The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-15
CARS ENJOYS BALK AND
POSTPONE PEACE CRISIS
LAND DEMAND OR
JAPS PASSED BY
White Accepts Four Articles Of
Twelve Constituting Peace
Terms.
Envoys Fall Out as to the Cession
of sag-ha-lien, and
Adjourn.

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Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 15.-The
peace ENJOYS of the car have taken up
the question of ceding Sag ha lien island
to the Japanese-and dropped it, to
avoid deadlock or to block the peace
treaty. A difference of views developed
and it was decided t otake note Of the
opposing opinions and proceed to the
/ consideration of other articles. No fur
there agreements had been reached when
the conference adjourned to resume at
8 O'Clock this afternoon.
1 Article Four Accepted.
! : Article four. which relates to the
Of the Russian leases, was accepted by
Mr.. Witte and Baron Rosen.
AS the cession of Sag-ha-lien is the
fifth article, the natural deduction
would be that today would. witness a
collision and possibly deadlock. But
the question Of the cession. of the
island, on which neither side is now
prepared to yield, when reached by mu-
tual agreement, was postponed until the
end. The policy of each side being
to maneuver to place the responsibility
of rupture on the other, neither would
insist at this iuncture on precipitating
a situation which would decide this is
sue, passing over the disputed articles
and seeing how far an agreement Is
possible-then returning to attack the
obstacles. -
! scheming Of Diplomats.
This is the logical and general meth
| cd Of diplomacy. It has the great adj
vantage Of bringing the plenipotentia-
ries to rapprochment upon every pos
sible point and clearly defining the
points Of divergence, narrowing the
issues which divide the negotiations to
the fewest possible number. If, for
instance, the disputed points were re-
duced to two, as it is considered cer-
would be enabled to bargain or COM
promise, to offer proposition and coun-
ter proposition. If, in the end, agree
ment were found to be impossible, the
world would know and be able to form
it's Judgment Of the merits of the re-
spective contentious and place the
blame fol. the prolongation of the car
mage in the far east.
The very, fact that ultimately the
world will be able to fix the RESPONSE
bility for rupture, that in the final
analysis the two countries are on trial
before the public opinion of the world,
constitutes the main hope Of a success
full outcome Of the negotiations.
-f Terms Accepted Yesterday.
The Russian ENJOYS yesterday ac-
demands, as follows:
t Frst-Russia' recognition Of ia
pan s preponderating influence and
, special position in Korea, which Russia
henceforth agrees is outside of her
sphefe re Of e aPan S tha
!, reigning family, but. with the right to
give advice and assistance to improve
: the civil administration of the empire.
Second Mutual obligation to .evacu,,
ate Manchuria, each to surrender all
: special, privileges; in that provinces; mu-
torial integrity Of China, and to main
tain the principle Of equal opportunity
0 for the commerce and industry of all
e nations in that province (open door).
!, The third article pertained to the
l restoration of the Chinese administra--
Q ton in the province of Manchuria, and
was a necessary and natural sequence
= to article 2, providing for mutual evac-
Y uation and mutual recognition of Chin
r ese territorial integrity and the "open
8 door, policy for, which American
: diplomacy has fought.
The Peace Articles.
The Associated Press is now able to
$ state authoritatively from both sides
: that the twelve Harticles'' now before
8 them constitute the Efbases'' of a pros
T pective "treaty of Washington" but
), as the wording is subject to revision, it
does not as accepted necessarily estab-
: lish the final text.
t While covering the surrender of the
lease of Liao-tung peninsula and the
t Blonde and Elliott islands, which are
e included in the leasehold, article
s FOUR does not touch Ports Arthur and
n Dalny, which are covered in separate
| II ic nnIprcfoOH insisfa
at least for the present, on the occupa-
tion of these two points. The question
n of Russian government and private
d property will probably be dealt with by
4 mixed commissions, as is customary at
/. the conclusion of a war when fortified
d country to another.
a White Acts Alone
q There is what is regarded as abso-
:, lutely certain warrant for the statement
|, that Mr. Witte is not referring the
/ questions regarding the various articles
e to st. Petersburg or Peterhof. All that
Ii he has done thus far has been in pur-
II suance Of his own decisions, altho he is
a advising his sovereign, post facto, of
l. what is done.
> But as to the two main propositions,
a if the time should ever arrive when, in
his Judgment, concession should be made
!
h that he would consult the emperor be-
r fore committing himself. In his inter
d views with the emperor before he left
% St. Petersburg he learned and shared
t. the view of his ruler that peace was
d impossible for Russia on the basis Of
y indemnity or cession of territory, and
G. in all his public and private utterances
lei he continues to hold an absolutely UNI
N compromising attitude on those points.
is Japanese Are Unmoved.
D. ,. All indications from the Japanese
n side show also that Baron Komura is
y. equally firm and that the payment OF
i the 'ecost of the war; and the ces-
= sion of Sag-ha-lien are conditions sine
. qua non A suggestion is made that
ii when Baron Komura ascertained from
70 Mr.. Witte IS reply the Russian non pos
Il sumus on these articles he decided to
begin the consideration Of the articles
seriatim in order to have time to COM
municate with his government and Sc
cure its final word.
" The suggestion from Vienna of a pos
"a sible compromise on the question Of
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