Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-11
JAPAN'S TERMS KNOWN
DELIVERED TO RUSSIAN ENJOYS
AT PORTSMOUTH YESTERDAY.
Cars Plenipotentiaries Reported
Staggered by Excessive Demand
for Peace.

| Japan's peace terms are at last known
| to the Russian ENJOYS.
They are regarded by the cars plenipo-
| tentiaries unnecessarily severe and hui
| initiating, but there is still lingering hope
| for a successful termination of the nego-
| tiations
1t is only a lingering hope. however, II
one may judge by the expressions of dis
may that were uttered last night in the
summer hotel annex where the Russians
have their quarters.
More astonishing to the Russians than
any other thing in the statement of terms
submitted by Baron komura and Mr.. Taxa
hira was that the Japanese did not ask for
any specific indemnity. They do make 1t
plain, however, that they expect to be COM
pensated for the losses incurred by them
in their conflict with Russia, which Is in
terpreted to mean that the European bel
ligerent is expected to pay in full for the
enormous expenditures which Japan has
made.
Chance for Compromise
But the failure of the japanese to insist
upon the payment Of a specific sum holds
out a chance of compromise, and the feel
ing exists among some of the Russians
here that the conditions admit of discus
sion.
30 the peace conference lids IOt COie "
an end with the presentation of Japan's
terms, as 1t was freely predicted 1t would
by those who were inclined to be pessi-
mistic.
1t had been declared by some who claimed
to have an inkling of the demands which
Japan would make that M White and
Baron Rosen would Indignantly withdraw
from the conference when Baron komura
and Mr. Takahira let it be known what
their government desired from Russia In re-
turn for an agreement to stop hostilities
They did nothing of the kind; they acted
as courteous gentlemen would act, publicly
receiving the communication of the Japa-
nese ENJOYS with the request that an ad-
journment be taken until it could be ex-
amined.
OF course the request granted at once
by Japans embassy, and it is probable that
there will not be another meeting until
Monday at least, this giving the Russian
emissaries reasonable time to transmit the
text of the japanese communication and
their own views upon the contents to the
government at St. Petersburg and to re-
ceive instructions from the car as to their
future course.
Note Surprisingly Brief.
The note submitted by the japanese plen-
ipotentiaries was surprisingly brief, and as
its text or very full synopsis was cabled
to the foreign Office at st. Petersburg yes
emperor and his ministers may have been
made acquainted with the conditions of
the enemy before they retired for the night.
Among the Russians the inclination is to
furnish to the press the contents of the
japanese communication, but for the pres
ent no decision will be made in this con-
nection The hope was held out last night,
however, that the seal of secrecy imposed
upon those in possession of this momentous
document may be removed on Saturday.
Courtesy to Japan and to the emperor or
Russia, ii Is declared, demands that the
text of the Japanese conditions shall not
be disclosed, for the japanese ENJOYS have
shown an unwillngness to let tire world
konw the extent and character of their
terms and the car may not be in posses
sion of them until today.
There is apparently a determined inten-
tion on the part of all those who know
what has been proposed by Japan to guard
the secret jealousy until mutual agreement
has been reached or proper permission given
TO take the public into the confidence OF the
two helligerent nations.
When the severity of the peace condl-
tious beca me known to the interested Rus-
slams there were many expressions OF DIS
appontmnt and concern over their drastic
character Without any delay a synopsis
of the Japanese note was made and trans
lated into the Russian cipher. When com
pleted the dispatch was sent to the Rus-
sian foreign Office.