The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16
Terms SUBMITTED
KONURA HANDS IMPORTANT DOC.
UnENT TO VTTTE.
Relmbursement for Wsr Expenses
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Russians : Would Probably Ac.
cept Az the others.
Portsmouth,. N. H., Aug. lire
Involvement for the expenses sustain.
ed in the prosecution Of the war and
the cession Of the island Of Sakhalin
constitute the main features Of the
peace conditions handed BY Baron
Komura to NJ. Witte at the conclusion
Of the morning session Of the ENJOYS
in the general stores building Of the
Portsmouth navy yard.
The word Indemnity" was careful.
ly avoided, tho term applied being
Reinforcement" for the cost Of the
war. No sum 10 fixed, the amount DO.
ing distinctly withheld for mutual ad.
justment between the two countries At
ter the Japanese expenditures have
been asoertsined.
Unacceptable to Russls.
There are two all.important condi.
tions and those the Russian ENJOYS find
absolutely unacceptable. 1t can be
stated, however, that these two princi.
pal conditions did not come a. q sur.
prise to the Russian plenipotentiaries.
The friendly fashion in which Bar.
on Komura explained the conditions
before handing them to M. Witte,
and to avoid expression Of the word
indemnity" in the presentation Of
Japan's bill for the cost Of the war,
without fixing q sum, leaves the way
open for negotiations and constitutes
the main hope that q final agreement
10 possible. Certainly the danger Of
apdden rupture, no matter what the
ultimate result may be, 10 preculded
BY the days developments.
Other Terms In Detail.
The other terms are substantially
what the world expected, and, with
one or two exceptions, could probably
DO entertained a. basis Of negotia.
lions. They include the following:
The eession Of the Russian leases 10
the Liactung peninsula, comprising
Port Arthur and Dalny.
The evacuation of the entire prev.
ince of Manchuria.
The retrocession to China Of any
privileges Russia may have in the
province and the recognition by Russia
Of the principle of the "open door,"
The cession to Japan of the Chinese
Eastern railway below Hardin, the
main line through Northern Man
churia to Vladivostok to remain Rus.
sian property.
The recognition of the Japanese pro.
tectorate over Korea.
The grant Of fishing rights in Siberia
northward from Vladivostok.
The relinquishment to Japan Of the
warshipe interned in neutral ports.
Finally, Limitation Of the naval
strength of Russia in far Eastern wat.
era.
Herd, Russians Think.
As whole these terms are regarded
a. exceedingly hard in the eyes of the
Russians. In addition to the two prin-
cipal conditions, which cannot be 40.
oepted under M. Whites instructions,
those relating to Russian naval powe.
In the far East and the granting Of
fishing rights upon the Russian littoral
are considered 90 particularly offensive
to the amour propre Of their country
and Of suoh humiliating character al
to be inadmissible.
The Japanese, ON the contrary, al
Baron Komura announced at the con.
ference, consider them moderate, con.
tending that they only represent fair
compensation for the expenses Of the
war and the victories they have
achieved on land and sea, their sole
purpose being to attain the objects fol-
which they have fought, the spoila
claimed being only such as they are
legitimstely entitled to az the result Of
their artillery and naval success.
Russian ENJOYS Deliberate.
The Russian plenipotentiaries, a.
soon % the japanese terms were In
their possession, called i've expert del.
egates attached to the mission and
spent the whole afternoon In the con.
sideration Of tho terms. Meantime
the conditions had been placed in
cipher and oabled to the czar, with
NJ. Whites personal explanations.
Until an answer 10 received the envoy
will not meet unless some unexpected
necessity for conference arises.
The Japanese plenipotentiaries man.
ifest not the slightest annoyance at the
prospect Of few days delay. They
realize how serious the issue 10, and
are perfectly willing to give their
Russian colleagues ample time for
confederation.
The Russian and japanese plenipo.
tentiaries denied themselves to callers.
no statements were issued, and only 10
few were she japanese conditions
known.
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