Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-11
Yielding of Korea and
Manchuria and Pay
ing Cost of War.
AN OPEN DOOR POLICY
Several Items Considered I'm
possible by r'itte, but Ne
gotiations Will Go On.
JAPAN's DEMAND OF RUSSIA.

JAPAN's DEMAND OF RUSSIA.
Indemnity-SUm not stated.
Cession of Russian leases to Lao
Tung peninsula.
Evacuation of entire province Of
Manchuria.
Retrocession to China of Russian
privileges.
Recognition by Russia of open door
policy.
Cession of Chinese Eastern railroad
below Harbin.
Recognition of Japanese protectorate
over Korea.
Fishing rights in waters of Siberian
Ittoral.
REIMBURSEMENT to Japan Of Russian
Warships interned.
Limitation upon Russias naval
strength in eastern waters.
Portsmouth, Aug. 11.-The Russian
reply is already practically completed
and will be handed by Witte to Baron
Komura at $50 tomorrow morning.
Witte has officially notified Komura of
this fact and an official call for meet
ing Of the conference at that hour has
been issued.
SOME TERMS ACCEPTABLE.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 11.-EVery step
in the negotiations at Portsmouth is
fully reported here. The reply of Witte
to be presented tomorrow morning to
the Japanese will neither be an accept
ance nor declination of the conditions,
which komura presented, but will be
an invitation to the Japanese to con-
slider the terms Of peace. Some of the
terms are satisfactory to Russia, but
others must be modified or eliminated
II there be an agreement at this time.
ACCEPTS ALL hut TWO.
Portsmouth, Aug. 1.-THE Associat-
ed Press learns Russia will agree to ac-
cept all except two of the Japanese
conditions as Il basis for discussion.
The exceptions are indemnity and the
cession Of sakhalin.
Portsmouth. Aug. 11-With the Jap
anese terms of peace under considera-
tion by the emperor at St. Petersburg,
and the Russian plenipOtentiaries
awaiting word from his majesty before
completing the draft of their response,
an enforced pause has come in the pro-
ceedings of the peace conference. The
tally-hOes and automobiles which were
run to the entrance of the Wentworth
hotel at the usual hour this morning,
were sent back TO their quarters. The
heat was sweltering.
JnpH Keep in Rooms.
Baron Komura and his colleagues re
maincd closely in their rooms. They
figuratively folded their arms and
await the Russian response. Witte
was at work early, and with his sec
retaries was busily engaged in de-
Ciphering kilograms from St. Peters
burg before o'clock. All their orders
are i'm his hands He controls and di-
TeCts the oleCtinE on thc Russian side.
His colleague. Baron T. Rosen. ac-
companied by Mr. Pokotilloff went to
Portmouth with an automobile TO do
shopping.
Meet Again Monday.
The period of waiting will probably
continue until Monday, 10 which day
the next morning conference has been
tentatively addressed Baron Komura
and his encourage are content TO give
the other side all the time required.
At the meeting yesterday Witte prom
ised 10 give a response at the earliest
possible moment They readily accept
ed this answer and did not even sug-
Eest fixing a time limit Among them
the belief seems to be manifested that
the events of yesterday are already
history
Feel Terms Are Severe.
Among the Russians il is alleged to
be apparent that the Japanese terms,
especially those asking Russia 10 foot
the bill for the cost of the war. the
Cession of territory and 10 put limi-
tation upon their naval forces in the
far east, is considered absolutely un-
obtainable. On these points Russia's
reply is sure TO be non-possimus.
No Time for HaKEIInE.
The Russians would doubtless like
to proceed by a process of elimination.
agreeing TO some and rejecting or max
ing counter proposals TO others. But
the Japanese are not expected to agree
upon a diplomatic game of give and
take until after the general principles
are received.
Their rejoinder 10 the Russian reply
is expected 10 be practically an ultima