The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-31

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from since the yellow man took a part
In the worlds afairs
The performance over. the results
sre to be arrived at Japan receded
from her demand for indemnify, for
The cession Of the island Of sakhalin
for the interned Russian war vessels
and for a imhaton Of the Russian
naval power in the East. 2ess's was
not forced to pay an indemnity was
permitted to retain the northern half
Of The sakhain island, was not limited
her naval power in the East Both
nations agreed to evacuate Manohuria
Ito turn back to Ch ma the territory
which they were occupying. and TO
/ preserve the open door in that country
Al the first blush, or rather by con
siderng only the last phases of the
/ negotiations. or rather the last and
raos important points in such negoti-
ztions, the impress on IS left that
Russia won a decisive victory in this
! diplomatic combat, and that she comes
ont Of IT, II not with glory. then at
least with her prestige unimpaired
She called the worlds attention to the
fact that she was asked TO give terri
tory ana blood money She empha-
sized these two demands Of Japan To-
the extent of impressing. as was her
purpose. the world with the belief that
they we're the most serious Of all that
was made. and that she would not
yield to them In carrying her point
on the two she would thereby save her
face.
Japan ins sted on the whole of the
island mentioned and on a stupendous
sum to repay her financial losses incur
red BY the war Indeed. her states
men set the figures at a thousand mn
ions Of dollars This was before the
conference Throughout the negoua-
lions she adhered 10 The demand for
compensation for her expenses, bur
these demsnds she modified as she
proceeded in the settlement Of other
quest ons Finally she withdrew all
claims in this respect II me and a
closer investigation OF The results Of
the conference at Portsmouth VIII
probably wholly correct any impression
that Russia got iae best of the bar
gain. Indeed. there IS probah l.ty
that all she secured was longer lease
of life for her autocratlc government
That was ia danger. and it may be
saved by Whites carrying home the
news OF peace and the explanation thar
IL was secured without humniat on.
And It Is probable also that Japaa
loaded her demands SO that In the end
she might secure all that she really
expected. while permitting Russia to
save her face. Russia had emphat lcai.
~ occupied Manchuria Russia had
occupied the strategic points OF Port
Arthur and Daluy. one for war and the
other for commerce. she had denied
the right Of Japan to a prepm.derating
influence in Korea and was really
threatening at the very doors OF Japan
Russia had sent her railroads through
Manchuria down to the warm water
ports. and had done SO al a cost OF un.
told millions. She had come 10 stay.
She lost Port Arthur She lost Dalny.
She lost her railroad from south OF
Hardin TO the warm water ports. These
are conceded by her to be lost forever
A few of her great war vessels went
10 the bottom. The rest are sailing the
seas under Japanese names. salShaIin
island, which Japan was forced to cede
her In 1875, she now is Wiling TO di.
vide, she taking the northern half. cold
sterile and almost uninhabitable. while
Japan is given the southern ham. where
the climate is good and where csssl. i'm.
mense forests petroleum and FISH
abound. She assents To Japans "pre.
ponderating influence" Ia Korea and
virtually turns that country over to
Japan without limitations and with a
fun knowledge that Il is 70 be made
thoroughly Japanese. The interned
war vessels are only second class. Few
and damaged She really is only per
mitted 70 go to a junk pile for What
she has left Of her great neet which
eos; her so much tine and money. The
Of her naval power in the
East is established for generation 10
c1me at least. With the people of
Russia groan.ng loudly under their lmr.
den.- with the money markets OF the
world skeptical as 10 her ability 40
raise more money with an enormous
debt ip@urred in the war. every dolias
OF whsrh WAS literally lost. and with
NOT a single ship worthy of the name
outside Of Che Black Sea, as the be
ginning of navy, Japan could wen
recede from . demand for a IMITATION 4
Of Russia's naHM power i'm the East 4
There win probably be- rejoicing in
fussa over the peace pact Il would
'e c'uel 10 go further in showing how
ttlo canse there H. for Il
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