Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
sAKHAlIN cfssloN is fifth
Witte Agrees to Recognize Japan's
"Preponderatins Influence" in Korea,
Joint Evacuation of Manchurla ana
cessIon of Railroad From Hardin
southward-Htch May Come Today.
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Although very rapid progress was
made with the peace negotiations to-
day, three of the twelve articles
Which constitute the Japanese condi.
tons of peace having been agreed Ia
by M. Witte and Baron Roscn on he
half Of Russia, neither OF the two
articles to which NJ. Wittc in his reply
returned an absolute negative was
reached. The crisis therefore. is
still to come. 1t may be reached to.
morrow MS the cession of Sakhalin
Games fifth in the list.
Three Articles Agreed to.
The three ARTICLES" MS they are Of.
fically designated in the brief commu.
nications authorized TO he gwen to
the press, which were disposed of 10.
day, are. in substance, as follows:
First Russias recognition of Ia
pans 'prcponderating influence" and
special position IN Korea, which Rus.
STA henceforth agrees Is outside of her
sphere of influence, Japan binding her
self to recoghize the s sGzSfa Atty 81 tho
reigning family, but with the right To
give advice and assistance to improve
the civil administration of the en-.
pire.
Both to Evacuate Manchuria.
! Secund-NIutual obligation to evac,i-
ate Manchuria, each to surrender all
special privileges in that province, mn.
tual obligation to respect the terri
torial integrity" OF China and to main.
tain the principle of equal opportunity
for the commerce and industry OF Ill
nations in that province-thc open
door 1.a
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. Wittu
of those articles" the first two COW
ering in moro emphatic form the In.
tentions1 of Japan IN the diplomatic
struggle which preceded hostilitics.
Result of the War.
The third is natural consequence
OF tile result of war. The cession of
the railroad. the building of which
cost Russia an immense sum. estimat-
ed by some at between $100,0O0,O 900
and $200,000,000, ana which is to come
under the joint control Of China ann
Japan. 'H r',
Japan and China. therefore, will ar
range between themselves the method
by which the former Is to be remun.
Grated and through this financial opcI~
alton Japan might have very con.
: siderable portion Of her claim for he
"expenses of the war" liquidated. Tho
railroad Ia ostensibly the property of
the Russo-Chincse Bank, although built
by government money, advanced
through the bank mud since it's CON-
pletion operated by the Russian gov
eminent.
Japan Cannot Take Road.
Japan cannot take the railrond her.
self. TO place herself in Russa's
shoes regarding the railroad would be
militarily to control tho destinies tf
the three provinces of Manchuria
which she has promised to return to
China. But Japan Is entitled to re.
endorsement for the expense to which
/, she has been put in restoring the rail.
road below the present position Of
Iinevitch's army, rebuilding thu
bridges and narrowing the gauge. If
China could not find the money some
other power or powers might Ito so
ami tile Tohd would become hypothe.
Gated to the powers which advanced
the money, MS other Chinese roads ar.
to be advanced by money for their re.
oST,of4npsttlrppsct t
White Organized the Bank.
It,was M. Witte himself who organ
! lied the Russo-C Chinese bank in 1896,
rand who always has been considered
thetreal organizer of the Chinese East.
ern Company Mr.. Berg. the attor-
ney of the Russo. Chinese Bank, which
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