Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-29
A LONDON SUMMARY.
Nature of Peace Enjoys Work and
UNDERLYING Tendencies.

LONDON August 29.-The following sum-
mary, purporting to give the exact nature
of the work accomplished and the broad
characteristics of the latest tendencies
which underlay the endeavors of either
side at Portsmouth, has been printed here
The dispatch says:
speaking generally, a fourfold purpose
may be discerned IN the twelve historic pro-
posals carefully drafted by the japanese
diplomat lists:
First. Te restore the entire set of polit-
ical conditions which the treaty of Shi-
monoseki was calculated to establish.
Second. To move, counteract or assmi-
late the disturbing factors, political, eco
nomcal and military, which have come into
existence since then.
Third. To hinder the growth Of the new
disturbing factors created by the aggressive
policy of Count Muravier and Admiral
Alexieff and
Fourth. To play the enviable role of a
chivalrous prince in releasing the Chinese
and Korean princess from the power of the
sorcerers' spell and in helping Europe and
the civilized world to rights too long with
held.
Russia, on the other hand, naturally
aimed at proving that she had intended all
along to restore what was not her own, but
had resented the attempt on the part of ia
pan to humiliate her by compelling her to
do so.
Secondly. She declined to allow the word
ing of the treaty clauses to convey the i'm
preston that Japan was debating to her
while she was obeying. Hence the Russian
ENJOYS insisted that their Japanese col
leagues should expressly adopt identical
elf-denying ordinances which, according to
the original clauses of the draft of the
treaty, Russia and only Russia was to sign.
Thirdly. Instead of allowing Japan to
adjudicate for herself the honor of cham
pioning China and Korea Russia openly
took their part insisting during the discus
sion that their international status should
be fairly reckoned with and endeavoring to
revive rights of theirs which still exist in
theory, but are dead in practice"
Lastly, whenever in dealing with any
clause Russia made up her mind not to dis
pute the substance of the demand preferred
she still insisted on the proposal being SO
worded that she should not appear to sign
away rights other than her own or con-
nive at future policy Of absorption which
she was unable to endorse
The dispatch then gives what purports
to be the arguments used by the pIenipote en-
tiaries in discussing the clauses of the
draft of the treaty, as follows:
THUS the first clauses demanded the
recognition by Russia of the preponderance
of Japan's political, military and economic
interests in Korea and an express under
taking that Russia would sedulously re-
frain from meddling with any measures
which Japan might deem necessary to
adopt in Korea for purposes of direction
protection or control"
After giving the alleged arguments, the
dispatch says:
THE Russian plenipotentiary openly de-
clared that while making large concessions
for the cause of peace he would consent to
no form of words implying that Russia, by
assent or connivance, becomes party to
the policy of the absorption of weaker
country by a stronger.
Russian subjects in Korea will enjoy all
the rights and privileges possessed by citi-
zens of the most favored nation.
"Secondly-On the Russian-K Korean from
tiers both the high contracting parties un-
dertake that neither on the Korean nor on
the Russian side shall any military meas
ures be taken calculated to jeopardize the
security of their respective territories