The Tupelo journal., 1905-08-25
PEACE CRISIS
APPROACHING
The Deadlock, if Any, is Deferred
For the Present.
SAKHALIN ARTICLE LAID OVER
fhose alphabetically Inclined See
In This a Possibility of Conn
promise When the Crucial
Points Come Up.

portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 16.-The
crisis IN the peace negotiations upon
Wnlch the eyes of the world are fast
ened Is approaching rapidly, and the
END OF this week or the first of the
next at the latest should witness the
deadlock and the end, if the conference
Is to go to pieces. Two more of the
twelve articles, numbers A and 6, have
been disposed of.
The Integrity of China.
Article 4 consists of mutual pledges
70 observe the integrity of China and
the policy of the 'open door"'for the
commerce of all nations, and article
8 covers the surrender of the Russian
leases to the Lao Tung peninsula,
Port Arthur, Dalney and the Blonde
and Elliott islands. To article 4 both
parties gave ready assent, and the Off
cial statement of the adoption of that
article took care ii, state that it was
agreed to Unanimously"
Item Postponed.
Article S, the consideration of which
was postponed until later, provides for
the cession Of the island of Sakhalin.
Discussion appearing useless at this
stage on account of the firm negative
in the Russian reply, it was decided,
upon the motion Of the japanese, to de-
fer it's discussion, thus revealing the
japanese intention of postponing to the
end the life and death struggle. This
is the usual procedure followed in
diplomatic negotiations, enabling the
negotiators to come to an accord upon
all possible points before tackling the
crucial issues.
Both Sides Are Careful.
The fact that the Russians ac-
guessed in the proposition shows that
they too are as careful and as anxious
as are the Japanese that the world
should not accuse them Of being respon-
sible for precipitating the break, ii
break there is to be, and wrecking the
conference. This III itself is a hopeful
sign. Besides. by postponing the burn
ing questions to the end the psyche
logical moment for bargain and COM
promise arrives.
A Growing Hope of Compromise.
To the closest observers the final So
luton begins to crystalline quite natural
ly-the Russians yielding the cession of
Sakhalin, Japan foregoing 1.-THE cost
of the war;" but taking compensation
In the money to be refunded to Japan
by China on account of the transfer to
her of the Chinese Eastern railroad,
which Russia contends belongs to a pri-
vate corporation, therefore unconfisca-
BILE by Japan, the Russian government
property in Port Arthur and Dalney
and remuneration for the maintenance
of the 100, 600 Russian prisoners in ia
pan.
How Russia Looks At 1t.
According to the Russian view, Japan
has already secured all and nor than
she dreamed of claiming before the
a To insist upon a foe who has still
half a million men confronting her in
the field, footing the bill for the cost
of the war as the price of peace would.
the Russians say, change the character
of the military struggle henceforth
from one for certain principles to one
for the exaction of blood money"
Five Articles Adopted.
Questions relating to Korea and Man
L...: o,oopt tbo ooccion Of tho Chi
nese Eastern railroad and the main ST.
berian line running through northern
Manchuria from the station Man
churia," on the Amur via Hardin to
Vladivostok, are settled in the five
articles already adopted. Some con-
fusion has arisen about these articles,
and the following resume can be ac-
copied as absolutely accurate:
The Questions Settled.
Recognition of Japan's "prepon-
derating influence" in Korea, etc.
Mutual obligation to evacuate
Manchuria, Russia to retrocede to Chi
ia all special privileges, etc.
Japanese obligation to restore the
sovereignty and administration of Chi
ia in Manchuria.
Mutual obligations to respect the
territorial and administrative integrity
Of China and the principle OF the
"open door,"
6-The surrender of the Russian
leases to the Lao Tung peninsula, IN
GLIDING Port Arthur, Dalney and the
Blonde and Elliott islands.
The discussion on Sakhalin went lar
enough to demonstrate the determined
opposition of Russia to it's cession, ana
there had not been the slightest sign
of yielding when the agreement was
reached to reserve a decision on the
article until later.