The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-17
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CONTINUED from Paae 1.


Japan, too, VIII have her claim against
the Pelin government for the restora-
ton of the road after it was destroyed
by the Russian army, the rebuilding OF
the bridges and the change in the
gauge. 1t is believed these two ques-
tons are left by the article for each
country 10 arrange with the celestial
empire Russia VIII also have to set
tie traffic arrangement with China as
the two roads together will constitute
the worlds best highway from Europe
to the Pacific and unon the operation
and cooperation of the two roads their
future success Will depend. 1t is sug-
gested that it was this very question of
consulting China which caused the
postponement of the final acceptance Of
this article, but there is nothing sub
stantiat-to support the suggestion.
Question Was Complicated.
The question is complicated and it re-
quired all of the morning and the
major portion of the afternoon session
to come to the agreement lin princi-
pie. 1t can be stated that the Chinese
Eastern road has never been under
the administration of the minister of
ways and communications, Prince Hill
-kof, but always under the control of
director nominated by the ministery of
finance. The present director is Mr..
WinSell- There were persistent rumors
about the hotel late that several DOW
ers, Including the Washington govern
ment, are bringing pressure to bear
upon Japan to fOrego the cost of the
war; and content herself with such
other compensation as she can secure
out of the railroad, the Russian prop
erty in Port Arthur and Dalny and the
cost of the maintenance of Russian
prisoners in Japan, this only on the
theory that Russia will eventually
agree to cede Sakhalin which Is now
potentially conquered Territory This
is undoubtedly the line of ultimate
compromise, if compromise there is to
The Associated Press can state
authoritatiyely that neither the ques-
ton Of making Vladivostok an "open
port or the Amur river an interna-
stated, is included in the japanese
terms which. as developments have
| demonstrated were given by the Asso-
ciated Press the day they We're sub
mitted by Japan.
>Warships Are Wanted.
Japan win make stiff fight for the
possession of the interned Russian war
ships.
Mr.. DenisOn, the American legal ad-
wiser of the japanese mission, spent
most of the day IN his Office looking mp
the presidents on the subject Japan
is exceedingly anxious to obtain these
ships and in her argument win quote
SeNeTdl International precedentS IN sup
port Of her demand. One reason why
the Japanese are so insisfent upon this
article is because of their intention not
/ TO apply the indemnity an case one~shau
/ be received to the increase of the navy.
/ The indemnify win be used for paying
4 off financial obligations incurred dur
/ ing the war, the granting of pensions
and the development Of the Japanese
/ educational system. To replace the
/ losses to the fleet, incurred in the war;
and to maintain the, fleet up to a stand
ard of strength and efficiency sufficient
/ to defend herself Japan needs addi-
! tional battleShips and cruisers. If she
obtains all OF the Russian ships now in
| termed in neutral harborS and succeeds
/ in raising a number Of those sunk in
/ battle she viii have saved the neces-
/ sity, for the present, at least, of a
I large naval budget for construction
! The London government is strongly in
/ favor of insistence under this article
/ and Japan seems to have set her heart
upon the surrender of the ships by
! Russia.
NJ. White has Professionally arranged
| to go with Baron Rosen to Magnolia
! on Sunday to spend the day with Bar
! Oness Rosen-