The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-14
The Car Stands i'm the Position
He Took at First.
MANcHuRlAMusT BE PRESERVED
The Japanese Occupation Of Port Ar
thur Can NoF Be Permanent.
No Doubt That China Has Appealed to
Europe Against Japan's Terms, and
That Japan Modified Thcm- Now
Japan Tells China TO Hasten Her
Acceptance.

shanghai Arrsl IA private telegram
has been reviewed here fro<n Chinese
ofgicsGl now at Hiroshima. reporting that
che terms os peace between China and
japan weve definitely fixed yesterday.
Washington City, April ls-The Chinese
legation has received no confirmation OF
the adytces from Japan that an under
standing has hecn reached. and there 10
q strong disposition on the part OF tho
Chinese 10 regard the report as nrefna-
ture. An onlinons luli has occurred since
the first brief dispatch came from Japan
that an understanding had been reached.
Yet the concessions leading TO the agree
ment have not been received. and II is
stated they viii not be made known for
a week or ten days.
There is no doubt China has appealed
10 Russia and other European nations
against the terms Japan originally pro-
posed. An interesting question arises AS
TO whether the unnaistakahle threats OF
Russia and the appeal OF that nation for
Intervention by the powers was sntece-
dent subsequent 70 the peace under
standing reported yesterday between
Japan and China. The view of the state
department officials is that the adyices
from Russia are really based upon the
status of the peace negotiations several
days ago. and that since then the Japan
flied and are now assuming sacA share
as 10 make them more agreeable 10 RUS
sia and 10 other European powers.
As officially stated In the Associated
Press dispatches, a1nong the original jap
anese demands was one for the absolute
cession of Port Arthur. Although not
specifically stated. IL is probable this tn
cluded ceSSson Of a considerable tract
of country In the vicinity OF the port. As
Port Arthur is within the limits OF The
great province of Manchuris. this de-
mand. II persisted in, would conflict a.
rectly with the Russian ultimatum de-
hvered at the very beginning of hostih-
ties, and repeated more than once since
In semi-ofiiciai manner. to-wft: That
she could not permit the acquisition by
Japan OF any portion OF Manchuria. Of-
hCals OF the state department are conf
dent that within the last few days the
Japanese demand this point has been
modified so as TO permit only the tedufo-
rary occupation of Port Arthur. perhaps
only so long as the war indemnity shall
remain unpaid. To such stipulation, IL
Is said, no reasonable objection could be
made as IL would be based upon the pre-
cedent set by Germany In imposing terms
OF peace upon France. when She retained
the great French fortress OF Beifort until
the indemnity was paid. Tsie practical
effect OF this occupation was TO cause the
French to pay the war indemnity I'm =
spaee Of time far shorter than was al
lowed BY the treaty. In order to eseape
the humiliation OF foreign occu-
pancy OF French territory. or
course. VI Japan follows sim
liar course In respect to Port Arthur. the
Russian government VIII make sure that
she has ample guarantee that the occu-
pied port will be evacuated within a fised
period OF time II Is also pointed ont that
Japan may justly make such demand
for the temporary possession OF Fort
y4F s.xas trIt. hNre al
against a re,aiiatory war by China, until
the feeling OF resentment may have worn
away for ny the occupancy or this
strategic position the Chinese would ind
81 almost impossible TO keep their COM
munics+ion open between Peking and the
sea in case OF a renewal OF hostiiities.
on the whole, the officials here. assurn-
ing that Japan pursues a policy of mod
Grafton see nothing In this news from
Russia calculated 10 prevent the con-
summation OF peace, unless 1t should per-
haps encourage the Chinese TO endeavor
10 recede from tha terms already prac-
tlcaily agreed upon. in the hope OF secur-
ing better treatment from Japan. while
the latter nation Is under apprehension
OF Russian Intervention.
Shanghai, April fs~The Mercury today
reported that the Japanese have present.
ed an ultimatun TO Ia Hung Chang. tho
Chinese peace commissioner, demanding
that China accept or refuse the terms
offered By Japan no later than tonor-
row The paper adds that Japan has re-
duced her claim for indemnity by fDo.-
90 n0 ven, and is also satisfied with the
cessson of the shing}cing peninsula. on
which Port Arthur stands. and will not
demand additional territory. IL Is report
cd that the peace party IL willing To ac-
ccp; these terms. bat the ffonan party
II holding out.
Washington city. April is.-T'he Shang-
al. fa..u had tysfS
IA Hung Chang an ultimatum 10 accept
or reject the nnai peace terms by toruor-
row is conceded by diplomats TO present
the latest phase OF the question. and VIII
clear np rnisappFehenston on the subject
The cable was shown To MatSu. secretary
of the japanese legation, who said that
while the legation had nothing further
than the advfces OF yesterday. yet the
Shanghai report appeared consistent win
the status OF affairs as understood at
the legation The arniiEtice ran many
days more he said, yet Japan dohoNess
dld not want the nnal agreement post
,uonns until the last hour. The army
s..a,,,s na beia In allowance until then.
b,, n would be quite desirable mat the
aeraeraeus should be definitely ma1e De-
snra in order that there should be no
embarrassment In holding the army ae-
r.endent on sudden determination sever
ssya hence. the negotiations had hrst
,ao,,,.t. an. what Japan expected and
vrhaf China was willing 20 Yield. In or
a. - adjust thn differences between
,hA~a nnsitlons, Japan finally made some
c,n.,e~sinns. These represented the iarr-
"a, concessions possible. and were Ia the
nature OF an ultimatum.
London. April i2.-The Pail Man ga
zatfe this afternoon prints dispatch
L .~o,, rfgoeo. gauan. which says that ad-
,-snc~ from the Pesrador islands state
{ ne. the JsnaneSe forces are stfll al these
+ ssiaa9a waiting reinforeemenis. and that
ever 500 deaths from cholera have occur
( red among the troops. 1ne epi'@'hN' "
"a said gs now abaftnT