The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
RUSSIA ACCEPTS
BRITISH PLAN
CAR APPROVES DRAFT or AR.
5lTRATloN AGREEMENT.
COMMISSION TO SIT IN PARIS
Inquiry Into the North Sea Affair &c
Be Held SOMA Synopsis of
the Terms of the
Agreement.

accepted the Geographic draft of the
Anglo-Russian convention for the
commission of inquiry into the North
sea incident, submitted to Russia
Wednesday, and the final exchanges
Will be ratified in London. The con-
vention covers six articles, as pre-
yiously f~orecasted from here. The
commission will sit in Paris and will
consist Of five members, Russian,
British, American and French, the rep
resentatives of these four nations to
choose the fifth member. Broad out
lines for the inquiry are laid down
by the convention, but the commits
sion will have wide latitude in deter
mining all the relevant facts. AL
though the convention is agreed to, It
Is believed that some minor matters
connected with the subject, the exact
nature of which cannot be ascertained.
are still undecided.
Says Attack Was Planned.
A sensational report was current
here, attributed to a high authority.
that Russia will undertake before the
International commission to prove that
the japanese minister at The Hague
actually organized an attack on the
Russian squadron and will produce a
message sent by the minister contain
ing complete evidence that such was
the case.
Terms Of Agreement.
The terms Of the Anglo Russian con-
vention agreement on the constitution
of the commission, as described by ar
ticles 8 to IA of The Hague peace con-
vention, to investigate the North sea in
cident are as follows:
First-The commission is to consist
of five members, namely officers of Great
Britain, Russia, the United States n
France, these to select a fifth. II they
cannot agree upon a choice, the selection
is to be entrusted to the sovereign of
some country to be chosen by Great
Britain and Russia.
Second-The commission to report ON
all the circumstances relating to the dis
aster and to establish the responsibility.
Third-The commission to have the
power to settle all questions Of proce-
dure.
Fourth-The parties to bind them
selves to supply the commission with all
the necessary information, facilities,
etc.
Fifth-The commission to meet In
Paris so o o as possible after the sig
nature.
Sixth-The report Of the commission
to be officially communicated to the
respective governments.
Provisions are to be added regarding
the assessors and agents expenses. a
decision to be reached by a majority,
etc.
1t Is expected that the commission
will assemble in about fortnight. The
greatest satisfaction prevails at the
foreign Office at the amicable agree
ment reached and a firm hope Is ex-.
pressed that the American admiral to be
selected by the United States to sit on
the commission will prove an impartial
judge Of the facts submitted.
Enters a Denial.
The Hague, Nov. 7.-Naboukata Nit
suhashi, the japanese minister to the
Netherlands, in an interview denies alb
s~olutely the statement cabled from st.
Petersburg on November 5 that he had
organized an attack on the Russian
Baltic squadron. If Russia should pro-
duce, as the high authority in st. Pc
tersburg is quoted as saying would be
done, before the international commits
sion purporting to have been sent by the
Japanese minister containing complete
evidence that such was the case" MI.
Mitsuashi said the document would be
a forgery.