The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-30

Among the native japanese nswspape,
mon there Il worry deep feeling Of ange,
and chagrin. They maintain that the
people at homo win b furious over the
agreement Of tho Government 70 mAke
peace on RussiaS terms. Japan, they
assert. b entitled to compensation from
Russia; needs II, In fact, and feeling In the
country win run high when the news u
spread that there Il to b no indemnity. no
remuneration for the money cost 10 which
Japan has been put to prosecute ths war.
WHAT JAPAN GETS PROM THE wAa.
Without doubt Russia has won the honoi 9
In the diplomatic contest over the serious
questions that divided the two nations In
their endeavor to arrange terms Of peace,
but In the comment which their success has
caused among the many At Portsmouth
who are concerned or interested In the ne
gotiations the fact appears to have been
forgotten that Japan by the provisions OF
the treaty will secure everything for which
she went to war. and even more. She will
have free hand in Corsa; be even stronger
and moro influential there than she was
prior to the outbreak Of hostilities. The
Russian forces are to bs withdrawn from
Chinese territory. Nearly every mile OF
the great Russian railroad In Manchuria
comes into Japanese possession. Port
Arthur and tho Maotung Peninsula arc
hers. That part Of SAkhahn Island, which
is nearest to vladivostok is to be Japanese
When che went to war With Russia
Japan's object was to cave herself from
the menace Of the Russian occupation Of
Manchuria and tho threatened extension
Of the Czar's influence In that Chinese
province and clean across Corse to. the
very door Of the Mikado's territory. The
idea that the Portsmouth conference has
resulted in an empty victory or no victory
at all for Japan does not appear to be borne
out by the facts.
PRHsIDENr RoosRvBIr's PART.
The part played by President Roosevelt
In helping to produce the outcome an
nodnoed to-day has not been explained in
detail, but enough is known to justify tho
conclusion that the Presidents influence
had much to do with securing peace.
1t was through his solicitation that the
Gar agreed to cede half the island Of Ss-
khalln to Japan, and while tho causes that
led to the unexpected generosity on the
part Of the Mikado In waving the claim
to indemnity have not been disclosed or
explained there can be no doubt that II
was the President who changed the cur
rent Of sentiment at Toxic At time when
neither belligerent was inclined to recede
an inch from It's position and tho continu-
ance Of the war appeared to be certainty.
fHK vnsAL NEGOTIATIONS. =
The beginning Of the snd came on Sunday
night. when Mr.. Takahira, the junior Japa-
nsss envoy. called on Mr.. !witts for ths o.
tsnsibls purpose Of requesting that thsss
should BE- d postponsment Of tbe next
sesSion Of the conferees from Monday until
to-day. In the course OF . conversation
which the two ENJOYS had at that time
Mr.. Takahira brought up the subject Of .
money payment by RusnSA, suggesting that
1t might be given a. compensation for the
return by Japan Of part Of sakhalin Island.
Mr.. Witte declined absolutely to con-
slider the suggestion. He made IL plain
that he would never consent to have Russia
pay Japan q penny, and announced that II
the Japanese did not withdraw their demand
for remuneration the conference would
end In failure. ~
This information was communicated
70 Toxic, and 4 = the understanding here
that with the certain knowledge that the
war would continue II Japan refused to
on any other than psouniary
basis and with kilograms before them
from President Roosevelt urging mag
the japanese Emperor and his
advisers decided to waive the indemnity
condition and thus to pave tho way for
peace.
An official statement concerning the
action Of the TOXIC Government was fur
nished tonight by the japanese ENJOYS.
and while 1t docs not throw much light on
the circumstances that led to the peaoe
q greemsnt It b given herewith - con-
to the record Of the Portsmouth
conference:
.The questions OF the flnal disposition Of
the Island of Sakhalin and tho reimburse
neut TO Japan Of her war expenses have
from the first been issues upon which IN
absolute divergence Of view existed. Tbs
differences Of opinion upon these points
not one but both-have frequently Threat
ened the existence Of the oonisrsnce. But
his Majesty tie Emperor Of Japan. no
spending to the dictates Of humanity and
has, in . spirit Of perfect con-
Citation and in the interest Of psaee. all
thorized his plenipotentiaries to waive tho
question Of reimbursement Of war expenses
and has consented to division Of SakhAlin
upon forms which ara mutually ACCEPTABLE,