Connecticut western news., 1895-03-14
CHINA MUST PAY.
TERMS OF PEACE AS NEGOTIATED BY
 UNITED STATES MINISTERS.

The Island of Formesa Goes to Japan, Also
 the Use of the Naval Ports of wei-HAi- Wet and Port Arthur-China Must Ac-
 knowledge Korea's Independence.
 WASHINGTON March ls.-As a result of the negotiations between Minister Dun In Japan and Minister Denby in China tho terms of the peace about to be concluded between China and Japan arc now known with little short of exactness. As under stood in high official circles, they are us follows:
 First-The treaty between Japan and China has ceased 10 exist by reason of tho war, but on the renewal of peace the new treaty will grant Japan extra territorial jurisdiction over China, but the hitter country will surrender tho extra torritori- al Jurisdiction sho formerly held in Japan. Second-There will be no extension of Japanese territory on the mainland of Asia But the island of Formos,h n Chi neSe possession lying of the coast, will be permanently coded to Japan.
 Third-The Japanese will by treaty be granted the right to continue the occupa- tion of Port Arthur and Wei -Hai- Wei. tho two great naval stations leading to the gulf of Pe-chi-lI. for n term of years nt LII Nhiutt tuab No- req is dependency of hers shall be forey- CT rclinquished. and Korea shall hence forth be independent.
 Fifth-Tho cash indemnity to be paid by China will not exceed s25o, ooo. 900 in gold.
 Japan to Occupy Naval Ports- Tho foregoing terms give a number of new features which the cable information from Peking and Tokyo has not thus far disclosed. The purpose not to extend Jap anese territory on the mainland, but to eonfine it to the outlying island of For mosa- assures the conclusion of a peace without European intervention. The maintenance of Japan's extra territorial | Jurisdiction in China, while tho country surrenders a similar jurisdiction, leaves l China as the only oriental country sub mitting to this outer jurisdiction. Until recently all civilized nations have oonoed- | ed that the courts were so primitive and punishmcnts so harbarous in both Chinn and Japan that consular courts should | protect foreiRnt ITS rcsidinR in these coun- tries. Japan has recently negotiated n new set of troaties with the United States, | Great Britain and other countries, In which her modern court procedure is rec | ognized and consular courts abandoned. In conformity with this new system Japan now terminates China's consular courts in Japan, although Japan's consular courts in China are to he continued. This
 presents the singular spectacle of China $ conceding tho advance of Japan into mod ern methods, while at the same time con- oeding that she is still In the benighted condition requiring extra territorial juris' diction to protect foreigners in China Two Important Concessions. Probably the most important concession is Jnpan's occupation of Port Arthur and Wei .Hai-W Wei for term of years. | This will assure continuance of the
 peace for many years, as China will be In | no condition to renew hostilltics SO long
 as the gateway to Pcking and to China's
 commerce Is guarded on either side by thu
 great fortresses which China grants to tho
 Japanese for term of years.
 The permanent annexation of Formosd
 to Japan will ndd rich and fertile coun
 try to the Japanese group. Tho tea pro | duction of the island is very extensive | Moreover, there are extensive tracts of ar
 rable land we'll suited to Japanese cooly
 labor should 1t be desired to withdraw ths
 Japanese from Hawaii.