The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-26
WILL BE PEACE
SAY JAPANESE j
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But B An Indemnity Will
Be Demanded From
Russia. Ia
VIEWS OF BARON
KOMURA# ARE GIVEN
Total Loss Of Men During thu
War $4,000, and an Il: II ' g Cost { COST.
ing Japan a Million a Day.
Nippon Would Not
Have Philippines
With Bonus. -

NEW YORK. July 25.- That Japan viii
demand m Indemnity OF Ruasi a, In thu
negotiations for peace and that the
war will be declared at an end at The !
conclusion OF the negotiations at Ports,
mouth, N. Fl. next month, Is the tbelfet
of Baron Komura, head Of the Japanese
peace delega tion. who arrived here to-day
as voiced by Airmar sato, who Is ths
official spokesman for the baron on this
mission. Mr.. sato in an interview to-
might said: 58S 3 4. 5a 4 " IA 854 I.ftt glf
successfully negotiated by the appointed
delegations. n The Japanese will be guided
I bymoderation,5 and no excessive denandt
will ~ be Il made. but the sentiment ss In
Japan and Russia..is for peace and In thu
interests Of humanity and propriety there
must be peace. III N 3s St III RI
THE cost to ia PAN however, has beel5
very great. 4 On both Sides the loss ID /
men has been $4,000. Russia losing 80.
& 600 OF these Il, The war IS costing JapaE
one million dollars n day. and there Is 81
feeling that there ought to hc an ms
edemnity." s Si,Sf
Question Of Armistice.
asked as Ito the probability OF 5an ar>>f
TllSJtC0 Sthiu liiStS ~ SceOtSs
would be amos the first questions thl {
Observation-Disclosures would consider. Basinl
tho form OF tho negotiations OF prevtou.$
treaty negotiations j apan will make thu
demands for Russian consideration, ht
said. The peace terms, w hile held In
violate by. those who know their text d
were formulated by the SEmperor y 33ol \
Japan and his council. ]. u. \
Mr.. sato was asked II, In the fluss
OF victory the Japanese people would no.
feel entitled to- more n than on treat, I
would allow, and Mr.. sato said: s
i.Thc Japanese are not SO gentle as stt
abide byia any decision we gmny ma ke.3 but
they pay great respect to. %the offices q (:
President Roosevelt. and his acts Y have
done a great deal to emphasize the need ed
for the pea ce. t
Future Of China. VI.
or the future OF China, Mr.. sato said :5
.If the central government could work
IN harmony with the district or provin-S
cal governments, China would become ~
great power, but at present that seems
to be- impossible. IA
Japan's attitude toward China was
most friendly said Mr.. Sato, and whilo$
maintaining no moral Monroe doctrine
over tho empire, she felt that IT was
moro or less under Japan's projections.
This protection, by way Of Illustration
Mr., sato said. was not SO strong over
China as that OF the United States over
South America. r ls a3 i1SS35s 51SS35s
Mr.. sato emphasized the announcement
made frequently before that Japan does
not seek territorial aggrandizement, and
on this point the speaker said: IL
I'VE want in Manchuria equal oppor-8
stunity, or what Mr.. Hay called the open |
door. I.
In response to further questions, Mr.
sato said:
"Japan Is populated, and in tho
opening up of Manchuria and Korea an
attractive field for Immigration would be
nearer homo than offered In Hawaii or
Amerlca." .3i S,s
Mr.. sato said that while n desire for
peace was the sentiment of Japan, 1t p
5wqasSnot a desire for peace at any price.
Japan is in q very prosperous condition
at present. he said "and the wa r taxes
do not fall heavily upon the people yet,
There has already been subscribed $780,
900, 900 to n new internal loan, and our
prosperity is further indicated in thA
success OF our foreign loans (.
AS to Japan's attitude toward Amer
lea, Mr.. Sato laughingly asked: you
mean the yellow perll?" and then became
more enthusiastic In his conversation
than upon any previous topic. He said;5
Love for America.
"We arc almost boyish In our enthu-
siasm and friendship for America. While
we are friendly with China as Orlentals.
our greatest friends are America and
England. Why, the first monument ever
erected to any foreigner In Japan was
that to Commodore Perry, and the policy
and conduct of the American people for 4
the last fifty years has been ono OF help
to us. We regard America as an ally
without a treaty" 33
Tho question was put to Mr.. Sato as
to any possibility OF conflict with the
United States In the future, as suggested 4
by some OF the American press at the out-
break of the war, and Mr.. Sato asked
what could bring about such q conflict
When 1t was suggested that Japan might
covet the Philippine Islands he laughed
heartily and replied that japan would
not have tho Philippines as a gift. even
though honus accompanied the gift,
Baron Komura and his party arrived s
early to-day from Chicago and proceed
ed at once to the Waldorf Astoria. where
they will be quartered until his departure
for Portsmouth. There was no demonr
st,atlon beyond the. presence OF q few
Japanese merchants and members OF tho
Nippon Club.
Kaiser and Gear,
(3y Associated Press.)
ST, PETERSBURG, July 24--Gosslp and
conjecture are busy with the reasons
OF the meeting between Emperor Will
liam and Emparor Nicholas on the island
of Bloerkoe, but the return OF the RUS
sian Imperial party to I'eterhof has added
nothing definite to the information res
rardlng the subjects discussed or the com 4
clusions reached at the private inter-
views oetwee. the two soyereigns- Under
.the circumstances no authoritative state, \
ment can he made and the only informa-
tion youchsafed Is that the copversa fiona
weer extremely cordial and friendly.
The belief that the meeting will mako
for peace was reflected on the Hoersa
to-day. Imperial fouys rising Q Svu potnS