Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-08-21


crisis in the peace negotiations is ap-
preaching rapidly and the end OF this
week or the first of next at the latest
should witness the deadlock and the
end, if the conference is to go to
pieces. Two more of the II articles,
4 and 6, were disposed of yesterday.
Article four consists of mutual
pledges to observe the integrity of
China and the policy of the open
b door, for the commerce of all ma
tions.
Article six covers the surrender OF
the Russian leases to Liaotung PENN
sula, Port Arthur, Dalny and the
Blonde and Elliott islands
To article four both parties agree
unanimously Article five, the con-
sideration of which was postponed
until later, provides for the cession
of Sakhalim Discussion appearing
useless at this stage on account of
the firm negative given in the Rus
sian reply, it was decided, upon mo-
tom of the Japanese to defer it's dis
cussiom, thus revealing the Japanese
intention of postponing to the end
the life and death struggle.
The fact that the Russians acqui-
esced in the proposition shows that
they too are as fareful and anxious
as the Japanese that the world
should not accuse them of being re
sponsfb1e for precipitating the break,
if a break there rs to be, ana the
wreckfng of the conference. This in
itself is hopeful sign. To the clos
est observers the final solution begins
to crystalize quite naturally-Russia
yielding the cession of Sal1halin and
the Japanese foregoing the 'cost of
war" but taking compensation in
money to be refunded to Japan by
China ON account Of the transfer to
her of the Chinese eastern railroad,
which Russia contends belongs to
private corporation and therefore I'M
confiscable by Japan, the Russian
government property in Port Arthur
and DaTny and remuneration for the
maintaince of the 100000 Russian
prisoners IN Japan. Some confusion
has arisen about the five articles al
ready adopted and the following re-
sumo can be accepted as absolutely.
accurate:
Articles Agreed Upon.
L. Recognition of Japan's prepon-
derating influence in Corea, etc.
g Mutural obligation to evacuate
Manchuria, Russia to retrocede to
China all special privileges, etc.
3. Japanese obligations to restore
the sovereignty and administration of
China and Mamchuria.
4. Mutual obligations to respect
the territorial and administrative in
tegrity of China and the principle of
the open door ~
6. Surrender of Russian leases to
Liaotung peninsula, including Port
Arthur and Da1ny and the Blonde and
Elliott islands
Articles Yet to Be discussed.
The remaining seven articles (not
given in numerical order ;are):
Cession OF Salzhalfm
Reimbursement for the cost of the
war
Cession to China of the Chinese
eastern railroad.
Articles relating to THAT portion of
the main line of the Siberian railroad
running through northern Manchuria,
which includes a provision for polio
ing the road by China and not by
Russia.
Fishing rights on the Siberian
coast north of VladivOstok TO the
Behring sea.
The article affecting Russla|s naval
rower in the far east.
The article providing for the sur
render of the Russian warships in
termed in far eastern waters.
To all OF these Russia has mace
more or less objection. Besides in
demnity and Sakhalin, Minister
Witte will strenuously oppose the sur
render of the interned warships, the
limitation upon Russia's naval pow
eT and the cession of the Chinese
eastern railroad to China.
The only jar in the conference yes
terday occurred at the morning ses-
sion, when a rather spirited contro-
versy occurred over the question of
the publicity of the proceedings.
Each side manifested a disposition to
charge the other with being respon-
sible for the leaks" and it was set
tied by renewed pledges to observe
the strictest secrecy henceforth re
garding the proceedings.
The discussion on Sakhalin went
far enough to demonstrate the deter
mined opposition of Russia to its ces-
sion and there had not been the