Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-31

Portsmouth, Aug. 2s.-Peace
between Russia and Japan was
practically concluded at this
mornings session of the peace
conference. In the final struggle
the Russians achieved a victory.
For the sake of peace, the Jap
anese with magnanimity worthy Of
their heroic achieveme nts In this
war, met the ultimatum of the
car and abandoned their de-
mands, not only for reimbursement
for the cost of the war, but for
the repurchase of the northern
half OF Sakhalin, Russia at the
same time agreeing to the dIvi-
sion of the island.
The Japanese also Withdrew
Articles 10 and II Of the peace
conditions as originally proposed,
demand for the surrender OF the
informed warships and the IIn1ita-
ton of the Russian naval power
In the far east.) The delegates
of the respective missions will be
called in at the afternoon session
and the actual work of formulate
Ing the treaty Of peace will be-
gin..
The news that peace had been
agreed upon caused the most In.
tense excitement at the Went.
worth hotel, where the ENJOYS had
been staying. Everywhere there
was deIlrium of jubilation An
armistlce will probably be ar
ranged late this afternoon.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 2s.-PresIden
Roosevelt received the news that
the peace ENJOYS had reached an
agreement through an Associated
Press bulletin. While tho Presi-
dent had been hopeful that such
an agreement would be reached
he was surprised that 1t had come
today, and he expressed gratifica-
tIon that peaceful solution had
been reached.
The President received official
confirmation of the Associated
Press bulletin at 2:2o o'clock.
Tho official information reached
him In the form of an official c-
pher dispatch from Baron komura
at Portsmouth. The telegram
said the pIenipotentIaries Of Japan
had withdrawn their claim for
reimbursement of war expenses,
that an agreement had been
reached as to the partition OF the
island Of SakhaIin, that all the
main points had been definitely
settled and that the ENJOYS now
will proceed with the discussion
Of the details.
Portsmouth, Aug. ga runnor
ls In circulation here that there Is
some sort of a secret understands
Ing behind the treaty.
Portsmouth, Aug. 29-The sessic
IT the peace conference this NOR
Ing began shortly after 10 o'clock.
When the plenipotentiaries starte
for the conference room there was re
ignition on both sides that the dec
5ive hour in the fate of the peace CO.
ference had come. NJ. White SCENE
not N pleasant frame of mind. f
had received new instructions durin
the night reiterating the old one
They left him no leeway unless I'll
new Japanese proposal met the er
peror's "ultimatum" as given to Pre-
dent Roosevelt through Ambassadt
Meyer. No indemnity, but the &c
sion of half of the island of Sakhall
without a money payment beyond tn,
Tor the maintenance of the Russia
prisoners and that involved in the ce
sion of the Chinese Eastern railway
he considered he had full authority |
reject it fatty without reference to
Petersburg.
Japan's Greatest Victory.
Portsmouth, August 80. - Gre;
Is have been all of Japan
victories by virtue of arms, on lar
md sea, her moral victory over Ru
'ia and over all her critics, achieve
yesterday, is greater than all of thos
Her offer was the boldest and mo-
1ramatic stroke known to the histol
II nations and the history of war
The heather nation has achieved
moral height of which no one ev,
believed 1t worthy and the world. {
he news reaches its farthest corner
will stand aghast at Japan's gre,
concessions. No victory could
greater, even had the mikado's 60
secured Russia's argreeme,
% her first demands. For then tt
victory would have been marked /
III the signs of the victories of the O,
savage days when might alone const
uted right and a nations or a people
,laim to superiority. But Japan hs
set precedent-Japan of all natior
and the world has taken
leap toward that univers;
'eace for which good men hay
,-ayed and of which they hay
~ed.
The Two Conferences.
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