The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-28
WILL TREAT WITH
JAPAN FOR PEACE
Continued from First Page.
Feb; 3, 1904. It has never before, been,

Continued from First Page.
Feb. 3, 1904. It has never before, been,
Baron Rosen, former Russian minister
to Japan, did not have. an opportunity
to present the note to Baron Komura,
Japanese foreign minister, as it was not
delivered to him until Feb. z, the day
after he had been Informed of the rup-
|ture. t}
Russia has always said that the Jap
break off negotiations and begin hostili
ties, deliberately held up the message
at Toxic until M, Kurino, former Jap
anese, minister at St. Petersburg, could
deliver the instructions sent him Feb.
8 to sever diplomatic relations. Japan,
Fon the contrary, contends that the con-
tents. Of the reply having been substan-
italy communicating by Foreign Minis
ter Lamsdorff tic. M. Kurinos and being
useless for Japan Ito. wait any longer.
- Proposition In. Full, 5
The text Of the proposition follows: :
First-A mutual engagement to respect
the independence and territorial integrity
Of Korea. f4s#Fa$ !; a..
[ second-An engagement on the part Of
Russia not to impede the commercial and
industrial undertakings Of Japan in Korea
nor oppose her measures for safeguarding
such interests. @s.
Third-Recognition by RUSSIA of ia
pans preponderating interests in Korea
and her right to offer advice and assis-
lance tending to the Improvement of the
administration of Korea. s.
Fourth-A mutual obligation not to use
any part Of Korean territory; for strategic
purposes nor undertake. on the coasts OF
Korea any military works which rnenaced
| free navigation of the Korean straits.
F1fth-Recognition by Russia Of Japans
! right to send troops to Korea in saccor-
dance with the preceding articles for the
suppression Of Instructions and disorders
calculated to create International compli-
cations. -. :. -
Sixth---An engagement by Russia to re-
spect the rights and privileges acquired
| Manchuria thru treaties with China, ia.
pan to recognize Manchuria, and the lit
toral as beyond her sphere Of interest.
| Seventh-A mutual agreement not tt
impede the junction Of the Korean an6
Eastern, China RAILROADS when they have
reached the Yalu river. -. - g.:
Eighth---That this agreement supplan,
all previous agreements between Russie
and Japan respecting Korea.
,Ninth--The desirability, if possible, o.
creating a neutral zone in Korea.
+ Comparison with Former Note.
A careful comparison Of the above
and preceding exchanges, all of which
have heretofore been printed fully, con,
firm the statement that Russia, from
the first to the last, insisted that it was
inconsistent with her dignity to include
in a special treaty with Japan an obi
cation to respect the territorial integ
rity of China in relation to Manchuria
Russia reiterated in the instructions
4 sent to Baron Rosen, which were &C
lcompanied by a, note Of explanation tt
Japan, that Russia 8 position in Man
: churia concerned first China and theI
all the other powers having commercial
interests there, and again pointed ou'
STA to foreign cabinets, Of her intention
SO long as the occupation Of Manchuris
continued to recognize the sovereignty
of China and the binding force Of tn,
treaties contracted by the powers will
the Picking governments.
With the exception .of a rearrange
4 ment and some slight verbal changes
4 the first five articles are identical will
those of Russia Is origin ll@ reply Of Oct
l8, 1903.# X S$zS (
~ Russia's Concessions.
Russia made three concessions in tn
final note as follows: z - ;
First-The; withdrawal Of the provisio
In the Russian note of JAMS, 1904, declin
ing to recognize the settlement rights i
Manchuria acquired under treaties wit
China, point on which Japan laid grea
stress. These rights Russia claimed wer
required by Japan under cover OF trea
ties negotiated by the United States.
Second-Non-insist upon the prop
: osition foI a reutralAzone in northern 10
rea but again putting forward Its desir
ability. ! -. ~ !:
, Third-Acceptance Of the stipulation |
article three Of >Japan's original PROPOSE
lions regarding the juncture Of the Ko
rean and Manchurian railroad. =
What Russia Refused.
| Russia refused: ;. J.. -,
First-To include in the treaty; an oh
legation to- respect the territorial integrit
| Of Manchuria. -..- -.
Second-To withdraw the inbibitio
against using Korean territory for strate
gic purposes. '...,-~.---s
The note, it is claimed, proves con
clusively that Russia hoped to prolon
the negotiations.