The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-04-20
APAN S TISFIED.
Secures Nearly All Of Her Demands,
Including Port Arthur.
Treaties to BE Exchanged in Three
Weeks Armistice Extended
y.. to, May g.

#IfeAtieS 70 BE Exchan&e0 ~ tnreo
Weeks Armistice Extended
.ss to May g.
& TEN -Ts1N, April II. An imperial
.edict las been issued authorizing Ii
Hung Chang to sign the terms Of peace
in accordance with the japanese
u1timat11m. The indemnity to be
paid BY China is 200, OOO, 900 :taels
The edict further authorizes Ii
Hung Chang to grant possession OF
the Lioa Tung peninsula to the 10th
degree of latitude and the island OF
Formosa to the japanese; also to con-
sent to the opening Of Picking and four
new ports tocommerce and to giving the
Japanese power to open cotton fac
tories and other industries in China
Another imperial edict grants sick
leave to, the viceroy of Canton and
orders his retirement to his native
province.
Japan Great Power.
LONDON, April 17.The Daily News.
referring to the Chino-Japanese al
lance, which is said to be one of the
conditions Of the treaty of peace, says
that under. the conditions such an
alliance would he so much more to
the advantage of China that it can
scarcely imagine Japan proposing it.
'.Japan," says the News, 'shas emerged
from the conflict a great power. There
is no precise parallel in the history OF
the world to her marvellous adaptab bill
ity and initiative genius"
Eject OF the Alliance.
The Graphic is inclined to believe in
the reported alliance. 1t says: This
Japanization of China would be the
death knell of the Europeans in east
ert Asia and the ruin of western indus
try
Russia Ready to Fight japan.
LONDON, April ls.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Vienna says that the
inspired ST. Petersburg correspondent
OF the Politische Correspondence de-
clares that a conflict between Rus
STA and Japan is inevitable it
the published details of the Chinese
Japanese treaty of peace are correct
LONDON, April II. In an editorial
this morning on the China-Japan peace
conference the Standard takes it for
granted that Japan will have to sub
NIT the draft of the peace treaty to the
European powers, just as Russia did
after the war with Turkey.
BERLIN, April flowing to political
considerations the government has de-
cided to reinforce the German squad
ron in eastern waters.
+. Treaties Exchanged In Three Weeks.
LONDON, April IA dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says that
peace notifications will be exchanged
within three weeks and that the armis-
tice has been extended to midnight on
May s.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Chinese
imperial edict sent Tuesday night from
Tien-Tsin is accepted among officials
and diplomats here as setting at rest
the conflicting reports as to the final
terms of peace. and as showing that
the first reports via London were mac
curate in their details.
The indemnity of 200, DOC, 900 taels is
. compromise. Japan first demanded
300, 00O,O taels, but on the so
licitation of Prince Ii threw off
100, 100000. At the Chinese lega-
ton it is stated that the tael
varies in value, but that the present
value Of the customs or treasury tael,
which is undoubtedly the one in which
payment will be made, is 81. so in Next
can silver, or about seventy-five cents
IN gold.
The Central News London) corre-
spondent in Toxic learns that the Chi,
nese indemnity to Japan is to be paid
in silver in five yearly installments.
The edict that Japan is to occupy
the Lao Tung peninsula up to the
10th degree Of latitude settles the inn
portant point that she is to
have the great fortress of
Port Arthur and the Immediately
surrounding territory, as fore
shadowed in these dispatches. The
Liao Tung peninsula is a small
point Of land jutting southwark
Into the gulf Of Pechili, with
Port Arthur at its extreme point. The
t40th degree OF latitude cuts across
the main land where the little PENN
sula broadens into the mainland OF
Manchuria.
Port Arthur Vital Point.
The edict does not state whether
Japan gets this acquisition permanent
Ily or until the indemnity is paid.
She has contended on having it
permanently, as it. would give
Japan command of the Gulf Of Pechii
leading to Picking. If the occupation
IS temporary it will give Japan q milf
tary command over China as long as
the occupation lasts. The duration Of
the occupation is most important, and
on this point undoub tedly will depend
any action European powers may take.
The permanent occupancy Of the
island OF Formosa has been settled for
some time. The opening Of Peking
and four new ports Of COM
merce, marks the Introduction Of
moaern methods iii the interior OF