Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
PEACE IN PROSPECT.

PEACE IN PROSPECT.
pan Ofncialfy Announced from japan
The Agreement Likely to be Signed To-
D1y-RussiAss Fine Italian Hand In thu
Negotiations-Japan VIII Grant conces-
sions.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Oficial adj
vices received here from Japan indi-
cate that an understanding has been
reached between the japanese and Chi
nese plenipotentiaries, and that the
news of the definite conclusion of q
treaty of peace may be looked for at
any moment.
Great satisfaction is expressed here
at the information that the peace neGo-
tiations have been practically con-
cluded eight days before the time fixed
for the termination of the existing
armistice-
The exact particulars Of the proposed
terms of settlement could not be
learned, butt is understood that in re-
sponse to the urgent and repeated re-
quests of the Chinese plenipotentiary
for an abatement Of the demands orig
inally made, the japanese plenipoten-
tiaries have granted important conces-
sions.
So Tar ss can be learned formal
treaty has not been signed, but will
be, probably. to-day. Meanwhile
there is possibility that Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese representative,
may object at the last moment and an.
other postponement occur. This is re-
garded. however, as only possibility
and not a probability. inasmuch as the
plenipotentiaries have devoted fort
night to their work, and the conclu-
sions have been reached after the
most careful and deliberate considers
tion.
It is believed that among the conces-
sions made by the japanese has been q
decrease in the amount of indemnity
and this is their principal
compromise. When the signature of
Ii Hung Chang shall have been affixed
to the treaty peace will be formally
declared. The Chinese viceroy was
clothed with plenary powers when he
went to Shomonoseki, and any action
taken by him in the premises, there
fore. is definitive.
With the prospect Of the immediate
conclusion OF treaty of peace be-
tween China and Japan, the utter
ances of the st. Petersburg Novoe
Vremya. threatening opposition by
land and sea if Great Britain should
accede to Japan's demands in regard
to Manchuria and Corea, excite only
quiet laughter in well-informed cir
cles. The fact that the Novoe Vremya
is the semi-official organ of Russia
tends simply to discredit these utter
ances the more strongly. Such utter
ances. it is said, are often made by
this organ advisedly. the purpose be-
ing to disguise Russia's real inten-
tions. China is hoping that the in
tervention may yet save her humilia-
ton. If Russia should interfere,
the other powers would naturally hold
aloof. What more likely then, it
is asked, than that Russia would
throw out an intimation that she will
oppose Japan, and as result of these
intimations preserve the balance be-
tween all parties until Japan shall
have forced China to accept her terms?
In other words, Russia s sudden change
of front is regarded as ''bluff' well
understood by Japan and thoroughly
to her.
The independence of Corea is strongly
desired by Russia, and it has been
known from the first that such con-
clusion would be very gratifying to
the cars government. With Corea
freed from the domination
Of China. Russia can easily secure
q seaport on the northeastern
coast of the Hermit kingdom. as the
terminus of her great military rail-
way which is now building through
Siberia The natural terminus of this
great road would be at Vladivostock,
which is situated in the extreme south
ern part of Siberia on the japanese
sea. The harbor at V1adivostock.
however, is filed with ice, six. and not
eight months of the ye0r.
1t is necessary, therefore, that the
road should have another terminus
which will be open to navigation un-
Such a place is port
100 miles south of Vladivo-
stock, and which is also located on the
japanese sea.
With Corea free to make treaties
with the outside world and to manage
her internal affairs after her own
fashion, it will be easy. it is believed,
for Russia to arrange SO that her Sibe-
rian road may be extended to Port
Lazareth. This being accomplished
Russia has but one other interest in
the pending war.
Russia. it is said, would look with