The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-11
Evacuation Of Manchuria and Sur-
render of Port Arthur and
Dalny Required.
OUTLOOK .GLO OOMY, BUT WAY .SS3
2. OPEN FOR NEGOTIATIONS:
@Witte Formally Expresses Sur
prise at Failure Of Japanese to
Present Credentials Wednes-
day Text Of Mikado's VI
Terms Sent to the 55S
Gear. 9 4
(By Associated Press. ! ].

(Byg Associated Press.) III
PORTSMOUTH,, N. FL, August 10-Re>
imbursementff for the expenses susfatned
In the prosecution Of the war and tha \
cesslon Of the island Of sakhat1n non-s
stitute the main feat lures Of the peace I
condition handed BY Baron Komura To-
NJ. Wttte ut the conclusion OF the morning &
session OF the plenipotentiaries In the
general stores building Of the Portsmouth. /.
navy yard. The word ',indemnit is
carefully avoided, the term employed
being Reimbursement for the cost Of
the war. No sum IS fixed. the am cunt ,,lI,
being distinctly left for mutual adjust
ment between tho two countries after 4
the Japanese expenditure has been ascer.
tanned. ssssass ssas 81 Y
50 These are tho two all important condt.# n
tions, and those which tho Russian ple,ni.# Il
potent tiaries find absolutely Unacceptable.
1nacc as they are, however, II can
be stated tn that these two principal condi-
tons Sdd not come as g surprise to the.
Russian plenIpotentlarles
- ne friendly fashion In which Baron
lkomu ura# explained the conditions before
ha4ndlng them to M. lite and the avoid
ance{ OF the use OF the word .lndemnlty,,s
In the presentation OF Japan's bill for
the cost Of the war without fixing sun. s.
leaves the way open for negotiations and
constitutes the main hope that a final
agreement is poss ble. Certainly the
danger Of a sudden rupture, no matter
what tho ultimate result may be, is pre-
cluded by. to-day's Developments
The Terms. # sy.s
The other terms are subs stantially what
tho world expected, and with one or per- !
33hhaps two exceptions, could probably be-
entertained as basis Of negotiations \
They include the following: IL l y
The son OF the Russian leases S
to the LAO Tunu PenInsula, comprls.
Ing Port Arthur and . DaIny. ftgs
The evacuation Of the entire pro. / 3S,
vince Of ManchurIa, the retrocessIon t
Il to China OF any privileges Russia may q
have In the province and the recoen-
tIon by Russia OF the prInc pie OF the s;js
"open door, 81 .,3 .Is N 81 3}tl}f
The ces.lon 70 Japan Of the Chinese II
Eastern Railroad below Hardin, the \.
main line through Northern II M an
churIa to VladIvostok to remain #
property. 5i ..!S S5$
The recognition OF the Japan pro-
tectorate over Korea, w & 4, II 5ili
The grant OF flshlng rIahts to Japan a
III In the waters OF the slbarlan lIttoral
northward from VladIvostok to the
Behrlng Sea.
The reInquIetment to Japan Of the 4
Russian Warshps nterned In neutral III
81 ports, VT n h
a Limitation upon the naval strenath gt
OF Russia In the Far Eastern waters.
Are Exceedingly Severe,
AS a whole, the terms are regarded as 4
exceed lngly hard by the Russians. In ad-
dltion to the two principal conditions.
Which canot 'aa accepted under NJ. Whites
instructions, those relating to the limiting
of Russla's naval power In the Far East
and the granting OF fishing rights upon <
the Russian llttornl arc considered pnrtlc-E
ularly offensive to tho amour propre OF
their country and OF such a humiltating
character as to bo inadmissihle, @ ~
The Japanese. on the contrary, as Baron
lomura nnnsunced at the conference to- I
day consider them moderate. contending
that they only represent a fair compen-
satlon for the expenses of tho war and 4
tho Victories they have achieved on land
and sea, their sole purpose being to at-8
tain the objects for which they have Y
fought, the spoils claimed being only such
as they are legitimately entitled to as the y
result OF their military and naval suc-
cesses.
Whites Protest.
immediately after the plenlpotentia,
rIes and their secretaries gathered In the
conference room and exchanged compll.
mentary' words In French and partly IN
Japanese. NJ Witte produced dplo,
matic note addressed to the JAPANESE
plenIpotentlaries. In connection With theii
failure to present their credentials NJ
yesterdays meeting.
What the contents OF this note are
cannot yet bo learned, but there is a basis F
for the belief that NJ, Wltte IN this note 4
took occasion to give expression TO the
surprise which he undoubtedly folt that &
the Japanese Ilenipotent!aries after hay,
Ing from the outset OF the preliminary
negotiations laid so much stress on tha a
necessity OF examining the credentials he-
fore the step was taken, should at the
first meeting with them fsil "a, nle letters, 4
Historical precedents are quoted IN, ho
note to show tile irresInrity OF yester-
days proceedings.
Tho Russian note was made part OF
tho permanent record without objection
on tho part OF the Japanese, The official
oredentals were then exchanged. AS 4
each Side previously had ap opPortunity5
10 examiae them. this was largelySa mat IN
Ter OF form. a somewhat general atiASa
aion solloWsd. IN Whlsh ESyon hQmuSS