The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-08-31

nNment Then Ne vent on rae
1snanpss wNnleA u tAAs oar lnttfrpd
thlpa ana have net robNtnied The
tarAnsse wanted Vi limit cur hAvAl
mower ~ the gas east. and / have roe
ronsentea. The lapapeee wanted war
indemnity ~ reimbursement ~ the
NoNt IN ihe war; ayei demanded a.
ana have not consented. The Tap.
anpne wanted tho chinese Eastern
vAiiway south a. lSarbln, but ! gave
them only the fAilfvad IN the pcaaea-
sion of thasr troops south of chantafn.
The Japanese wanted the Island or
gakhalin, and | refused r. agreeing,
however. al the last moment 20 cede
the southern half and then only be.
cause l was commanded by my SOW
ereiEn 10 yield and obeyed Not only
do we not pay 20 much az a kopec.
but we obtain half OF Sakhalirl now
In their possession At this morn
ings meeting. presented my written
proposition, which was the Rueslan
ultimatum. II was accepted by tho
Japanese was amazed. untll was
in the conierence-room did not think
what would happen. could not an
ticipate such great and happy issue.
Calls 1t Russian Victory.
ut was a psychological crisis.
had made up my mind not to strike out
a letter Of the ultlmatum I submitted.
So far as | was concerned, 1t was end
ed. But could not tell how X would
work on the Japanese mind. II was
complete victory for us.
Later, in his room, when he had par
TALLY recovered himself he declared that
| he could not have dreamed of such ayic-
| tory--for that he regards It as diplo-
matte triumph of the first magnitude,
he makes no attempt to conceal. And
| that is the general verdict here. The
Russians are overjoyed at the result.
1--WE have had our Liaoyangs and Muk-
dens on land" they say and our
Tsushimas on sea, but the Japanese
| have their Portsmouth"
Although Mr.. Witte, is not diplo-
matist. they declare that he has outma-
neuvered the japanese, yielding one by
| one TO the conditions until he forced
them into corner on the main issue OF
indemnity, and left them no escape ex-
cept surrender or to convert the war into
war to collect tribute. The Russians
declared that automatically the Jap
anege made their colossal blunder when
they agreed to conside the conditions
| seriatum.
Japs Plainly Disappointed.
i The Japanese correspondents, though
they said little, plainly showed their
| dissatisfaction with the terms during
the afternoon. They stood aloof, silent
in the midst OF the general jubilation,
4 for as the afternoon advanced the air
was filled with the sounds OF rejoicing.
Bells were ringing In Portsmouth and
Newcastle, and the feet In the harbor
was adding TO the din with their sirens
and bells. One OF the Japanese, how
ever, gave the true note when he re-
marked: Tell me that the mikado has
approved II and | shall be satisfied"
i In that sentence was compressed the
Spartan heroismof tie Japanese nation,
and later, when Mr.. Sato issued the Of
ficial explanation of the reasons that
moved the Japanese plenipotentiarie
and II showed that the emperor had APP
proved, there was perceptible change
In the feelings Of the japanese. Consid-
cradle disappointment, however, con-
tinued TO be manifested Baron Ko-
mnra, following the rule he has set him
self. declined TO make any statement,
and Mr.. Takahira would only say, when
asked to make statement: For the
sake OF humanity and civilization, and
as we believe In the interest of both
countries and the world, we have made
peace"
| Believe World Will Approve.
Despite the fact that neither OF the
Japanese plenipotentiaries would talk
for publication, their line of reason
Ing may be presented in the words Of
another:
THE Russians may indulge in boast.
ings now. They may call II a diplomatic
victory, but we are confident that upon
calm consideration the world will ap-
plaud our course. To yield upon the
question of our demand for the expenses
OF the war was the only road to peace.
We had attained the objects OF the war,
we had established our predominant
position In Korea, we had obtained the
lease 10 Port Arthur and the adjacent
territory, we had obtained the Chinese
Eastern railroad and the evacuation Of
Manchuria. we had even obtained inn
portant fishing rights along the Rus
sian littoral. These covered the OBJ
jects which we have kept steadily In
view for IS months OF bloody war.
Those objects insured, the resumption
OF the great works OF peace we had
planned. TO have now set ourselves
new object-that OF obtaining money
from Russia to defray the expenses of
the war-would hayeinvolved contln-
uation Of the sacrifice oF blood and treas
ure. AT the end--what? We could not
60 to Moscow or ST. Petersburg. The In
ternal conditions in Russia had to be
considered Our very successes might
have created conditions which would
make II impossible to secure indemnity.
i Besides, in the final aralysis fhara WAC