The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-10

The SITUATION IS
A PECULIAR one

information available. It is believed
however, that after the first shock
of the announcement is over that ne.
gotiations for peace will be continued
by the Cars ENJOYS under instruc.
tions from home and that the original
demands Of Japan may be materially
reduced in some particulars, when the
final writing Of treaty OF peace is
reached.
From the Japanese standpoint It is
absolutely necessary in order to main.
tain the security in the future that
they should so dominate the sea of
Japan as to make 1t practically ia.
pan lake. This they can do by re.
lating portion of of Sakhalien
Island. With this belonging to her,
Japan could command every entrance
to the sea and the influence Of yladi.
vostok will be nullifed. That port
could be closed at any time by the
Japanese navy. Under those condi.
tions therefore the Russians will be
allowed to keep Vladivostok, but SAX.
halien must return to Japan. While
1t Will be the endeavor of the Japan.
ese ENJOYS to point out that 1t is now
practically in the power of the Mika.
dos army to seize practically the
whole Of eastern Siberia from Lake
Baikal. it is understood that there is
no intention to demand any terrific.
rial concessions on the mainland.
Recognition of the Japanese predomi.
nance in Corea and Manchuria until
order is restored" will be an essen.
tial part Of the conditions. Posses.
sion OF Chinese eastern railroads;
ownership Of Russian interned ships
and above all the question Of indem.
nifty, are understood to be the nova.
Bile points in the scale. On these
mHtters Russian haggling may reduce
the original Japanese propositions to
reasonable proportions. There is talk
that the indemnity to be demanded to.
day will be put at the stupendous sum
OF one and half billion dollars. Such
a payment together with the posses.
sion OF .Sakhalien would never be
agreed to by Russia and the demand
viii doubtless be reduced uring the
negotiations. 1t is noticed that when
Japan wants to borrow money her
agents say that the war is costing her
only 100000 day. But when she is
talking indemnity, just as given by
her diplomats, it is put at over ST.
100000. The difference between these
figures affords plenty of opportunity
for international Chickering's" across
the green covered table in the navy
yard.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August TO-
The Russian and Japanese peace en-.
voys assembled promptly this morn.
ing for their second days session in
their quarters in the navy yard.
The formal exchange OF credentials
was made, consummating what had
been unofficially done yesterday. Bar.
on Komura, the senior Japanese en-.
voy, Immediately after the envoys and
their secretaries had assembled, in
making the presentation of his Gre
dentials. also of his colleague, again
expressed regret at his misunder-
standing of the purposes of yester-
days meeting, whereby he had neg
lected to bring his papers. Again cor
rial assurances that no inconvenience
had resulted were given by Baron Ro-
sen and Count Witte. The ride to
the navy yard was in automobiles, the
Japanese ENJOYS and their secreta-
ries preceding the Russian ENJOYS
| and their secretaries by ten minutes.
No official information would be
given out regarding the business to be
taken up at to-day's session, except
that the formal presentation of Gre
dentials would be made.
The arrangements for privacy bar
the newspaper men from the navy
yard. They are on an island over
seven miles from the hotel.
Cards of admission to. the grounds
win not be issued during the period of
negotiations, unless the pressure now
being exerted for reasonable accom-
,, modations within the grounds causes
Admiral Meade to reconsider his de-