Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-04
JAPAN YIELDS. PEACE COMES.

As
The ENJOYS of the two countries
agreed upon terms of peace at Ports
mouth, n. H., Tuesday. Japan at the
last moment waived all the points at
issue. Russia's obstinacy won her a
victory at the council table that her
armies and her fleets could not obtain.
The happy end was attained through
the direct efforts of President Roose-
welt, to whom are flowing the con-
CALCULATIONS of an admiring world.
All the week, after the ENJOYS had
reached the deadlock stage, when it
was apparent that only great conces-
sions by one or both of the warning
nations would restore peace, after
Russia had rejected with disdain Jap
ans proposition that the car pay six
hundred millions for the secession of
half of Sakhalin, President Roosevelt
labored without intermission to make
the two rulers, with whom he commu-
nicated directly, yield something in
consideration of peace. From the
czar he received only slight response.
The most he would concede was the
cession of half of Sakhalin to japan.
He would not pay kopeck as indem-
nifty, or in any other guise that meant
reimbursement to Japan. This was
the Russian ultimatum and nothing
would shake it.
When it was submitted to the jap
anese ENJOYS Saturday a-rupture
looked imminent. It seemed that the
final stage had been reached. But
the Japanese asked for adjournment
until Monday or Tuesday, saying that
they expected to hear once more from
Toxic. This indicated possibility of
further concession by the mikado and
revived hope somewhat. President
neutrality-suspicious. were hay
ing their effect in the Far East.
When Tuesday came, the ENJOYS
met once more. To the surpri of
White and Rosen, after the Russians
had once more refused the Japanese
demand for reimbursement the Jap
anese ENJOYS gave way completely
on all the chief points at issue and
agreed to make peace on the bets
terms acceptable to the car.
They waived their claim for
reimbursement in any form, and
even agreed to return >one-half of
Sakhalin to Russia without pay.
They also waived their demands for
possession of Rnssia's informed war
ships and for the limitation of the
Russian sea power in the East
Such complete surrender by Jap
an was peyondal expectation, for she
had firmly held for indemnify and
Sakhalin from the start. 1t appears
that her plenipotentiaries were out
nanouvered somewhat by Witter who
shrewdly conceded in the minor points
asd finally pat Japan IN the position
before the world of wishing to con-
tinue the war for moEey alone. This
appealed strongly to the Japanese
mind, sensitive asst is to the worlds
opinion, and their government chose
peace rather than the alternative of
war for such an.object. The Japanese
feel that their magnanimity will be
understood and'appreciated, and shat
they have obtained more than they
claimed before, the wac broke out.
The Russians, Of course, are tremen
dousIy elated. They regard the treaty
as signal triumph for them. They
escape without the payment of an in
demnity and they lose only half of
Sakhalin, of territory that is strictly
Russian.
Under terms of the treaty, Russia
and Japan are both to eVacuate Man
churia, which is to be restored to
China. Port Arthur and the Liaotung
peninsula go to. Japan. japan gets
the Chinese Eastern railway as far as
she now controls it, the section north
of Oyama's lines being retained: by
Russia. Japan secures control of Ko-
rea. Japan gets fishing rights along
the Siberian coast. Russia must pay
Japan for the maintenance of pris-
oners taken. An armistice vii! put
stop to further fighting until the
treaty is finally worked out.