The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-14
CHINA PAYS VERY DEARLY FOR
THE WAR WITH JAPAN.
JApS GET ABOUT ALL THEY DEMAND.
The Rich IslanI of Formosa Perma
uently Coded to Them, 25O,OOO,-
600 Cash Indemnity to he Paid
in Cold, and Japan to Occupy
Port Arthur aud Wei Hat
Wei Term Of Years

WASHINGTON. March l3.--As a result
OF the negotiations between Minister
Dunn in Japan and Minister Denby
i'm China the terms Of peace about to
BE- concluded between China and
Japan are now known with little short
of eNactuess. As un lerstool in olli
cial circles they are as follows:
First-The treaty between Japan
and China has ceased to exist 10y reason
Of the war but ON the renewal Of
peace tn new treaty will grant
Japan extra territorial jurisdiction
over China but the latter country
will surrender the extra territorial
jurisdiction she formerly held in
Japan.
Necond-There will be no extension
Of Japanese territory on the main
land of Asia. but the island of For
mo,a, Chinese possession lying Off
the coast will be permanently ceded
To Japan.
Third The Japanese will by treaty
be granted the right to continue the
occupation of Port Arthur anl Wei
llai Wei, the two great naval stations
leading to the Gulf of Pc chi Iii, for
Il term of years
Fourth-The claims of China that
Corea as a dependency of her shall
be forever relinquiShei, and Cor.a
shall henceforth be independent
Fifth The cash indemnity to be
paid by China will not exceed $500
OOo o0O in gold.
The foregoing terms give number
of new features which the cable in
formation from PeSin and Toxic has
not thus far disclosed. The purpo Sc
not To extend Japanese territory on
the main land, but to confne it to the
outlying islands of Formosa, assures
the conclusion Of peace without
European Intervention. The main
teuance of japanese extra territorial
jurisdiction leaves China as the only
oriental country submitting To the
jurisdiction.
Until recently all civilized nations
have insisted that the courts were SO
primitive and the punishment, so bar
barOus in both China and Japan that
consular courts should protect for
eiguer, residing in these countries.
Japan has recently negotiated a new
set of treaties with the United States
Great britain and other countries in
which her modern court procedure is
recognized and consular courts ahan-
dDHed. In conformity with this new
system Japan now terminates China S
consular courts in Japan, although
Japanese consular courts in China are
10 bee continued. This presents the
singular spectacle of China's conced-
ing the advance of Japan into mode rn
methods, while at the same time con.
ceding that she is still in the Ice
uighted condition requiring extra ter
ritorial jurisdiction toprotect foreign.
ers in China.
Probably the most important con.
cession is Japanese occupation of
Port Arthur and Wei Hal Wei for u
term of years This will assure a
continuance of the peace for many
wears. as China is in no condition 10
renew hostilities so long as the gate.
way To pelSiu and to Chiua's com
mcrce is guarded on either side by
the great fortresses which China
grants to Japan for a term of years.
The permanent annexation OF
Formosa to Japan will give a rich
aud fertile country TO the Japanese
The production Of the island is very
extensive. Moreover, there are eX.
tensiye tracts of arabic land wei
suited TO Japanese coolie labor should
it b, desired TO withdraw the Japan
esc from Hawaii