Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-02
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
GETTING TOGETHER
Prospects Are Very Good That
Their Difference viii be
Amicably Settled.
REFERS CHIEFLY TO COREA.
Japanese Treaty Rights in Manehuria
Are Same as Those of the
United States.

81 Petersburg Dec, 1.-The inquiry
has been made at the foreign office re-
speeding the announcement from Paris
that a basis for an agreement between
Russia and Japan had been reached. It
was impossible TO secure any coniirmh-
ton beyond tie statement that a mu-
tual desire for peace exists, to which
both negotants have expressed adher-
ance.
with this end In view they have both
decided temporarily to put aside ques-
lions whose decision on account Of the
position of each is found to be lmpraD-
ticable. The negotiations 50 far as RuS-
sia IL concerned, are confined 20 oe-
limiting the rights Of railroad, tele-
grapl, etc, Of each in COrea Japan
holds in allegiance the Manchurlan
questions, concerning which Russia de-
clines to treat on the ground that they
are matters between her and China un-
til she ascertains whether satlsfac-
tory arrangement Is readable regard
ing Corea. Russia contends that Ja-
pans treaty rights In Manchuria wera
secured from China and stand on tho
same footing as those Of the United
states ana the other powers
Russla's reply TO the latest Japanese
proposition Is stlll unsent When it IS
framed Il will not be in the nature Of
AN ultlmatum, but 1t may lead to coun-
terpropOsals. II Is possible that the end
may be new Russo japanese treaty
covering COrea.
DauurHlneg etsgUauttnn that the
United states may ask Russia to sub
NIT the question OF the evacuation Of
Manchuria to The Hague tribunal 1t is
pointed out at the foreign office and in
diplomatic circles that political issues
being involved It is impractcable and
would be Unprecedented 80 leave them
to the decision Of judicial tribunal,
The basis OF the forthcoming agree
ment IL as follows.
Russia will accept the two agree
ments entered into by Japan and CO.
rea, dated 1896 and 1895, respectively,
under which Japan secured various
rights in Corea, including the maintea-
Hnce Of garrison at Seoul In eX-
change for this concession Japan VIII
accept Russia's treaty with China re-
spectng Manchurla
1t Is beHeyed--though this cannot be
stated positively Japan and Rus
STA win reterate their support Of the
principles of the open door" and the
intep 'ty Of China and Corea.
BARON HAYAsH1 DELIGHTED,
London, Dee 2,-The japanese minis
ter Baron Hayashi received the news
OF the basis Of the agreement reached
between Russia and Japan through tn
exclusive dispatch OF the Associated
Press on the subject from Paris last
Giglt He said:
''rhat Is splendid news, | have wait
q long time In the hope of nearing
Il. with the basis reached ii Vlll odij
be % short time before The treaty Il
signed. The whole difficulty 4, Ear hu!
hcn 20 arrive az a basis satisfactory
20 bOth nations"
Regarding the suggested arbitration
of the difficulties between Japan anC
Russia. Baron Hayashi remarked;
mo such proposition has been men
toned 10 me. and doubt of the Man
churlan question could be settled b!
u.at msthod ghe Hague 'ourt ap
palrS to me to exist mo-" :or The ~"
pose OF interpreting knotty points OF eX
listing trea ties than for dealing wit
such a territorial question as Manchur
in"
The other embassies here are incline
to take a similar view of the arbitration
suggestion.
Baron Hayashi denies that Japan ha
purchased or is negotiating for tn
| chilean or Argentine warships bull
I'm Europe for those republics,