The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-08-18
What Japan Expects For Her
Victories On Land and
On Sea.
Conditions of the Mikado Handed
to the Representative
of the Car.
THE WORD INDEMNITY"
GIVES WAY TO REIMBURSEMENT
The Most Illuminating Part of ia
pans Demands is the Limiting OF
Rutain's Naval strength In the
Far East and Granting of Fishing
PrIyiIeges-Itussia Replies That
She VIII Not Concede Indemnity
Nor Yield Territory.

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Nor Yield Territory.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 12.-Rus-
sia's reply to Japan's demands has
been presented by NJ. Witte. 1t states
that reimbursement for cost OF the
war and cession Of territory are in
compatible with honor, but assents to
other terms.
Would modify fishery and warship
demands.
Willing to concede Port Arthur, Dali
nv. Chinese Eastern railroad, the evac-
uation Of Manchuria and control Of
Korea without change.
Komura will reply.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 11.-Russia
has heard from Japan in unequiyocai
terms.
Reimbursement for the expenses
sustained in the prosecution of the
war and the cession of the island
of sakhnIin constitute the main fea-
tures of the peace conditions hand
ed by Baron Komura to Mr.. White.
The word "indemnity" was careful
Iy avoided, the term employed being
reimbursement" for the cost of the
war.
No sum is fixed, the amount being
distinctly adjourned for mutual ad-
justment between the two countries
| after the Japanese expenditure has been
| ascertained. These are the two all
important conditions, and those which
the Russian plenipotentiaries find abb
solutely unacceptable. Unacceptable as
they are. however, it can be stated that
these two principal conditions did not
come as a surprise to the Russian
| plenipotentiaries. The friendly fashion
in which Baron Komura explained the
conditions before handing them TO Mr..
White, and the avoidance of the use OF
the word Indemnity" in the presenta-
ton Of Japan's bill for the cost of the
war without fixing a sum, leaves the
way open for negotiations, and consti-
tutes the main hope that a final agree
ment is possible. Certainly the dan
ger of q sudden rupture, 10 matter
what the ultimate result may be, is pre-
cluded. The other terms are substan-
TALLY what the world expected, and
with one or perhaps two exceptions,
could hardly be entertained as bases OF
negotiations. They include the follow
ing.
The cession of the Russian leases
to the Lao Tung peninsula com
prising Port Arthur and Dniny.
The evacuation of the entire prov
ince of M~Rnchuria.
The recession to China OF amy
privileges Russia may have In the
province and the recognition by
Russia of the principle of the
"sopen door"
The cession to Japan of the Chi
ncse eastern railroad below Hardin,
the main line through northern
Manchurin to VludivostoL to remain
Russian property.
The recognition of the Japancsc
protectorate over Korea.
The grant of fishing rights to ia
Iittoral northward from Niadiyo-
stok TO the Behrisg sea.
The REIMBURSEMENT to japan of
the Russian w%arships interned In
neutral ports.
Finally, II limitation upon the ma
ynI strength of Russia In far east
ern waters.
AS a whole the terms are regarded
as exceedingly hard by the Russians.
In addition to the two principal CON
ditions which can not be accepted
under Mr.. Whites instructions, those
relating to the limiting VI Russian
naval power in the far east and the
granting Of fishing rights upon the
Russian littoral are considered
particularly offensive TO the amour
propre of their country, and of such
a h%umiliating character as to be in
admissible. The japanese, on the
contrary, as Baron Komura an.
nounced at the conference. consider
them moderate, %contending that they
only represent a fair compensation
for the expenses Of the war and the
victories they have achieved on land
and sea, their sole purpose being to
attain the objects for which they
have fought, the spoils claimed being
only such as they are legitlmately
entitled to as the result OF their army