Arizona republican., 1905-08-17

ton in insisting upon a concession from Japan regarding its demands, of all indemnity and Sakhalin. Before yielding on either of the latter. it can be regarded as practically certain that NJ Witte would consult the emperor.
 An exchange of views on the five re- maining articles is expected to be com pleted on Friday or Saturday morning at the latest. The plenipotentiaries will then adjourn until Monday, and the interim will probably be used by the plenipotentiarieS to consult their respective governments. When tEey meet on Monday their last cards will be thrown upon the table. If there is to be bargaining, it will come then, and suddenly the conference will be over or peace will be assured. The pleni- potentiaries will come together with protocols drawn up to sign, and part or all remain for the elaboration of the treaty of Washington"
 Articles and s were disposed of today, the former 'in principle" the latter unanimously according to of ficiaI bulletins. Article 2 provides for the cession to China of the branch of the Chinese Eastern railway running south from Harbin to Port Arthur and Dalny, and with the branch line con- meeting at New Chwang with the | Shanghai-Kw Tien Tsin road. Ar ticle provides for the retention by
 Russia of the line through northern
 Manchuria, which forms tine connect | ing link of the trans Siberian and the ! Usurey railroad. with it's terminus at i Vladivostok and HarbOrovsk-
 1 From both sides the Associated Press ! is informed that the acceptance ''in principle" of article only means that certain points remain to be elaborated ! not that a dispute still exists. But
 this may possibly be only a convenient | method of postpOning until the hnal l struggle the acceptance of an article which could be used in the ultimate | compromise. Russia, by the accept ! ance of these two articles in connec-
 tion with articles ?, 3. and $, sur 1 renders every vestige of her ambition ! in Manchuria- She closes the door to | the warm water. the ice-free port of DaIny, upon which she lavished her
 millions, and retains only, as com
 merciaI road, the link of the railroad
 connecting her European possessions
 with her maritime provinces on the l Pacific The right to police it with Russian troops or railroad guards Is i given up. and it's protection will be-
 come the duty of China.
 There were persistent rumors about the hotel late tonight that several
 powers, including the Washington
 government, are bringing pressure to
 bear upon Japan to forego the cost
 of the war" and content herself with
 such other compensation as she can 1 secure out of the railroad. the Rus | sian property in Port Arthur and Dal- ny and the cost of the maintenance of Russian prisoners in Japan, this ] only on the theory that Russia will II eventually agree to cede Sakhalin
 which is now potentially conquered If territory This is undoubtedly the line
 of ultimate compromise. if compromise Ii there IS to be.
 If The Associated Press can state au- thoritatively that neither the question
 of making Viadivostok an "open port | or the Amur river an international
 waterway as some papers have stat ed. is included in the Japanese terms which. as developments have demon
 strated, were given by the Associated II Press the day they were submitted by II Japan. Japan will make ai stiff figh' for the possession of the internec
 Russian warshiDs.