Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-30
IT Is PEACE.
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co,,ld only express his gratitude by
shaking the hands Of everybody and
IN response to the volley Of questions
fred at him as to the terms murmur
eve pay not a copeck and we get half
of Sakhalin."
Later In his room when he had par
TALLY recovered himself. he declared
that he could not have dreamed OF
such q victory-for that he regards 1t
as a diplomatic triumph Of the first
magnitude he makes no attempt to
conceal And that Is the general YER
dict here. tonight.
This Russians are overjoyed at the
result. 1--WE have had our Liaoyangs
and Mukdens on land" they say, "and
our Teushinas on sea, but the Japan
csc have had their Portsmouth"
Although NJ. Witte Is not a diplomat
ist, they declare that he has out-ma-
neuvered the Japanese, yielding one by
ono to the conditions until he forced
them into 4 corner on the main issue OF
Indemnity end left them no escape ex-
cept surrender or to convert the war
Into a war to collect tribute. The Rus
SLAMS declared that. automatically, the
japanese made their collosal blunder
"Hcu tlCy dSiCCu W SOl1oiaSA NhO ~O'-
ditions seriatim.
The Japanese correspondents. though
they said little, plainly showed their
dissatisfaction with the terms during
the afternoon. They stood aloof, silent
in the midst Of the general jubilation'
for as the afternoon advanced the air
was filled with the sounds of rejoicing.
Bells were ringing In Portsmouth ana
To-, hn harmon
was adding to the din with their signs
and bells. On a smaller scale, II re-
called the finish Of an exciting interna-
tional yacht race at Sandy HOOK. ohe
Of the Japanese. however, gave 'he
true note when he remarked:
Tell me that the Mikado mas ap-
proved 1t and l shall be satisfied.
In that sentence was compressed the
spartan heroism of the japanese ma
tion and when later, Mr.. Sato issued
the official explanation Of the reasons
that moved the JapaneFe pienipotentia-
ries and It showed that the Mikado had
approved. there was perceptible
change in the feeling of the Japanese.
Considerable disappointment. however
continued to be manifested. Baron ko-
mura following the rule he has set FOR
himself declined to make any state
ment and Mr.. Takahira, quiet, reserved
as usual, would only say when asked
BY The Associated Press to make a
statement:
"Tor the sake Of humanity and civil
ization and as We believe In the inter-
est of both countries and the world.
we have made peace"
Despite the fact that neither of the
japanese plenipctentiaries would talk
for publication, however, The Asso-
ciated Press can present their line of
reasoning in the words of another:
1.-THE Russians may indulge in boast
ings now They may call it diplo-
matte victory, but we are confident
that upon calm consideration the
world will applaud our course. To
Yield upon the question of our demand
for the expenses of the war was the
only road to peace. We had attained
the objects of the war. We had es-
tablished our predominant position In
Corea, we had obtained the leases to
Port Arthur and the adjacent terri
tory, we had obtained the Chinese
Eastern Railroad and the evacuation
OF Manchuria. We had even obtained
important HbflIlS dfOHS liIC
Russian littoral.
"These covered the objects of the
war which we have kept steadily in
view for 10 months of bloody war.
Those objects insured the resumption
Of the great works of peace. Those
objects insured the resumption of the
great works of peace we had planned
the mission we have set ourselves of
progress and civilization in our part
Of the world. To have now set our
selves a new object-that of obtaining
money from Russia to defray the ex-
penses of the war-would have involv-
ed continuation of tho sacrifice OF
bloodshed and treasure at the end
what?
I'VE could not go to Moscow or st. Pc
tersburg. The Internal conditions in Rus
STA had to DO considered. Our very suc
cesses might have created condition,
which would make 1t impossible to so
cure indemnity. Besides in the fna
analysis there was the recognition Of tn,
fact that to obtain indemnity a countr,
must hold the other by the throat. Tha
ts the lesson of history. We renouncct
such purpose that our people might re
turn to the peaceful work and that tn,
commerce and normal life of the worl,
might proceed
The work of drafting the treaty will
probably be completed by the end of thi
week. 1t is explained that it will no
be a difficult task as the treaty. cxccp
for phraseology. il included in the min
utes OF the meeting. Mr.. de Martens ha!
asked Mr.. Dennison to do the work in hi.
room at the hotel. The Associated Pres:
Is authorized late tonight. to declar,
that there are not and will not be any
secret clauses in the treaty. Tonight, al
IL gayety ut the hotel. Champagne is
flowing like wafer.
The southern branch of the Chinese
Eastern Railroad coded to Japan be-
gins at the station QuanchentZc.