Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-27
TERMS TO be MODERATE.
Japan Will Not Exact Harsh Terms
From Russia,


Washington, July 81. Whether
there is to be peace in the far east or
q continuance of war will be practical
ly decided at the first business meet
ing OF the Washington conference n
bout August S. Baron Komura viii on
that occasion communicate to NJ. Wftte
the essentials of Japan's peace terms
for further negotiations. This it Is de-
clared, will not be done in a spirit OF
defiance, indeed there are many evil
dences in possession of neutral govern
lnents that Japan Is coming to Wash
ington. not imbued with desire to
humiliate Russia. but only to exact
terms which will insure lasting peace
in the far east. and which will in a
measure compensate Japan for her fl
narscial losses in the present conflict.
Give Out General Terms.
I'VE are not going to the conference
to write into the law Of nations new
chapter" said high Japanese official
recently. For this reason the Japanese
plenipotentiardes will adopt a program
of at once laying on the conference
table these terms, the acceptance of
which without modification they are
instructed to insist upon a basis for
further negotiations.
Although guarding with great care
the official statement of her terms,
Japan has not kept from several
friendly governments the general char
acter of these terms. Official Wash
ington has been enabled to form with
in certain limits general IDEA OF
their character.
It is known that Japan will demand
an indemnity that will approximately
cover the cost Of the war to date. This
was communicated to Russia early in
the preliminary negotiations. The
amount Is still secret but It is based
upon the most careful estimates Of the
cost of the war and will be accom-
panied by a more or less detailed state
ment showing the method by which the
finp. figures were computed.
What Japan Will Demand.
& It wifi not fall far short of one bill
lion dollars. Besides the indemnity, 1t
is believed, Japan's other essentials are
the cession to Japan of Sakhalin, and
the transfer of Russia's lease of the
Liao Tung peninsula and the railway
as far as Hardin; the recognition Of
Japan's predominating influence in
Korea and the return Of Manchuria to
China
If the Russian plenipotentiaries are
prepared to accept these essentials, Of
ficials here are confident that basis
will be laid for negotiations sure to
lead to the signing of the treaty of
Washington bringing peace in the far
east.
The restoration Of Manchuria to
Chinese control will form the subject
of tedious discussion. Japan will prob
ably insist on remaining there until the
establishment Of public order and a
regular system Of Chinese police adj
ministration, pledging herself to eva
cuate as soon as China is in position
to take.up the reins Of government and
maintain order.
Europe believes Japan will demand
the naturalization of Vladivostok. The
Washington government does share
this belief.
vladivostok is Barred.
In official circles here the statement
is made without hesitation that such a
demand would not be moderate Or
reasonable" and it is known that Rus
sia will not permit the subject of Vlad-
ivostok to come before the conference.
Rather than submit to Japan's dicta-
ton on this point, Russia has let it be
known that such would certainly con-
tinue the war.
Little progress has been made in the
direction of an armistice. London has
not seen its way, clear to aid the pres
ident in his efforts to this end, and
Japan has in the most determined
manner indicated It's unwillingness to
consent to an armistice until her plen-
ipotentiaries have met the Russians in
the conference.
information has reached here, how
ever, that the president has not ceased
his efforts in this direction, and it is
believed that in case Baron Komura
goes to Oyster Bay In advance OF MS
formal presentation it will be for the
purpose of discussing this phase of the
negotiations.