The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-18
PROGRESS MADE
IN PEACE TREATY
First Three Articles Of the Jap
anese Terms Are Accepted
by the Russians.
MAKING GOOD r.
Details Are Not Provided Regarding
What Terms Were First Taken
Up-lndemnity to Be Dis
posed Of EARLY.

n- posed OF Early.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 16.-The
articles officially designated in the
communications authorized to be CIV
en- to the press which were disposed OF
yesterday were in substance as fol-
lows:
1. Russia's recognition of Japan's
preponderating influence and special
position in Korea, which Russia hence
forth agrees is outside of her sphere Of
influence, binding herself to recognize
the suzerainty of the reigning family,
but with the right to give advice and
assistance to improve the civil adj
ministration of the empire.
2. Mutual obligation to, e%vacuate
Manchuria, each to surrender all spe-
cial privileges in that province. Mu-
tual obligation to respect the "territor-
ial integrity" of China and to MAIN
tain h principle of equal opportunity
for the and industry of all
nations In that province. (Open door.)
3. The cession to China of the Chi
nese Eastern railroad from Habin
southwark.
Portsmouth. N. H, Aug. 16.-Al-
though very rapid progress was made
with the peace negotiations yesterday,
three OF the twelve articles which con-
stitute the Japanese conditions of peace
having been agEeed to by M. Witte and
Saron Rosen on behalf of Russia,
neither of the two articles to which M.
NN1tte in his reply returned an absolute
negative was reached. The crisis
therefore is still to come. 1t may be
reached tomorrow, as the cession Of
Sakhalin m fifth in the list.
There never was any question about
tho cponrforoo ON %l-n ,,o.& NJ Va
Of the articles agreed to yesterday, the
first w covering in emphatic form
ohe contentious of Japan in the diplo-
matte struggle which preceded hostili-
ties. The third is a natural conse-
quence 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 500, OOO,-
900 and 5000, 900 900, is to China. Japan
and China, therefore. will arrange be-
tween themselves the method by which
the former is to be renumerated, and
through this financial operation Japan
might have a very considerable por-
ton of her claim for the of
the war liquidated.
The railroad is ostensibly the prop
erty Of the Russo-Chinese bank, al
though built by government money adj
Vanced through the bank, and since it's
completion operated, managed and po-
eiced by the Russian government. Japan
cannot take the railroad herself. To
place herself in Russia's shoes regard
ing the railroad would be militarily to
control the destinies of three provinces
Of Manchuria, which she has promised
to return to China. But Japan is en-
titled to reimbursement for the expense
to which she has been put in restoring
the railroad below the present position
of General Linevitch's army, rebuilding
thu IrsJ~ac 1pJ +- 1905
If China could not find the money some
other power or powers might do SO, and
The road would become hypothecated to
the powers which advanced the money,
as other Chinese roads are to those
who advanced the money for their con-
%Struction.
1t was NJ. White himself who organ
lied the Russo-Chinese bank in 1895,
and who has always been considered
the real organizer of the Chinese-East-
ern company. Mr.. Berg, the attorney
of the Russo-Chinese bank, which owns
practically all, If not all. of the shares
of the road, is attached to the Russian
mission. -t
Japs Coneede Point as to Korea.
The discussion today related to the
status of Korea, White continuing to
urge that the language of the. clause
should explicitly show what he con-
tended was the true Japanese intention
regarding the kingdom, namely to
make of it a province Of Japan. This
was article 1, and as agreed to by the
plenipotentiaries at the morning ses-
sion was not in the language submit
ted by the Japanese. It had been mod
flied to nearer meet the wishes Of the
Russian plenipotentiaries, but to what
extent cannot be definitely stated.
Korea Comes First.
Relentless method is behind the Japa-
nese peace negotiations, also in their
military and naval operations. When
they formulated their conditions OF
peace the origin of the whole struggle
between Russia and Japan was kept
steadily in view. Korea was the real
bone of contention. Korea, which was
the first subject Of agreement in 1896,
Korea which formed the basis of the
request for negotiations preceding the
war, comes first. Second. it is safe to
say, is the evacuation Of Manchuria,
continued occupation of which by Rus
sia, Japan claimed, threatened the In
of Korea and the safety of
Japan. In support of this claim she
took a leaf out of the book of argu-
ments used by Russia in 1895, when she
compelled by Russia, supported by
France and Germany, to abandon the
Lao Tung peninsula and, Shimoneskt
treaty on the very ground that possess
sion of Port Arthur and Lao Tung
threatened Korea's independence.
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