The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-15
Transfer Of Railroad, Evacuatio1t,
Of Nanchuria and Korean Pro-
tectorate Agreed Upon. j
SESSIONS "AMICABLe'lN IN
SPITE OF SOME JARS
Russians Said to Have Scored
Victory in Matter Of Evacua-5
ton Of Manchuria- 'r' Hope for 4
Peace Grows Brighter 8
Daily; Dali Ks:nl1o;'t'ty Points
May Be Postponed. s
% SyNa Tsf.} gi 81 ~ KS ii}tgs
u lBY.& Associated Preas,l

a55tS (by ASSOCIATED kresS, 8s&
PORTSMOUTH,, N. FL, August 14.-Al-,
though Very rapid progress was made wi th
the peace neg rotations to-day, three or!
the twelve articles which constitute the
Japanese conditions Of peace having been
agreed to by NJ W'itte and Baron iRosei,.'
on behalf Of Russia. either Of the two
articles to which M. Wits in his reply.
returned an q absolute negative was reach-s
Cd. The crisis, there fore Is still to como
It may be reached Tomorrow as he {ces. s
sion OF Sakhalin comes fifth In; the list.
Tho three articles \ as they are ON.
ctally designated In the brief oommunis
cations authorized 4 to be given to the
p5ess. which were isposed Of to-day, are
In substance as follows Is a E85
Ftrst. Russta's recognition Of Ja- 5s
5 pans preponderatlng Influence and DIG
special position IN Korea, wttchss.
Russia 4 henceforth agrees n as out -t3s
side Of her sphere OF influence, !. ia z,
8i pan binding herself to recognize the NJ
suzeralnty Of the 81 raj jenlngE family
but with the 81 ght to Give advice and S,5
y assistance 10 Improve the civil \ ad -SsS5s
smlnIstratfon Of the empire.
Second. Mutual obligation to evao-
Suate aManohurla, each to.s surrender
alltspeclal! privileges In that province;
mutual obligation TO respect the ter ia
| 4rtorIal integrity, Of China and to
maintain the principle OF equal oppor- pfss
tunIty for the commerce and Indus
try Of all nations In that province
(open door) n l53f,38ssss. .sl5
Third. The cessIot !, to China Of the III
Chinese Eastern Railroad from Il arr t:,i8
S bin ssouthWard. N i3E " S5s n. NJ S&
Acceptance Expected.
There mover was any quest tlons about the 4
acceptance on tho part tof M. sNHitte 6ot i
those ARTICLES" the first two covering
In moro emphatic form the Intentions OF
Japan In the diplomatic struggle which y
preceded hQstllties. The THIRD Is a nat
lirnl consequence OF the result Of tho war.
The cession OF tho railroad, the building
OF which cost Russia an Immense sum
estima tod by some at between 800 900, 900 y
and 5000, 900 900, lis to China. Japan and
China, therefore, will arrange between.
themselves the method by which the for
mer Is to be remunerntcd, and through "a
this financial operation Japan might have "
very considerable portion Of her claim
for the sexpenses OF the war liquidated. !
The railroad Is ostensbly the property Of N
tho Russo Chinese Bank, although built
by government money advanced through "a
the bank, and since its completion oper-
rted, manng ged and pollced by the Russian
government.
n Japan cannot take tho railroad herself. (
TO place herself in Russia s shoes regard
Ing the railroad would be. milttarily 20 (
control the dcstnies o the three prov
inces OF Mnnchurla. which she has prom 4
lsed to return to. China,
But Japan Is entitled to reimbursement e
for 8tne expense to which she has been
nnt,tin restoring tho railroad below tho
present position OF I4inevitchs army, re-
building tho bridges and narrowing tho n
gauge, If Chna could not find tho
money. some other power or powers "
might do so. and the road would become d
4hypothecated to tho powers which ad- q
'vanceR the money. &
It was M. Witte himself who organized
tho Russo Chinese Bank In 1895, ana
who has always been considered the real
organizer OF the Chinese Company, MI Z
Berg, tho attorney Of the Russo c Chinese
Bank, which owns practically all, tf not
all. Of the shares Of the road, Is at 81
tached to tho Russian mission.
Sessions Amicable.
Both sessions Of the conference to-day
are described as "amicable," There Were
several slight jars, but none OF them
serious
Tomorrow, In the ordinary course OF
proceedings, tho first great stumbling
block to u treaty Of peace should be
reached, as after FORT arthur ana inc
leases OF I4lao Tung, which are included 4
In article four, and which M, Wttte Is z
undoubtedly prepared. with slight mod!fi-
cations, to accept. comes article five
the concession OF Sakhaln, But u Is
by no means certain that when this
obstacle Is reached IT viii not be post
poned until all the articles upon which
agreement is easy or possible arc dis-
posed OF, II this course Is followed, and
tho Associated Press has high authority Il
for the opinion that II Will be. win indi-
cate disposition to Put of the bitter
struggle I'LL the'very last, ana ne longer
the conference enduses the brighter the
Of ~ treaty are likelySto become,
Every day they sit said q very hlsh
authority, increases the chances o.
peace"
Mr.. sato told the Associated Press CO.'S
respondent tonight that no had come 70
Rortamouth hopeful OF successful issue
.of the negotiations, and that nothing had
occurred to alter his optimism.
Significant Pact.
The language OF the three articleA
o,;nnted to-dny Will form practically the Il