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Victors Will Keep Lao Tung
Peninsula, On Which Port
Arthur Stands, and Man.
ehuria Will Be Returned to
the Chinese & Umpire.
Mkado's ENJOYS Will Lay
These Harsh Terms Before
slavs, and If They Are Not
Accepted In Full, War Will
Be Continued.

. ~DAS911ANoAO3N, July GOV HetHet
there Is to be peace In the far east
or continuance Of the war will be
practically decided at the first BUSH
ness meeting of the Washington con-
ference, which will convene at the
navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H.. about
Aug. 5. Baron Konnura will on that
occasion communicate to M. Witte the
essentials Of Japan's peace terms for
further negotiations.
This. 1t is declared, will not be done
In spirit Of defiance; indeed, there
OF the neutral governments that Japan
Is coming to the Washington confer
ence not imbued with desire to hui
oiliate Russia. but only to exact terms
which will Insure a. lasting peace in
the far east, and which will In a meas
ure compensate Japan for the financial
losses In the present conflict.
viii Not Hassle.
I'VE are not going to the conference
to write into the law of nations new
chapter" said high Japanese official
recently. For this reason the Japan
csc plenipotentiaries will adopt a pro-
gram Of at once laying on the con-
ference table those terms, the accep-
lance of which without modification
they are instructed to insist upon as a
basis for further negotiations"
Although guarding with great care
the official statement of her terms,
Japan has not kept from several friend
ly governments the general character
of these terms. Official Washington
has been enabled to form within Ger
acter.
Must Pay Billion With Trimmings.
1t Is known that Japan will demand
ali indemnity that will approximately
cover the cost Of the war to date. This
was communicated to Russia early In
the preliminary negotiations. The
amount is still a secret, but it is based
upon the most careful estimates Of the
cost of the war and will be accomp-
anied by more or less detailed state
ment showing the method by which
will not fall far short of $1,000, 000, 900,
according to advices reaching here
from we'll informed sources. Besides
the indemnity, it is believed Japan's
other essentials to the continuance of
the negotiations are the cession to
Japan of 'Saghalin, of the Lioa Tung
peninsula and of the railway as far
AS Hardin; the recognition of Japan's
predominating influence in Korea and
the return of Manchuria to China.
May Demand Cars Fleet.
A second subject for the plenipoten-
tiaries to settle will be the surrender
Of all the Russian ships now interned
In neutral ports. Some are inclined to
believe that this demand will form one
of the essentials" while others claim
ground for believing, that Russia may
induce Japan to take these in part
/ payment Of the indemnity.
Europe: believes JAappan will demand
the naturalization Of Yladivostock. The
Washington government does not share
here. the statement Is made without
not be moderate" or reasonable"
permit the subject Of Vladivostock to
come before the conference. Rather
than submit to Japan's dictation on
this point, Russia has let it be known
that she would certainly continue the
war.
Armistice Not In Sight.
Little progress has been made in the
direction of an armistice. London has
not seen it's way clear to aid the pres
ident In his efforts to this end, and
Japan has in the most determined man.
ner indicated its unwillingness to con-
sent to an armistice until her pleni-
potentiaries have met the Russians in
the conference. The object Of this, it
is now explained in an authoritative
quarter is because Japan wishes to be
assured that Russia is prepared to ne
gotiate in seriousness for peace before
the Japanese commanders yield any Of
their ground in the field or give the
Russians time to increase the forces at
the 'front.'