The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-17
MAKING SOME PROGRESS
Three Articles Of Agreement Were
Adopted, and the Real Business Ex-
pected to Open Soon.

Portsmouth. y. IL. Special Al
though very rapid progress was made
with the peace negotiations Monday
three OF the twelve articles which con-
Stitute the japanese conditions Of peace
having been agreed TO by Mr. Witte
and Baron Rossn on behalf OF Russia
neither OF the two articles To which Mr.
Witte in his reply returned an absolute
negative was reached. The crisis.
therefore, Is still to come The ces-
sion OF Sakhalin comes fifth in the list
The three articles" as they are Off
cially designated in the brief communi-
cations authorized to be given to the
press, which were disposed of are in
substance as follows:
First, Russias recognition of Japan S
'preponderating influence" and special
position in Korea, which Russia hence
forth agrees is outside of her sphere
of influence, Japan binding herself to
recognize the suZerainty of the reign
ing family. but with the right to give
civil administration of the empire.
BOTH TO QUIT MANCHURIA
Second, mutual obligation to evacu-
ate ManChuria, each to surrender all
special privileges in that province, mu-
tual obligations to respect the terri
tOrial integrity of China and to main
tain the priciple Of equal opportunity
for the commerce and industry Of all
nations in that province (open door,
Third, the cessiOn to China of the
Chinese Eastern Railway from Harbin
southwark.
There never was any question about
the acceptance on the part of Mr.. Witte
of these ARTICLES" the first two COW
ering in more emphatic form the inten-
tons of Japa in the diplomatic strug
gle which preceded hOstilities. The
third is a natural consequence of the
result of the war
ROAD CHINA'S WITH JAP LIEN.
The CessiOn Of the RAILROAD, the build
ing of which cost Russia In immense
sum, estimated by some at between
slO0,OO0,C0O and 5000, 900, 600, is to Chi
ma. China and Japan, therefore, will
arrange between themselves the meth
cd by which the former is to be remu-
nerated and through this financial op
Grafton Japan might have very consid
cradle portion of her claim for the
Expenses for the war; liquidated The
railroad is ostensibly the property of
the Russo Chinese Bank, although built
by government money. advanced
through the bank, and since its compile
ton operated, managed and policed by
the Russian government. Japan can
not take the railroad herself. To place
self in RusSias shoes regarding the
railroad would be militari1y to control
the destinies of the three provinces of
Manchuria which she has promised to
return to China. But Japan is enti-
tied to reimbursement for the expense
to which she has been put in restoring
the railroad below the present position
of Linevitch's army, rebuilding the
bridge and narrowing the gauage. If
China could not find the money, some
other power or powers might do so
and the road would be nypothecated to
the powers which advanced the money,
as other Chinese roads are to those
which advanced the money for their
construction.
Three Articles Disposed Of.
Portsmouth, N. H., Special.-The fol-
lowing official communications were is
sued:
''In the morning sitting of the four
teenth of August, article first was dis
posed of. and the plenipotentiaries pro-
ceeded with the discussion of article
two. The meeting adjourned at 1
o'clock to be resumed at 8 o'clock
I'm the afternoon meeting of the con-
ference of August IA, articles two and
three were discussed and disposed Of
and at o'clock the conference ad-
journed until Tuesday morning at $50
O'clock"