Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-16

crisis in the peace negotiations, upon
which the eyes Of the world are fas-
tened, is approaching rapidly, and the
end OF this week or the first of next,
at the latest should witness the
deadlock and the end, if the confer
ence is to go to pieces Two more
of the twelve articles. Nos. and 6.
were disposed of Yesterday. Article
consists of mutual pledges TO oh.
serve the integrity of China and the
policy of an open door for the COM
merce of all nations, and article Gov
ers the surrender of the Russian
leases to the Laio Tung peninsula.
To article both parties gave ready
assent, and the official statement of
the adoption of that article took care
to state that ii was agreed on unani-
mously.
Article S. the consideration Of which
was postponed until later. provides
for the cession of the island of Sallha-
lin. Discussion appearing useless at
this stage on account of the firm neg
ative given in the Russian reply. it
was decided upon the motion of the
Japanese to defer its discussion. thus
revealing the Japanese intention OF
postponing to the end the life-and-
death struggle.
This is the usual procedure follow
ed in diplomatic negotiations. en-
abling the negotiators to come to an
accord upon all points possible be
fore tackling the crucial issues, and
the fact that the Russians acquiseced
in the position shows that they. too.
are as careful and as anxious as the
Japanese that the world should not
accuse them of being responsible for
precipitating the break. if break there
is to be. and wrecking the conference
Growing Hope of Compromise.
This is in itself a hopeful sign
Besides by postponing the burning
questions to the end the psychological
moment for bargain and compromise
arrives. Then hurredly the last trump
card and the game is done. And there
is growing hope of compromise. The
closest observers think the solution
begins to crystalline quite naturally
, as thus the Russians yielding the
cession of Sakhalin, Japan foregoing
, ssthe cost of the war but taking con
| pensaticn in the money to be = @
E, gated to the Japanese by China ac
count of the transfer to her OF the
, Chinese Eastern railroad, which Rus
STA contends belongs to private cor
pOratiOn and therefore unconfiscable
, by Japan the Russian government
property of Port Arthur and Dalny
| and remuneration for the mainten
ance of 100000 Russian prisoners in
Japan. According to the Russian
view Japan has already secured all
! and more than she claimed before the
war. To insist upon foe who mas
still half million men confronting
/ her in the field footing the bill OF
the cost of the war, as the price
of peace would, the Russians say
change the character of military
struggle henceforth from one for Ger
tain principles to one for the exactlor
of "bleod money!
All questions relating to Korea anf
Manchuria. except the cassion OF the
| Chinese Eastern railroad and the
main Siberian line running through
northern Manchuria from the station
"Manchuria" on the Amur via Harblr
to Vladivostock, are in the five arti
! c,es already adopted. No confusion
has arisen about these articles, ant
the following resume can be accepted
as absolutely correct
The Twelve Articles in Issue.
81. Recognition of Japan's prepon
deration over Korea, etc.
"2. Mutual obligations to evacuat
Manchuria, Russia to retrocede t.
China all special privileges. etc.
"3. Japanese obligation to restor
the sovereignty and administration
China in Manchuria.
20. Mutual obligations to respee
the territorial and administrative II
tegritv of China and the principle c
the open door.
&c. The surrender Of the Russia
leases to the Lao Tung peninsula II
Guiding Dalny and the Blonde and r
liott islands.
The remaining seven articles lh'