the new Japanese Cabinet, it is understood, is united fon the subject of the necessity of leoncessions before recognition can accorded, Mr. Yoshizawa has' advanced certain suggestions that Jare a "sort of compromise" on the Kiyoura Chainet's proposals; but jas they merely affect the term of concessions, they are really apart from the main issue, And because fof this they have not yet been The next move lies with Mr.
Karakhan, Seeing that a week thas passed since the last interview, hho does not seem to be in any hurry to adjust the conflicting opinions lof the two parties. Some time ago the said that Japan would not get Jany concessions as a right or a reparation; the recent agreement in London would seem to strengthen Minister's visit to Tokyo. Since his that uncompromising stand, return, Mr. Yorhizawa has had six meetings with Mr. Karakhan, the last of which took place on August Long Conference But No Result, the first of these conferences, Air. Yoshizawa outlined the stand Pom Ov Own Couesnonner, taken by the new Japanese Govern-Peking, Aug. 18. ment and the other five occasions were devoted to an expression of Although the Russo-Japanese jews in reply by the Soviet Am-negotiations were resumed to-day, fat the instance of Mr. Yoshizawa, The Japanese claim that they have said their final word and that there is no question of getting fur-
Japanese Minister to China, ruptures fare expected. The Russian Embassy (2) officials freely predict a break= ther instructions from Tokyo, as the down of the negotiations as a instructions already given are result of to-days meeting. sufficiently definite, On the whole, One official said: "There hai unless there is some early and im: been no change in Japan's attitude. portant modification of the Soviet Only a Central African Sta Government's attitude, it looks though the Japanese troops. in MO such, powe North Saghalien may quite likely @ceDt their de be there another winter, Questioned on the subject of Pacitie Service, Mr, Yoshizawa's instructions, received personally from Tokyo, the Soviet representatives said that Japan Adamant Against Any they are not a compromise on the titude of the Kiyoura Cabinet, Compromise; Concessions a generally supposed and as the Preliminary to withdrawal Japanese Lexation allows it to be derstood, hut, on) the contrary, From Oux Own Coneesronpext. fire more drastic in scope.
Last week Mr. Yoshizawa asked Poking Aug. 18, [Tokyo if hie instructions mixing If an agreement is not reached by modified, but the reply, (it bs understood, from the same source, Karakhan by the end of this RIMS, 0 the effect that cone month, there is no likelihood of Japanese troops being withdrawn from northern Saghalien this year. Add to this that there has not been the slightest progress in the negotiations since Mr. Yoshizawa returned from Tokyo with revised cession on Japan's original stand can be entertained.
"That is the reply Mr. Yoshizawa ly submitting to Mr. Karakhan today, The conversations are expected to last until late in the avenin Aug. 1. instructions and that both parties fare deadlocked on the subject of concessions, and one has a possi istic view of the outcome of the present conversation According to the Japanese authorities, the views of the two con-forees are flatly contradictory. Mr Yoshizawa and Mr. Karakhan have had several meetings but they have done nothing but present their cases. There has been no argu-iment and no effort at compromise. The last interview ocewrred a weed Jago, and the Japanese do not know when Mr. Karalehan will attempt to lenter into conversations again. His lease rests on recognition and the withdrawal of troops from northern [Saghalien ax a preliminary to any progress wae _made as the result of last night's meetings between Mr. Yoshizawa, and Karakhan. "Although the conference lasted about five hours, I understand the main issue was searcely men tioned, Mr. Yoshizawa concentrating on the question of compensation for Japan's improvements northern Saghalien in the event of Japanese withdrawal from the ter victory. At present this would seem ike" putting the cart before the bourse, as. no detail in connexion with the withdrawal of Japan from Saghalien has been decided upon, ae~ cording to information from Japanese and Soviet sources. meeting is to be held tomorrow, but the opinion still prevails that a breakdown is imminent, Even if Japan wore willing to adopt this course (which she is not), it will soon be too late to enforce such an undertaking. It fis pointed out that the northern
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