The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-31
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 --s------ c Russia Will Pay Nice Snm to China.
 ---->-- INDIRECT SP0Hs OF WAR
 --->---- Railroad Causes Exchange of the Lucre.
 -----s------ # Probable TAas Aru.stiee wal ne Ce.- eludea Directly hy oypessxe asseral. ea shs Field
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INDIRECT sP0Hs OF WAR

rortsmouth. N III. Aug. so.--rh6 AA- sociated Press is able to xiva ont one additional and interesting as well e& important detail m regard to the con eitianm of ponce Most important of all IS the fact that the formal recognition Eastern Road below KuankkchenEs, the junction of the branch of Kirin. in-k wolves payment by Russia Q China of q sum estimated at s7S,060, GOO. This fS the Chinese interest in the road alzd for 1t China must be remunerafed.
 The question Of tho ultimate pcaase~ sion of the road E | matter to be set- tied between Japan and China. Japan can keep the road or surrender if 10 China. demanding in return the money paid by Russia to China. If she eleots the latter course Japan wiil therefore. obtain as indirect aapoils of war from Russia the above mentioned sum in sd iitlon to reimbursement for ths cpat of maintaining the Russian prisoners of war. for which Japan viii prpeens au itemizsd hill
 Japan ia known to have given her word oo China nat to rokafn fh@ roa0s which was really built for etrateH3e purpose, but lf Chlua prefers the usoney to the railroad Japan could not be ac- cusaa ok bad faith. Inmsmuch Ms 1apSh was deairous even bAfore the WHIT of ex tending the tfen projected KoroAa Railroad. which is already in operation, 90 AS Co eventually connect with thN Eastern cshlsssse Road and Hfanhaik* wan road. and ln the negotiations wl,ieh preceded honttlitiea asked EussiA ID bind herself not 10 impede fiiiB aim. is is c0nsidcred likefy that sha would har- self prefer the railroad to the moaAY
 In addition to turning over money ohtMined from Rusaim, China. ik ala@ took the railroad. would thsrefnra hnya te reimburse Japan for the expenseN iTl% cured by her In restoring the road. xes butldinK the bridges and changing th@ gauge.
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 Whether 1t rnmatna in fhe bands nk Japan 0f uftimatsly beconaAs part nz the system Of Ehineee in1perial rNiz% roads a strHfac errnnESNcr1 ,1ue4s &&
 made with the part atft u ' 55zS N tz of the old Chinese Eastern Company the stock of which is held by the Russo Chinese Bank. This adjustment will be- arranged later.
 Both Russia and Japan. if the latter retains the road. are to be allowed to have railroad guards" for the pr0tec- ton of the railroad property and In case of disorder calculated to threaten their interest are mutually to be per~ mitted to send troops. but the number is in no case to exceed those required and they are to be forthwith recalled as soon as their mission Is accom- plished.
 This, likewise, is a very important provision and with the East ana Wast Chinese Eastern line and the Southern line as far as Kuenchengtse stilT Ia possession would. in case of a future Issue, give her control Of tha largest part of Manchuria---the whole vast territory from the fertile valley of the Sungari called the "granary' of the province, northward
 Another provision is that Japan'a succession to Port Arthur and the Lia- tung leases which Russia surrenders Is conditional on Chinas assent
 The armistice was not arranged today and 1t Is not improbable that the arn- istice will be concluded directly by the on the field of battle.