New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
THE EASTERN WAR ENDED.
NEWS o. PEACE CONFIRMED.
THE CONDITIONS. HOWEVER. NOT As FIRST
REPORTED.

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NO orrEvaayE AM, DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE WITH
cnlSA PROPOSED BY JAPAN - EUROPEAN
POWERS MAY OBJECT TO THE TREATY
DISPATCHES FROM JOHN W. FOSTER
asa MINISTER p"N RE
tr:ynr IN WASHINGTON.
London April IA dispatch from Toxic to the
Central News dated to-day. April l.. says that
the treaty eff peace between China ana Japan
was signed this morning. The terms of the set
Element. the dispatch says, VIII probably not %
dvulged until the treaty is ratified.
\S.onaon. April 1.-THE United Press is author
---?zed BY the japanese Legation here to say that
s"Tne Timess" version Of the treaty Of peace be-
tween China and Japan, published this morning.
is notabI,. inaccurate. both as regards omissions
and commissions. Japan the japanese Envoy
declares. has never asked for offensive ard
defensive alliance with China, nor. in regard 10
the commercial points of difference has she eyer
asked anything beyond the INSTRUMENTATION
treatment, which hitherto Japan has not enjoyed
Central News dispatch from Toxic says THAI
the native newspapers publishing extra edi-
tons announcing that the peace negotiations
have been concluded and that the treaty VIII
probably be signed tomorrow. The terms OF the
treaty. are. not definitely known but it is under
stood that they are in great degree similar 10
those already published This information is APP
parently trustworthy. though it is not official
".rhe standard tomorrow will say:
Whatever the exact stipulations Of the Chino
japanese treaty may prove to be- Il must ne, ne ai MS
prevail 90 the other States having relations win
Eastern Ash Only SO far as i9fy 90 Of I E1ropsans
they be permitted 10 have erect Aiming ins
Japsn eoa' political and commercial mastery
China cannot be allowed 10 pass
''rhs Daily News" referring to the alliance
which is said 10 be one OF the conditions OF the
treaty of peace, will say tomorrow that under
1.-THE new conditions such alliance would be 80
much more to the advantage of China that it
can scarcely imagine japan proposing it. ia
nan" saws The News" has emerged from the
the conflict a great Power. There is no precise
parallel in the history Of the world TO her mar
yellous adaptabty ana initiative genius"
THE Graphic is inclined to believe in the re-
ported alliance. 1t says:
This Japanization of China would be the death
knell OF the European in Eastern Asia ana the ruin
of Western industry.
The Globe" commenting the terms of the
treaty of peace alleged to have been signed by the
Japanese and Chinese plenipotentaries in SimO-
noseid Yesterday says that the second. third.
fourth and sixth provisions Observation-Disclosures
Japan 10 retain the conquered places, 10 retain
the territory east Of the Lao River, cedng For
mosa permanently to Japan. and making an OF,
fensive and defensive alliance between Japan ana
China are simply impossible. Europe, me
Globe declares. Will not assent TO any conditions
which place Chinas latent resources under Japan
csc control, no matter whether in war or IN com
merce.
dispatch TO The Globe from Yokohama
says that the Peace Conference sat hVe hours
Yesterday and il Is believed to have been the
final sitting. The Chinese plenip0tentiares are
preparing to leave Japan for home.
Berlin April 16-The japanese Minister here
has official information that the terms of peace
with China have not yet been concluded.
CONFIRMED BY JOHN W. FOSTER
Washington, April 16-The reported signing Of
the treaty Of peace between China and Japan is
confirmed by a cable message received from
John W. Foster. the adviser of the Chinese
plenipotentiaries. 1t is daled Smonosek, April
Is, and SAYS: Everything settled satisfactorily.
80 Treaty signed to-day" No particulars are given,
the cable being a private one. Mr.. Foster will
probably remain in Japan short time. until all
the details settled and he then may ac-
company Ii Hung Chang to Picking but this is
not at all certain. In any event, he is expected
by the members Of his family to return home by
the first of June.
.. Late this afternoon Secretary Gresham re-
ceived a cable message from Minister Dun at
Toxic Japan confirming the press dispatches
and China. The message was brief, and simply
said that peace negotiations between Japan
and China were concluded to-day"
Mr. Yang Yu the Chinese Minister. has re-
ceived official advces from Simonoseh confirm
ing the news that a treaty OF peace between
Chra and Japan has been signed. The cable
message reads simply: Peace negotiations have
been signed" No particulars are given.
The japanese Legation late this afternoon was
still without definite Information regarding the
Z terres OF peace. Il is officially stated that
: the changes which Japan agreed TO make in her
original proposition were material reduction in
the amount Of the war indemnity and expressing
her willingness to withdraw fro:a certain points
In Chinese territory which she had desired TO oc-
cupy The statement that Japan has agreed ~
Except indemnity Of only $780, 900 Is re-
d&arded as erroneous. Her demand at the begin
coming of the peace conference 400 100000 yen,
equal to $1,000 100000 In American gold. According
" to advces previously received Japan reduced
This amount by lo0O0OO00 yen thus leaving the
indemnity at S0OOOO.00O yen. or Sl5OOO0OOo in gold
THE ALLIANCE DIsCREDITED
Astonishment is expressed at the Legation that
one Of the reported conditions Of peace should
have been an offensive and defensive alliance be-
tween the two nations. Such agreements al
ways regarded a close secret, and are never
under any circumstances made public. If this is
one OF the conclusions reached by the two coun-
tries IL is regarded as the more extraordinary
that II should have been so publicly announced
IL is pointed out also that Japan has nothing tC
gain by an alliance Of this character Both ma
tions are at peace with the rest OF the world. anc
aside from this. China's Internal weakness and
lack OF military strength, as shown in the war jus