St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-13
JAPAN'S TERMS GO.
Official Adviees Say Peace
Has Been Agreed on ip
the Orient.
Treaty NOT YET COMPLETE
Some Doubt as to Japan's
Continuing to Hold Port
Arthur.
RUSSIANS WOULD PROTEST.
Army and Navy in the East
Being Strengthened for
Trouble.
Treaty NOT YET COMPLETE
RUSSIANS WOULD PROTEST.

WASHINGTON, April 12:-Offi-
cial advices received at the Japan
csc legation today from Japan in,
dictate that an understanding mas
been reached between the japanese
and Chinese plenipotentiaries and
that news of the definite conclusion
of peace may be expected at any
time. The exact terms of peace
cannot as yet be ascertained, but
it is understood that, in response
to the repeated requests of the Chi
nese plenipotentiaries for an abate-
ment of the demands originally
made by them, the Japanese pleni-
potentiaries have granted some con-.
cessions. Brief as the foregoing Of
fetal message is, it marks the close
of the Japan-Chinese war, barring
the possibility, of course, of some
unexpected hitch at the last mo-
ment The announcement of the
exact terms of peace is yet to come,
but from what is known of the ne
gotiations thus far, the general ma
ture of the peace is evident. 1t
was officially announced yesterday
that the terms being insisted on
were as follows:
First-Independenc of Corea.
Second-permanent cession of the
island of Formosa to Japan.
Third-Indemnity of 300,000,000
taels, Chinese money.
Fourth-Permanent occupation of
Port Arthur and the immediate sur
rounding territory.
Fifth-A new Japan-China treaty
opening China to commerce.
The two terms which have caused
trouble of late are the permanent
occupation of Port Arthur and the
payment of 100000 taels. While
no official information is available,
and no statement whatever regard
ing the terms of peace can be OBJ
tanned, it is probable that on these
conditions the Japanese plenipoten-
tiaries have yielded Just how
much they have yielded on the
OCCUPATION OF PORT ARTHUR
may have vital consequences. If
they have yielded, it entirely re-
moves Japan from all occupancy of
the main land, and from the STRAIT
eglc command Of the gulf of Pc Che
Ii, leading to Pekin. At one time
Japan was aiming to occupy Port
Arthur for term of years, and this
may be the middle ground of agree
ment, although it is necessarily con-
Jectural at present. The purpose of
temporary occupation, it is said.
would be to prevent China from re-
armlng and retaliating against Ja-s
pan Tor term of years at least.
IL the money demanded has been
reduced, little significance will at.
tach to the fact except that it will
hghten China's burden. Minister
huflno, OF Japan, said concerning
the Japan-China peace understand
ing announced to him by official ca
BILE from Toxic today:
Inc cablegram is quite brief and
does not recite the terms, nor does
1t say that peace as yet has actually
oeen agreed upon, but that an under
standing has been reached between
the ENJOYS by which peace seems
assured. L have no doubt from this
that we will have a treaty of neace
within a few days. 1t undoubtedly
VIII be concluded within the next
seven days, as the arnaistice ex-
pres at the end of that time. Should
1T not be arranged by that time
there would probably be no difficulty
IN continuing a truce, now that a
peace understanding has been def
nltely reached. There may be some
delay in arranging the details Of the
new Japan-China treaty, as it will
cover all of the commercial inter-
ests OF the two countries. One of
OF the most essential items will be
that of the tariff. Heretofore the
japanese duty had been 5 per cent
on Chinese goods, and under the
favored nation clause all other coun-
tries are entitled to this same rate
But With
JAPAN'S NEW TREATIES
with the United States, Great Bril-
tain and other countries, all of which
contain the favored nation clause.
1T will not longer be possible to give
China the 8 per cent rate
Mr.. Kurino said that in the absence
of word from his government as to
the peace understanding, he did
not wish to speculate on the terms.
He regarded it as settled, however,
| that the island of For,,,r,ca would