The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-15
PROSPECTS or PEACE.
Rapid Progress of Negotiations
Regarded as Promising Sue
ceSsfuI Outcome.
THREE ARTICLES DISPOSED OF

Russia Consents to Japan's Control Of
Korea and to cession Of Chinese
Eastern Railway 70 China - Both
Russia and Japan to Evacuate Man
churia and to Maintain Open Door.
Portsmouth n. H., Aug Is. Al
though very rapid progress was made
with the peace negotiations, three of
the twelve articles which constitute
tile japanese conditions of peace hay
ing been agreed 70 BY M. Witte and
Baron iiosen OIL behalf Of Russia,
neither Of the two articles. the cessioD
Of Sakhalin and the payment of an in
demnfty, to which NJ Witte in his re-
PLY returned an absolute negative was
reached The crisis, therefore is still
to come 1t is understood OF high au-
thority that The discussion Of Sakhalin
and the indemnity viii be postponed
until all the less important items have
been disposed Of A person connected
with one of the peace missions inti-
mated that this course would greatly
brighten the outlook. saying, @rhe
longer the conference continues the
greater will be the likelihood of sue
cessfu outcome
Mr.. Sato told the correspondents that
he had come to Portsmouth hopeful of
a successful issue Of the negotiations
and that nothing had occurred to alter
his optimism.
The Three Articles Disposed Of.
The three articles, as they are Of
ncially designated in the brief com
munications authorized to be given to
the press. which were disposed Of are
In substance as follows:
First -Russias recognition Of Japans
sspreponderatug influence" and special
position In Korea, which Russia hence
forth agrees Is outside Of her sphere Of
influence. Japan binding herself to rec
oghize the suzeranty Of the reigning
family but with the right to give adj
vice and assistance to improve the civil
administration Of the empire.
Second Mutual obligation to evac-
uate Manehuria and to surrender all
special privileges in that province; mu-
tual obligation to respect the terrific
rial Integrity OF China and to MAIN
tain the principle Of equal opportunity
for the commerce and industry OF all
nations IN that province-op open door.
Third The cession to China of the
Chinese Eastern railroad from Hardin
southwark.
There never was any question about
the acceptance on the part of NJ
White Of these articles. the first two
covering in more emphatic form the
contentious of Japan in the diplomatic
struggle which preceded hostilties.
The third is a natural consequence of
the result of the war The cession Of
the railroad, the building Of which cost
Russia an immense sum, estimated
BY some at between $100,000,000 ana
5000, 100000, is to China Japan and
China therefore VIII arrange between
themselves the method by which the
former is to be remunerated. and
through this financial operation Japan
might have Il very considerable por-
ton Of her claim for the Expenses OF
the war liquidated The railroad is
ostensbly the property OF the Russo
Chinese bank. although built by gov
eminent money advanced through the
bank and since its completion oper-
ated, managed and policed by the Rus
sian government Japan cannot take
the railroad herself 70 place herself
IN Russa's shoes regarding the rail-
road would be miltarly to control the
destines of the three provinces OF
Manchuria. which she has promised to
return to China.
Both Sessions Amicable.
1t was NJ. Witte himself who or
gained the Russo-Chinese bank in
1895 and who has always been consid-
cred the real organizer of the Chinese
Eastern company. Mr.. Berg, the at
torney of the Russo Chinese bank,
which owns practically all if not all
of the shares Of the road, is attached
10 the Russian mission
Both sessions Of the conference were
described as "amicable" There were
several slight Jars, but none of them
serious The plenipotentiarie are
showing admirable temper. The
change in the weather may be partial
" responsible for the serenity mani
tested at the conference table, but it
would be perhaps too much to say that
the fate Of such a gigantic negotiation
had been effected by few degrees OF
temperature and few thousand mo
Bquitoes.