Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-11
PR0H|B|T|VE
PEACE TERMS
Russia Considers Japanese De.
mands Entirely Unenter-
tainabIe.
LIMITATION OF NAVY
Is Particularly DistastefuI, as Well as
the Payment to the Mikado Of the
Expenses of the War.

| DurSement for the expenses sustained
| in the prosecution of the war and the
| cession of the Island of Sakhalin con
stitute the main features of the peace
| conditions handed by Baron Komura
| to NJ Witte at the conclusion of the
| morning session of the plenipotentia-
ries in the General Stores building of
the Portsmouth navy yard. The word
Indemnity is carefully avoided, the
term applied being reimbursement
for the cost of the war No sum is to
be fixed, the amount being distinctly
adjourned for mutual adjustment be-
tween the two countries after the Jap
anese expenditure has been ascer-
tanned. These are the two all-impor-
tant conditions and those which the
Russian plenipotentiaries find abso'
lutely unacceptable.
Unacceptable as they are, however
it can be stated that these two princi-
pal conditions did not come as a sur.
prise to the Russian plenipotentiaries
The friendly fashion in which Baron
Komura explained the conditions be-
fore handing them to NJ. Witte, and the
avoidance of the use of the word "in-
demnity'' in the presentation of ia
pans bill for the cost of the war with
out fixing a sum leaves the way open
for negotiations and constitutes the
main hope that final agreement is
possible. Certainly the danger of a
sudden rupture, no matter what the
ultimate result may be, is precluded by
yesterdays developments. The other
terms are substantially what the
world expected and with one or per
haps two exceptions, could probably
be entertained as basis OF negotia
tions. They include the following:
The cession of the Russian leases te
the Liao Tung peninsula, comprising
Port Arthur and Dalny. The evacua
ton of the entire province of Man
churia, the retrocession to China o
any privileges Russia may have in tn
province. and the recognition by Rus
sia of the principle of the "OpeI
door The cession to Japan OF the
Chinese Eastern railway below Harbln
the main line through northern Man
churia to Vladivostock to remain Ru'
sian property. The recognition OF th'
Japanese protectorate over Korea
The grant of fishing rights in Slber's
northward from Vladivostock. The
REIMBURSEMENT to Japan OF tue Rus
sian warships interned in ne1tra
| norris. Finally, limitation in The ma
val strength of Russia in far eastern
| waters.
Russian Reply to Be Delivered Tonor
row Morning.
Portsmouth. N. H., Aug. 11.-The
Russian reply is already practlcail!
completed and will be handed by M
Witte to Baron Kamura tomorro"
morning. NJ Wittee has officially no
tilted Mr.. Komura of this fact, and the
official call for the meeting OF the con
ference at that hour has been issued
NJ Witte explained this morning u
the Associated Press correspondent
that he had written the reply durin'
/ the night in Russian and that the sec
retaries were now engaged IN trans
llating it into French and English. M
Witte took occasion to deny the cui
rent report that the answer mad pee'
dictated at st. Petersburg. He eA
nlained that his powers were such tina
it is not necessary for him to await IL
structions from ST. Petersburg or Pe
terhof.
Reply Will Be Neither Acceptanc
Nor Declination of Terms.
St. Petersburg, Aug. LIVERY ste
of the negotiations at Portsmouth
{ fully reported here. The reply OF An
t bassador Witte to be presented q
, morrow will neither be an acceptanc
: nor a declination of the condltlon
: which Baron Komura presented, p'
c will be an invitation to the Japanes
t Observation-Disclosures to consider the term
= niecemeal. Some of the terms are sa
0 isfactory to Russia, but others mu'
!. he modified or eliminated If there is
+ he an agreement at this time.
Il Russians Will Accept All But Two
Points.
Portsmouth, n. H., Aug. lin
Associated Press learns that the chi'
feature of the Russian reply to tn
o Japanese peace terms will be an agre
ment to accept all except two OF III
conditions as bases for discussion
The two points to which non-poss
m mus will be returned are the lndei
lie nity and the cession of the Island
Sc Sakhalin.
n. Terms Are Considered unentertai
n able.
IN Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. n.-Wi
A the Japanese terms of peace und
I'd consideration by Emperor Nicholas
q. potarshurg and the Russian pier