The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-22
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.

A dispatch from Toxic announces that
Ii Hung Chang, accompanied by j. W.
Foster, ex-Secretary of State of the United
States, has been received at Shimonoseki
Japan, by Mr. Mutsu, japanese minister of
foreign affairs, andis at length in commu-
nication with officials authorized to dis
which Japan will consent to treat appear
to have been met in most satisfactory
manner Ii Hung Chang is Chinese
notable of the first rank. and in the ewes
of foreigners is a statesman of distin guish-
ed merit. Hi~long experience of public
affairs and intimate relations with the i'm
perial family place his claim to he fully
competent envoy beyond question. The
appointment of vicerov of his age and
position to visit Japan and sue for peace
at the Mikado's capital is moreover. a CON
cession very grateful to japanese pride.
Chinese arrogance has at length, it is per-
ceived, been forced to Weld Lis visit to
Japan is in fact for the japanese spectac-
ular performance, by means of which the
government hopes to tickle the popular
vanity and at the same time strengthen its
hold upon voters
That the Chinese ENJOYS powers to treat
are full and in satisfactory form appears
to have been ascertained by the Japanese
foreign office before Ii Hung Chang left
Pekin. An understanding was also. it is
said, arrived at through the good offices of
the United States ministers at Pekin and
Toxic as to the basis upon which ncgota-
tons should proceed.
The independence of Corea. IA war in
demnity, the cession of Formosa, the tenn
porary occupation of Port Arthur and Wei
Hal Ell and a establishment of the rela
tions of China and Japan are said to be
conceded by China in advance. The
amount of the indemnity is vet to be fixed
by negotiation. or rather by the will and
discretion of Japan. The occupation of
Port Arthur and Wei-Ha-Wei will be
made to continue, it is thought, until the
indemnity is paid. This may be one or
more years, according as lump sum or
an annual installment is demanded. To
insure the payment of the indemnity Japan
will most probably stipulate for control of
years. In the adjustment of relations
demanded by Japan are included altera-
tions in Chinas tariff. restriction of
Chinese immigration, the exemption of
Japanese residents in China from trial bv
Chinese judges and other arrangements
course
1t will be observed that these demands
of Japan are such as will hardly be OBJ
jected to by European powers having com
mercial and territorial interests in the East
Russia would doubtless resent actively an
extension of japanese sovereignty over
Corea or any part of Manchuria, the Gar
having designs in this quarter himself
This snag is avoided by emitting from the
proposed settlement all claim to any part
of the continent. Formosa is an island
the possession of which by Japan will not
imperil any European interest The fur
Their opening of Chinese ports to japanese
commerce under an improved tariff will
not be Objectionable to Great Britain, Ger
many or France provided no exclusive
rights are claimed by Japan. Their COM
merce with the East would, they believe
be increased by throwing all of China's
ports open to the world, and they will ac-
cordingly welcome Japan's success in
breaking down the wall that at present oh
structs commerce at ports other than the
treaty ports. Baltimore Sun.