The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-09
JAPANS BAL
ANCE SHEET
Summing Up OF Her Advantages
From The Peace Terms


1t is ut the first glance Obvious that
Russia hHr4 coded nothing not actually
in the possession of the Japanese, with
the insignificant exception of certain fish
ing privileges on the Russian littcrol be-
tween NlHdivo>tok and BeIing strait.
She has even insisted upon re@aining
the northern half Of Sakhalin. which
the japanese actually occupy. AND the
Toxic government has surrendered II
ylatuituusly. On June , it was com
putcd at Toxic that the cost of the war
to Japan up to that DATE mad been about
S4T5.OOO.OOO; by the time Marshal Oy-
ama'S soldiers, shall have been brought
back to their homes the outlay will have
been Signally increased. Yet for no part
of these huge disbursements is Japan
to be rccoupcd except lS regards the re-
lativcly small sum which can he shown
to have been expended for the maintcn-
ancc of Russian prisoners. The demand
for the fugitive Russian war vessels i'll
termed in neutral ports has been re-
nounccd ana the original cNactiun that
RuS>ia's naval power in the Far East
should for Il time lac definitely limited
has also been waived.
Had the war continued and General
llncNltch htrh dlSa>llo"SlH "'!t'i "i''
driven across the SlhrfiHh ifo'Ii"S Japan
would have acquired the whole of the
Manchurian railway system. As ii Is,
Japan. rs temporary trustee fer CHINA,
only secures that part of tn" system
which begins at point som" A.lI'>
south Of liarhlh ana runs 10 / OFT AI'h"r
ana New 'hWah=' WlII" Il l,''>'a" !,f-
l"Ialioh rotaIli~ lhr h'lh me NnIt'''
beginning at Il point ON the Hl'''r!2i'
hpl""r. near Lake halNal' runs >"utn-
"A>t,r.N through l!arhih 10 "'IN""'">'
1t Is true mat tuSSIh agrees 10 rN"'",
ate Northern as wen a. c'n'ra' anu
southern Mlhchhria' h"I Sho keeps .hr
pllNllr%" OF EUlf"lh- Htf runway WIN
Russian soldiers. A> Iai"h covenants
tha, NanchUrH ShaII ne 'I"'"'''' ~
h"l>cIl &4 wei as ny iIuN>'I ,''
TIP oI Inc l-lil"-i UNI l,t'l'hS""'' '!i'''',''
llg Fort Arthur ana b'I'E l',>'"I ny
cGIu1, i /" JHlAll-T - pam iha'' Ter
ritorily. the Toxic government l. worse
off than ii was witch the tfCllE Oh Hni-
mul.n>cM was r> yet uhrcNIS"u III the
bidding of Russia. Germany ANA rance
For that treaty gave Japan moi "nIE
the whole Of the Ilao-luh% peninsula
but the Munchurlan coast strip rom
the estuary of the lnlu on the cuSt to Il
point on the Lao river some distance
from the mouth on the west Nh"h' III
Il word. one compares what Japan gets
by the treaty Of peace with what three
months ago could reasonably he h"pen
for. the bitter disappointment 1or the
moment felt by many OF her triumphant
soldiers and ambitious statesmen can
easily be understood.
OF course, the Japanese could nave
turned to account Ill indemnity OF Nh'"'-
UOo.oUO, but i'll no event c1ulh they nave
secured it. provided RusSlH chose I" Hp-
pose t" such Il demand her Wis inertia
The informed wal>hlpS. White theE might
have been somewhat n>"iul il the pres
"nt TIM" to japan. WEI ne collar'uNeLl
Valu"lcsr9 10 RUSSIA. h"cauN" thcH VIII
he ont of date long before the Gar Is
able t" create II rev navy. IN agree
mcnt on Russia : part to mint her haV;u
power in the Far Fast TOR Il term OIL
years will he >upcrflurlS, because Japan
will lac invunerabIe III tn" racine 50
long as the new treaty JnSt cohrlnd'n
with England >.'alI endure. \El"lV">-
tOk will never AGAIN he Il menace, Tor