Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
THE PEACE
CONFERENCE
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
REACH A TRYING
CRISIS.
RUPTURE AvERTED BY PRESs
DENT RooSEvElT'S
PROPOSAL.
THE NEUTRAL POWERS WORK.
ING FOR A PERMA-
NENT PEACE.

President Roosevelt is exerting
every particle of his great influence
, TO prevent a rupture of the peace con-
ference at Portsmouth. He is en-
gagged In a supreme effort TO induce
the ENJOYS Of the belligerent govern
ments 10 compromise their differences
and reach an agreement that will re-
suit in "a just and lasting peace"
In this effort he has the active ana
cordial support of Great Britain,
France and Germany. Tremendous
and worldwide pressure is being
brought to bear upon the govern
ments at st. Petersburg and Toxic
not TO permit the Washington confer
ence to fail of affirmative result. IL
can be said that there is ground for
the hope that 1t will not fail.
Baron De Rosen, Russian ambassa
dor TO the United States and second
of the Russian emperor's ENJOYS TO
the peace conference, was with Presi'
dent Roosevelt late Saturday after
noon at Sycamore Hill. He came TO
Oyster Bay by invitation of the presi
dent, not merely to discuss with him
the situation, but to have presented
TO him by the president a proposition
which, it is hoped, may resolve the
differences which have arisen between
the plenipotentiaries of the two gov
ernments. After his conference with
the president, Baron De Rosen left inn
mediately for his summer home at
Magnolia, Mass, where he and Mr..
White, the principal Russian envoy, eX-
pect TO spend Sunday.
Japan has implicit confidence in the
president and although without any Of
fetal knowledge of this latest move
ment the Japanese plenipotentiaries
feel certain that the president is act
ing not only in behalf of peace, but
AS much in the interest of Japan as
Russia: that before Baron De Rosen
arrived al Oyster Bay the president
was in full possession of Japan
views and knew on what points she
might under certain conditions yield
and what demands were regarded as
essential and Interchangeable. Japan, 1t
can be stated, must somehow be re-
imbursed for the cost of the war. I'm
less the emperor shall change his po-
sition. which his plenipotentiaries do
not for a moment believe Is probable,
Russia must yield on article nine (war
indemnity or Japan will be forced 10
continue the war. The status of the
peace prospects when the president
sent for Baron De Rosen follow:
ACCEPTED.
Art. L-Russias recognition OF ia
pans "preponderant influence" ia ko-
rea with her right 10 preserve order III
the civil administration, give military
and financial advice to the emperor OF
Korea, Japan binding herself 10 OBJ
serve the territorial integrity OF 10
rea and Gt is believed), the policy OF
the open door"
Art. Mutual obligation TO evacu.
ate Manchuria.
Art. IlI.-Japanese obligations TO re-
store in Manchuria Chinese sovereign
ty and civil administration.
Art. Iy.-Mutual obligation to re-
spect in the future 1.-The territorial in
tegrity and administrative entity OF
China in Manchuria and TO maintain
the principle of equal opportunity for
the industry and commerce of all ma.
tons c"open door,.
Art VI-The surrender to Japan OF
the Russian leases of the Lao Tuna
peninsula including Port Arthur, Dalny
and the Blonde and Eliot islands.
Art VIII.-The Limitation Of the Chi
nese concessions obtained by Mr.
Rothstein and Prince Uhktomsky in
1896 under which the "cut off" through
northern Manchuria was built to COZ.
meet the trans-Siberian and the Us.
SURF railroads so as TO provide for the
retention CT the ownership and opera
tion OF the line by the Chinese East
ern, but with provision for the even
tual substitution OF Chinese imperial
police for Russian railroad guards
Art. XlL-The grant 10 the citizens
of Japan of the right to fish in waters
of the Russian littoral from Vladiyos
tok north to the Behring sea.
REFUSED.
Art. V.-The cession Of the island oi
Sakhalin to Japan.
Art IX.-Remuneration for the cos:
of the war
ACTION DEFERRED.
Art. VH.-The surrender TO China by
arrangement with Japan Of the braacr
of the Chinese Eastern railroad run
ming south from Hardin to Port Ar
thur and New Chwang together Will
the retrocession OF all the privileges
obtained under the concession OF 1899
Art. X-The surrender OF the Rus
sian warships interned in neutral faI
eastern waters.
Art. XI.-The limitation OF Russ.a's
naval power on Pacific waters.
CONDENSED NEWS.