Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-31
MUST HAVE INDEMNITY.
Japanese Cannot Accept tho Terms
Suggested by Russia.

4 London, IdFcn OIL SdSS laih ~
! prevalent everywhere, but that negotla-
tons have commenced is still posi-
| lively denied in all official circles
here. 1t is quite evident, however, that
while the first definite step may be
| taken at any moment, an advance tur-
| ther than indicated in the Associated
Press dispatches may be postponed In
definitely.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minis
i ter. declared to the Associated Press
| that he had no information in regard
| to the announcement contained in the
st. Petersburg dispatches Of the Asso-
ciated Press that Russia had indirectly
made known to Japan the negative
! conditions on which peace might be
concluded, namely, no cession of ter
ritory and no indemnity, leaving Jap
an to determine whether peace negotia-
| tions be begun upon that basis, but he
said unreservedly that the terms then
mentioned could not even be consider
ed and added: "a cession of territory
and an indemnity are the only points
negotiable, as Japan's ante-bellum de-
mands have already been secured by
Japan"
| M. Takahashi, the Japanese special
financial commissioner, in an interview
yesterday, said to the Associated
] Press:
| "The war cost between S250,O00,0O0
and s300,O0O,000 the first year and 1t
is estimated that it will cost $350,OOO,-
900 during the present year. 1t would
| be unprecedented in the history of
great wars that no indemnity and no
territory be given up by the vanquish-
| ed While it is beyond my province to
| discuss terms of peace l can express
my personal opinion that as the war
was forced upon Japan it is not likely
| that She will waive the right to an
| indemnity and cession of territory
when concluding peace. What indem-
| nifty will be demanded I cannot say
but it is my private opinion that it
will at least cover the expense of the
war.
"If Russia assumes that contin-
uance of the war will deplete our fl
nances before hers it will be another
mistake of judgment on her part We
can maintain sufficient army in Man
churia to keep out the Russians in
definitely but this will necessitate Ja-
pan remaining in Manchuria and adj
ministering the province on wal
footing, which we do net desire. Man.
churia is fertile and productive and
an army can be maintained there more
economically than in the case of the
opposing force in Siberia. IL Russia is
prepared for the test Of a war of fl
nances we are willing. The longer the
war lasts the more certain it will be
bo+ will not ha Sllrna1' "
NJ. Takahashi spoke interestingly re-
garding the internal conditions in Chi
ma since the Chino-Japanese war. He
said China was awakening. The gov
ernment was now making rapid strides
along the lines on which Japan had
developed China was sending pupils
abroad to study and bringing in for
eign instructors. Many of these were
japanese and reapprochement be-
tween the two countries was steadily
being effected. The Manchus were
delighted with the Japanese admins
tration wherever it was in force be-
cause they found no llwlessness and
perfect justice.
The Chinese government, M. Taxa
hashi added, proposes reorganiZing the
army of China and recruiting its navy.
The japanese believe that within ten
years China will be able 10 defy Rus
sia. In this connection a foreign Of
fetal said to the Associated Press yes
terday that he believed Japan would
occupy Hardin and also maintain the
nucleus. of garrison in Manchuria
by an arrangement with China for d
period of years after the. war. He add
ed that there was not the slightest
doubt that the japanese would main
tain the open door ana refrain from
all active manipulation of the Man.
churian government as they had de-
clared at the beginning Of hostilities.