The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-13
It Is Believed in Washington That the Gar Will
Accept Any Reasonable Offer From the
Japanese Government.
INTEREST CENTERS IN PROBABLE DEMANDS
Japan Will Probably Approach Subject in Bust
neSSIike Way, as Il Has Gone After
Russian Army and Navy.


removed from that territory, 1t
strengthens the hands of the Japanese
very much in carrying out wha. they
Fave contslded in the past-that the
entire Chinese territory should be
maintained in its integrity under con-
Nol Of the Chinese government.
The japanese declare that the main
tcrance of the int gritty of China is
with them as essential as Is the Mon
zoe dCctriae to the United States. For
that reason they will, it is stated, in
s!Et upon this policy, which they have
declared vigorously in the pas. The
difficulty that is thought may be expe-
:ienced in carrying out this policy will
Re In the details. Russia has certain
colcezsioaary interests, Gld makes
,claim to rights in relation TO Manchu-
riE that may be difficult to adjust but
that japan win accept nc phlntcm vic
tory so far as Manchuria is concerned
10 generally accented as conclusive
Ii is Leilavsd by many of the friends
Ct the Japanese that they will not ne
.Iaracious in their Gem lld fer settle
.r.ent,' hUt that they viii NEE tbs si.a-
&tiCn face to face aGd decide it in a
tu;iness-like way. Tier diplomat
are acquainted with the basis that
have been accepted in many instances
in the settlement of reace terms, and,
while the widest disparity EXISTS in
matters of this kind, yet it is believed
Reasonable bonds will be kept IL sight.
1t is not believed to he likely that
japan viii lclro to go ol:record in de-
.iaaGdiug anything more than she will
IbG,iallC wedato secure az aj@settlemeat
oh the war; and for that ftasJn It is
GhGugEt here tsat there viii be a
strong effcrt to mako he. first de.
MAIDS 60 reaonable that tAey can be
accepted.
The amount of indemnity Japan IS to
receive Tor the war Is susceptih,e OF a
vide expansion or contraction It Is
l.Ct likely shat she viii be wiling TO
2ccept Just enough to compensate her
!cr the cost Of the war. She will likely
have bill tor several hundred mil
lions. although if her bonded indebted
less contracted to pay war expenses is
considered, and certain war expenses
ore added, they might not go much be-
yoEd S15o,000,00C. But she is likely to
want something more than thai,
1t is understood that when the Presi.
dsIt Of the United States receives
lac I, ln l.
to Japan, his first act will be to place
them before the leading world powers
and TO ascertain from them their views
as TO tEelr reasonableness. When that
Il done there is likely to be played a
very interesting game of diplomacy
Nearly every European nation thai
! Will be at that conference Is more ol
less suspected of partiality in the game
Of war, one way or another
There will be efforts to sustain and
reduce the efforts of Japan through
the methods of diplomacy
But in diplomatic circles there is al
opinion that Japan will, rather thar
surrender any of her demands, quietly
| ''S NS"SS " 'hO'S "ho oppOoe Hei
| and content herself with a continue
tion of hostllities. For more reason
there is a belief that the best way tC
bring the war to speedy close will bt
Icr both Russia and Japan to come t.
the problem before them in business
way, and for neither to attempt to OBJ
tain more than reasonable terms o
I leace, with full knowledge that japan
iS entitled to the chief things for which
she went to war.