Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-09
RUSSIA GIVES HER
SIDE Of THE CASE.
Details the Course Of Negotiations
With the Government Of
Japan,
LATTER WAS TOO EXACTIAG.
Demanded the Inclusion 10 Treaties OF
Matters Former Held TO be
Utterly Foreign.

ST. Petersburg, Feb, "a lengthy Of
hclal communication issued today gives
the Russian account of the negotiations
which led to the rupture.
Last year says this foreign Office
note, the Toxic cabinet. under the
pretext OF establishing the balance OF
power and more settled order OF
things on the shores OF the Pacific, sub
United TO the imperial government a
proposal for a revision 0fthe existing
treaties with Corea, Russia consented
and Viceroy Alexleff was charged TO
draw up a project for new under
standing with Japan In cooperation
WIN the Russian minister at Toxic,
VINO was entrusted with the negotla-
tons with the Japanese government.
Although the exchange OF yiewswith the
TOXIC cabinet on this subject was Of
friendly character, japanese social cir
Giles and the local and foreign press
attempted In every way to produce a
warllke ferment among the japanese
ana TO drive the government into an
armed conflict with Russia. Under tho
influence thereof, the Toxic cabinet be.
gan 10 formulate greater and greater
demands In the negotiations, al the
same Time taking most extensive meas
ufes 10 make the country ready for
war All these circumstances, OF course,
disturbed Russia's equanlmity, but they
induced her also TO take military and
naval measures. Nevertheless, to pre-
serve peace In the far east. Russia. SO
TAR as her lncontestlble rights and in
terests permitted, gave the necessary
attentions 20 the demands Of the Toxic
CABINET and declared herself ready to
recognize Japan's privileged CONNER.
cial ana economic proposition in the
Corfan peninsula, with the concession
OF the right to protect it by military
force IN the event Of disturbances In
tnat country. AT the same time, while
vigorously observing ne fundamental
principle OF her policy regarding Corea,
whose Independence and integrity were
guaranteed by previous understandings
with Japan and by treaties with other
powers, Russia insisted on three poin 8
lon a mutual and conditional
guarantee OF this principle
ZION an understanding TO which no
part OF Corea for strategic purposes. as
The authorization of such action on the
part OF any foreign power was directly
opposed TO the principle Of the indepen.
dence Of Corea.
S-on preservation of the full free
dom OF navigation OF the straits OF
Corea.
Ihe project elaborated IN this sense
dld not satisfy the Japanese govern
ment which iniits last ,proposal not
only REFUSED To-, accent the proposals
when appeared as the guarantee OF the
independence OF Corea, but began at
the same time to insist on provisions to
be Incorporated IN a project regarding
the question OF Manchuria. Such de-
monds on the part Of Japan naturally.
were lnadmlssible, the question of Rus
sias position In Manchurla concerning
IN the first place China but also all the
powers having commercial interests In
Chlna' The Imperial government. there
Tore saw absolutely no reason to in
clude IN a special treaty with Japan
regarding Corean affairs, any provision
concerning territory occupied by RUS
sian troops. The Imperial government,
however, did not refuse. 80 long as the
occupation OF Manchuria lasts, to recog-
nize both the sovereignty OF the em-
reror OF China In Manchurla and also
the rights acquired there by other pow
ers through treaties with China. A
declaration TO this effect had already
been made TO the foreign cabinets IN
view OF this, the imperial government
AFTER charging its representative al To.
kio TO present Its reply to the last pro.
posal OF japan, was justified In expect.
ing the Toxic cabinet 10 take into