Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
What She Has Won in Con-
cessions From Russia.
MR.. DENNISON'S VIEW
RAILWAYS AND COAL MINES I'M
MENSELY VALUABLE.
Secured for Which the Mi
kado Went to War, and Much
Besides.

| NEW YORK, September 16.-When the
| Marquis Ito persuaded the Mikado of Japan
| to waive the indemnity and make peace
| with Russia he perfectly well aware.
| 1t Is declared now, that the concessions
| which Japan had gained were worth far
more than the s6O0.OO0.0OO. He Is also
said to have been known that Russia would
not pay any money. even If Japan fought
| for another year or more.
| Mr.. Dennson, the counsellor of the jap
| anese, in an interview before he left New
York on Thursday afternoon for Seattle,
said:
Japan has gained much more than she
| went to war for The three essential points
| were the evacuation of Manchuria. the re-
| turn of Port Arthur to China. and the
| withdrawal of Russia from Korea"
! What do you think Is the value of the
| railways transferred by Russia to Japan"
| was asked.
That is a difficult question to answer
of, hand" was the reply; :" but ! should
What is the value approximately Of the
| Yentan and Fushan coal mines?"
Il cannot say positively said Mr.. Den
| nison but 1 should think they worth
anything from s25O.OOO.OO0 upward. The
| Liao-Tung peninsula, with the ports of
Dalny and Port Arthur. upon which the
Russians have expended so many millions,
are very valuable and will be rapidly de-
veloped by Japanese trade and enterprise.
The southern half of Sakhaln contains
valuable mines and has very rich seal
| fisheries ON its coasts.
In speaking of the value OF the fishing
concessions coded by Russia in the new
treaty E. Yamaza, director OF the po-
| liticaI bureau in Toxic, said:
THE fisheries along the Russian mari
time provinces TEEN with salmon, salmon
trout, herring and cod. Three years ago
Russia made provisional regulation by
which the fisheries of large part of the
Russian coast were closed to foreign fish
A license granted
Japanese fishermen which allowed them to
fish off the southern end of Sakhalin only,
and out of this the trade amounted to
81 900, 900. Off the Kamchatka coast the
fishing Is reported to be phenomenal In it's
abundance. Under the new concessions
the Japanese fishing trade should develop
ra pidly and be worth $1O,0OO,00 year in
a very short time"
The ENJOYS Mystified.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 16,--The publica-
ton of the text of the Russo-Japanese peace
treaty in Paris and in New York stimuli
taneously on Tuesday. September S. caused
great excitement at Portsmouth among the
ENJOYS and their suites
The japanese were certain that none of
their officials had given away the text, as
1t had been kept in a sealed box in Mr.
Takahlra's room, and they were very indig-
nant that it should have been made public
The japanese at the Wentworth Hotel said
| the text to Of the correspondents. Mr.
Dennson, their legal adviser said that 1t
| was impossible for any one to have written
| the text sent out by the Associated Press
| without having some definite knowledge of
| the treaty. as the phrasing in many In
| stances was exact.
Mr. Martens and Mr.. Plancon. the two
secretaries who had charge of the Russian
| copies of the treaty, were positive that they
| had not given the contents or shown the
copies to any of the newspaper correspond
ents
Revealed by Witte.
This story is now told of how the news
became public:
1t was Witte himself who gave away the
text of the treaty on Sunday September B.
to Mr.. Brianchininoff. the correspondent of
the Sloyo a St. Petersburg newspaper.
After the terms of the treaty had been
agreed upon on Tuesday. August %, the
| Russian envoy became afraid that II he did
not allow the people In st. petersburg ana
| Moscow to have some Idea OF the conditions
| 1t would make him very unpopular ana
| assist his political enemies to injure him In
| the eyes of the ear.
After consultation with his colleagues
| NJ. Witte sent his valet to find the CORE
| spondent of the Novoe Vremya, which is
| the first newspaper in Russia. but he was
| away Then he sent for M Briancmflnon
| to come to his room. M. Witte dictated
| the most important clauses in the treaty 10
| the S!ovo correspondent and instructed him
| to cable it to his paper. but not IN sucn d
way that would point to the source OF the
| information ,,.
Mr.. Briantichinoff, with the exclusive
| copy of the text in his pocket. calmly Went
to dress for dinner and did not realize , me
| Importance of cabling it at once to MS
| paper. Mr.. Hedeman. the correspondent Oh
| the Paris Matin. sat next to him at the
table and in the conversation over the nuts
| and wine remarked jokingly. Il would give
| 1000 francs to the peace treaty to-
night" To his intense surprise MI BRAN
tichinioff without any trace or emotion,
| said: 5000. ,.o,s .,,.
| - Won will give the thousand francs to
| the orphan schools near St. Petersburg IN
| which / am deeply Interested, | Will let you
have A. COPY of what NJ. Witte gave me
| this afternoon" Hedeman upset cup OF
| coffee and nearly choked in his haste to
accept the offer on behalf of his paper
Sent by Way of Paris.
On account of the censorship In Russia
| M RriantchiniofY did not wish to send the
| text direct to his paper. 1t was arranged
| thai It should be telegraphed from the
| Wat,n office in Paris to st. Petersburg ana
| published simultaneously IN the SioVo anu
the Matln. Russian officials 90 not pay
mnch attention to what comes in from the
Unfortunately for NJ Witte and the Rus
with the arrangements made with the
MatIn correspondent. The text was given
| out to the Associated Press In Paris ana
| was published in the New YORK papers IN
| der Portsmouth heading on Tuesday, Sep
| tember @, the same morning that 1t appear
| ed In the Matin in Paris.
The Sloyo did not get the news until tho
NEXT day and there was stormy scene at
| the hotel between Hedeman and Briantichf-
| noff when the truth became known. In
| ternatIonal relations were rudely broken
| off. and it looked as If duel was In the
| air. but wiser counsel prevailed.
The Matin has since exploited Hedeman
| as the greatest correspondent since the late
NJ Blowitz who achieved fame by cabling
| the Berlin treaty to the London Times.