The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-19
PEACE TREATY
IS in Sight

though very rapid progress was made
with the peace negotiations Monday,
three Of the l2 articles which eonsIi-
tuEe the Japanese conditions Of peace
having been agreed to by n. NiIte
and Baron Rosen on bahalf OF Russia,
neither Of tho two articles 10 which NJ.
Witts, in his reply returned an absO-
lutte negative, was reached. The crisis.
therefor, ~ still 70 come. IL may be
reached Tuesday, rs the eession Of SAX
hahn comes fifth In the list The three
ARTICLES found, A. they are officially
designated la the brief communications
authorized 70 BE- given 10 the press.
which were disposed Of Monday are, in
spbaTanee. as follows;
Fisrt- Rnssia's recognition Of Jap
ans 'pFepondeTating influence" aud
special POSITION in Korea. which Rus
Eia henesfoFth agrees IL IL outside Of
heE sphere Of influence. Japan binding
heFself % EceogniEs the snEsfautty Of
tho FeigBing family. but with the right
% give adFies and assistance 20 im-
pfove tho civil administration Of the
emplEv.
Second. Mutual obligation % syae-
uAEa MAnehaFla, each o. surrender all
special privileges in that province.
mutual Obligation 20 respect tile ter
rttOFiAI integrity" u China and 90
maintain tho principle Of equal oppoF.
tuhity for the commerce and Industry
Of all nations Ia that provinces. THIS
opcn door,
Third The cessiOu 20 China of the
Chine@r Eastern railway from HaTbln
aJutHw ard.
Thure vas nVywF any question nh0ui
lilo acceptance on tho pAEs ~ M. Waite
of thrss articles. the first tWo covering.
10 maru emphatic form. the oontentiuu
% japan la lhs diplnmagic etfGsgis
vA4ch preceded hnsIiiiuns-
Tuu cusNton Of the railroad. tie
batldln q which cost RassiM an itn'
mrnsu sam. estimated ~ some az b.
tysuea slUO 900 600 and $500. oo0. 900
IL o. 81 ~ China. japan and China
therefore. arrange bcgWppn themselves
> tho methuA By which the former 10 4
10 runsmeFaspd. aud through thii
hnnHsrai operation japan might hAs'
a Considerable PORTION u Der claim fui
thp "u1pnara u the war" hqnidAled
The railway il osgnslssbiy the property
built b. RpweFuurnt moBey advances
tlFpagh gh@ bank and since tts compile
tion opuEatad, managed and prut0ctrs
b. t1v Russian government
japan can not take the EaiFloAd her
sulf To plAca herself in RaasiA's ah0ss
~ sArsitng thp railroad wuald b. mill
taEily a. conEEul tho dsassnea of thi
tI1gn psuvtncus of ManehuriA which
abr hss pFomtsnd 30 Futuru 20 China
nug Japan IL untislrd TO rrimhur@n
nsut for the expense o. which abe ha
h-un pat 10 Ia rvEsurins tho railroad b
luw the pFpeenG position ut Linsvitch
army. rebuilding the bridges and nas
ruWtag ths gage. II China ppnldn Q
hnd tho mupgy eomn other power O
powers might d. 80 and the rad woul
bscuno hypush.catrd 10 the poweE
which advanced che money. - oths
Chinsar roads are 10 thuac who I'D
vancsd the money for their cuBtsrutinr
Il WAS NJ. wlIsa himself who organ
iEosi the Ruasp-Chlnrao hank In iSa
and y no has always been considers
tho rial organizer 81 The Chinese Eaai
oFn company. Mr.. BSrE. the atturnu
q the Russo-C Chinese bauk which OWL
practically au Of the shares 81 Ga
road. IL attached % che Russian mil
ainu.
Il seems to b. taken for granite
among tho attaches 81 both the Japar
ssr and Russian missions that thOT
will b. no general batsls In Manchuri
while the peace negotiations are Oh
OyamA IL prepared 60 strike the m,
ment the negotiations fail. aud thoi
may 6o more or lesa outpost engaE
ments while the truops arp getting
position. but IL is admitted on each ait
" either OyamA or Lnipvitch RhouI
deliberately bring on q general enEaR
msnt, which might cost so 900 OF 100
600 lives, his county would be- aocus'
Of bad faith in the negotiations her
and would inevitably lose prestige
the eyes Of the world.
Later Report
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