St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-17
MINISTER DUN CONFIRMS.
Some Doubt Felt Regarding the
Treaty Terms.


Treaty Terms.
T. WASHINGTON, April 16.-Officfal
confirmation of the press reports of
the signing of treaty of peace be-
tween the plenipotentiaries of Japan
and China was received by Secretary
Gresham late today. 1t came from
Minister Dun at Toxic, was very
brief and merely stated that treaty
of peace had been finally concluded
today. The minister's cablegram
gave no information respecting con-
dftions on which the terms of the
agreement between the powers had
been arrived at.
r AS understood here the terms
agreed upon are in conformity with
those already published in the Asso-
cfated Press except the amount of
the indemnity which Was subse-
) aiently reduced, probably to an
amount estimated to be sufficient
/. to- cover all of Japan's war ex-
;penses. 1t is doubted, though, ,whe,th-
er 1T has been brought down as low
as $1OO, 100000 i'm gold AS to the ter
.rltory which Japan is to possess it
is understood here that, aside from
sFQrmosa, which is absolutely ceded.
3the remainder will be subject ONLY to
temporary occupation, probably un-
It'll all the indemnity has been paid
=, This would leave Japan in teqnpo-
3rary possession of the entire Lac
!Tung peninsula from Port Arthur.
sal the southern extremity, clear up
TO Moukden, the capital of Man
churla, on the north, and from the
Lao river, on which New Chang is
situated on the west to the Corean
border on the east This amounts
to about 5000 square miles, and is
! populated by about 2,OOO.O0O people.
The report of condition that there
should be an alliance offensive and
defensive between Jepan and China
'isi not credited in japanese circles.
where 1T not believed to have been
even suggested. 1t is said that the
feeling between the two peoples is
SO hostlle and the differences of gov
eminent and habit are so pronounced
that even if such a stipulation were
included it would not be expected
to have any great binding force.
should China hereafter be able to
hnd powerful ally among the
European powers.
On the other hand, some of the di
plofnatic body here are inclined to be-
heve that the alliance has really been
made with an earnest purpose to exc
cute 1t. They see in it the realization
OF the prophecy of an eminent scholar
fecetly made that these nations would
eventually combine against occidental
methods and commerce and their
watchword would be 1.-The Orient for
the Orientals." Ii Hung Chang is said
TO have entertained surong conviction
(Which he has concealed from pruden-
tiaI motives) as to the wisdom of such
combination, believing that by a
close alliance with Japan China would
secure in return practical control of
the commerce of the trading people of
sthe East. OF course such a consuma-
stfen as this would mean the destruction
OF european commercial interests in
the Orient, and 1t may be that strong
opposition will soon develop on the
part Of some of the powers to this feat
sure of the agreement. 1t is noted, by 4
the way, that this agreement is not
fAai in all respects, but is simply a
preliminary agreement, indicating on
broad lines the ultimate terms of the
definite treaty of peace which may not
be perfected for months to come.