Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-16
FIVE ARTICLES
NOW AGREED ON
DISCUSSION ON SAKHALIN IS
POSTPONED
CRISIS NOT AS YET REACHED
Seven Articles Are Still to Be Con-
sldered and These Include All
the Most StrenuousIy Dis
puted Points
CRISIS NOT AS YET REACHED
BY Associated Press.

PORTSMOUTH,, Aug. 15.-The crisis
in the peace negotiations unon which
the eyes of the world are fastened is
approaching rapidly, and the end Of this
week or the first of next at the latest
should witness the deadlock and the
end If the conference is to go to pieces.
Two more of the twelve articles, Nos.
and 6, were disposed of today. Arti-
Gle consists of mutual pledges to OBJ
serve the integrity of China and the
policy of the open door for the COM
merce of all nations, and Article 6
covers the surrender of the Russian
leases to the Liao Tung peninsula, Port
Arthur, Dalny and the Blonde and FL
lott islands.
Article 5, the consideration of which
was passed until later, provides for the
cession of the island of Sakhalin. Dis
cussion appearing useless at this stage
on account of the firm negative given in
the Russian reply, it was decided, upon
the motion of the Japanese, to defer its
discussion, thus revealing the Japanese
intention of postponing to the end the
life and death struggle.
This is the usual procedure followed
in diplomatic negotiations. enabling the
negotiators to come to an accord upon
all possible points before tackling the
crucial issues. and the fact that the
Russians acquiesced in the proposition
shows that they too are as careful and
as anxious that the world should not
accuse them of being responsible for
precipitating the break, if break there
is to be, and wrecking the conference.
What Has Been Done
All questions relating to Korea and
Manchuria, except the cesson of the
Chinese Eastern railroad-the main
Siberian line running through northern
Manchuria from the station Man
churia," on the Amur via Harbin to
Vladivostok-are settled in the five
articles already adopted Some con-
fusion has arisen about those articles
and the following resume can be ac-
cepted as absolutely accurate:
Il. Recognition of Japan's 'prepon-
derating influence in Korea, etc.
"2. Mutual obligation to evacuate
Manchuria, Russia to retrocede to China
all special privileges, etc.
"S. Japanese obligation to restore the
sovereignty and administration of China
in Manchuria.
"a. Mutual obligations to respect the
territorial and administrative integrity
of China and the principle of the open
door,
leases to the Lao Tung peninsula, in
cluding Port Arthur, Dalny and the
Blonde and Elliot islands"
The remaining seven articles (notl
given in numerical order) are: The
cession of Sakhalin; reimbursement for
the cost Of war, the cession to China of
the Chinese Eastern railroad; the ar
ticle relating to that portion of the
main line of the Siberian railroad run
ming through northern Manchuria,
which includes provision for policing
of the road by China and not by Rus
sia; fishing rights on the Siberian coast
north of Vladivostok to the Bering sea;
the articles affecting Russia's naval
power in the'far east and that provid-
ing for the surrender of the Russian
warships interned in far eastern waters.
To all of these Russia has more or less
objected
What Witte viii Oppose
Besides indemnity and Sakhalin M.
Witte will strenuously oppose the sur
render Of the interned warships, the
Limitation on Russia's naval power and
the cession of the Chinese Eastern rail-
road to China. The article relating to
the China Eastern railroad is No. 7
and comes up at the session tomorrow
morning.
Will Not Pay Indemnity
BY Associated Press.