The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-31
THE UNDERLYING MOTIVES
Dispatch Printed in London Pur-
porting to Give Exact Nature
Of Efforts of Peace Enjoys.
PURPOSES OF JAPla WERE FOUR FOLD
They Were to Restore the Political CondI-
lions, to Remove the Disturbing Fac
tors. to Hinder he Grow tn OF New Dis
turbanccs and Lastly to rlay the Roll
of tn. the ChiyaIrous Prince.


London, Aug. 29.-The followins
summary purporiiIS 10 give the "eN
act nature of the work accomplished
and the broad characteristics of tn,
latest tendencies which underlay ia.
endeavors OF either side" at Ports
mouth has been printed here. TIL,
dispatch says:
Speaking generally four fold pur
pose may he diScerncd in the II his
toric proposals carefully drafted by
the Japanese diplomats:
"First-To restore the entire SET of
political conditions which the treaty
of Shimonoseki was calculated to Us.
tablish.
"Second-To remove. counter act Oh
assimilate the disturbing factors, no.
liticaL economical and military which
have come into existence.
The dispatch then gives what pm
ports 10 be the arguments used by tho
pleninotentiariCs IN discussing III,
clauses of the draft of the treaty as
follows:
THUS the FIRST clauses demand Tho
recognition ny Russia of the proDon,
derancc of JaranS political, military
and economic interests in Korea anG
an express understanding that Russia
would sedulously refrain from med
ding with any measures which japan
might deem necessary Ia adopt in 10
rea for purposes of direction. protec-
tion or control"
After giving the alleged arguments
the dispatch says: The Russian plen-
ipotentiaries openly declare that while
making large concession for the caus"
or peace he would consent to no form
OF words implying that Russia by as
sent or connivance becomes party TO
The policy of the absorption of a weak
or country by stronger. He obtained
Baron komura's consent 10 the limita,
tion of Japan'S freedom of action in
Korea to the following extent:
Russian subjects in Korea will on
10Y all the rights and privileges pos
sessed by citizens of the most favored
nation.
'Second-On the RESISTANT Korean
frontiers both the hinh contractin"
parties undertake that neither on the
Korean nor on the Russian side shal
any military measures be taken cal
culated to ieOnardi2e the security of
their respective territories"
"Third-To hinder the growth of the
new distnrhin" factors created by tn.
aggressive policy Of Count Mnravicrr
and Admiral Alcvicff and.
Fourth To play the cnvial role of .
chivarous rrin"c in releasing the Chi
nese and Korean princess from the
power Of tho sorcarcr's srnll and r.
helping Europe and the civilized world
10 rights toe long withheld
Russia on tie other hand naturally
aimed at proving that she had IL
tended all alon" 10 restore what WIS
not her own hut bod resented the At
tempt on the part of Japan to humil
late her y" conncllinD her &C. do so
Second She declined to allow the
wording Of HE treaty clauses 10 convey
the impression that Japan was dctar-
ing TO her while she was obeying.
Hence the Russian envQvs insisted
that their japanese colleagues should
expressly adnnt identical, self-denyine
ord'aances. which. according to the
original clOuees nf the draft of the
treaty Russia and only Russia was to
sign.
Third-Instoad of allowing Japan to
adjudicatc for herself the honor Of
China and Korea Russia
openly took their part. insisting dur
ing the discussion that their irterna
tional status should be fairly reckoned
with and ondeavoring to revive rights
of theirs which still exist In theory
but are dead in practice.
Lastly. whenever in dealing with
any clause Russia made mp her mind
not to dispute the substance of the
dmand preferred she still insisted on
the proposal being so worded that she
should not appear to SIGN away rights |
other than her own, nor connivc at a |
future policy Of absorption which she
was unable TO endorse"