Deadlock in Negotiations as to North Saghalien and Nikolaievsk Tokio, July 6.
On the suggestion of both delegates the Russo-Japanese conversations were called off for today's session. It is believed that the Nikolaievsk and Saghalien questions have created a deadlock.
It is understood that the conversations will be resumed on Monday, when it is probable that other questions will be discussed. The Jepanese decline to give an explanation of the postponement, but M. Joffe's desire to confer with M. Davtian is given as the reason for postponement by the Russian spokesman.
Plans are being consummated to-day for sending to Russia a business delegation, numbering 25, under the auspices of the Russo-Japanese Association. The party purposes visiting the Moscow Exhibition, where specimens of Japanese products will be shown.
Later.
The deadlock regarding Nikolaievsk has been confirmed by an official Japanese spokesman, though, he states, this as not the reason to-day's session was called off.
Any prospect of an immediate breaking off on that account is declared to be unlikely because, it is explained, the object of the present conversations is solely to discover possible points of approach between the conferees.
Therefore, in spite of differences of opinion on any one Guestion the whole field will be reviewed, after which the respective Governments will decide if a formal conference is warranted.
Regarding Nikolaievsk, the Japanese view is that if the Russians insist on setting off their responsibility for the damage against that of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in Siberia the negotiation must end in disagreement.—Reuter.
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