Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-18
Peace Negotiators Made Rapid Prog.
Tess During Conferences \
This Week.
AGREE TO GET OUT OF MANCHURIA
Russia Recognizes Japan's "Prepon-
deratng Influence" in Korea and
the Chinese Eastern Rail-
road Is to be Ceded
to China.

though very rapid progress was made
with the peace negotiations Monday,
three of the IL articles which consti-
tute the Japanese conditions of peace
having been agreed to by Mr.. Witte
and Baron Rosen on behalf of Russia,
neither of the two articles to which
Mr.. Witte in his reply returned an alb
solute negative was reached. The
crisis, therefore, is still to come. 1t
may be reached to-day, as the cession
of Sakhalin comes fifth in the list. The
three ARTICLES" as they are officially
designated in the brief communica-
tions authorized to be given to the
press which were disposed of Monday
are as follows
First - Russia's recognition Of
Japan's "preponderating influence"
and special position in Korea, which
Russia henceforth agrees is outside
of her sphere of influence, Japan bind
ing herself to recognize the suZerainty
of the reigning family, but with the
! right to give advice and assistance to
improve the civil administration of
the empire
Second-Mutual obligation to evac-
uate Manchuria, each to surrender all
special privileges in that province,
mutual obligation to respect the ter
ritorial integrity of China and to
maintain the principle of equal oppor-
| tunity for the commerce and industry
of all nations In that province (open
door,.
Third-The cession to China of the
! Chinese Eastern railroad from Hardin
southwark.
There never was any question about
| the acceptance on the part of Mr..
| Witte of these articles" the first two
covering in more emphatic form the
contentious of Japan in the diplomatic
! struggle which preceded hostilities.
/ The third is a natural consequence Of
the result of the war. The cession of
the railroad, the building of which
cost Russia an immense sum, estimat-
ed by some at between $100,000,000
and $200,00O,O00, to China. Japan
and China, therefore, will arrange be-
tween themselves the method by
which the former is to be regulated
and through this financial operation
portion of her claim for the Expenses
of the war" liquidated.
The language of the three articles
dNOpltNl Will pldSIlCdlly lhS lSAl
of the treaty of Washington" if
one is signed, subject, of course, to
final revision. Each side has agreed
to the articles and they are included
in the protocols of each days session
which are officially signed by the
plenipotentiaries the next morning.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 16.-The
crisis in the peace negotiations on
which the eyes of the world are fast
ened is approaching rapidly and the
end of this week or the first of next
at the least should witness the dead
lock and the end, if the conference is
to go to pieces. Two more of the ~
articles, Nos. and G, were disposed OF
Tuesday. Article consists of mu-
tual pledges to observe the integrity
of China and the policy of the open
door" for the commerce of all ma
tions, and Article 6 covers the sur
render of the Russian leases to the
Liao Tung peninsula, Port Arthur,
Dalny and the Blonde and Elliott Isl
ands.
To Article both parties gave ready
assent and the official statement of the
adoption of that article took care to
state that it was agreed to "unani-
mously." Article 5, the consideration
of which was postponed until later,
provides for the cession of the island
of Sakhalin. Discussion appearing
useless at this stage on account of the
firm negative given in the Russian
reply, it was decided, upon the motion
, of the IapaEes, to defer it's discus
sion, thus revealing the Japanese in
tention of postponing to the end the
life and death struggle.
There is growing hope of compro-
, mise. To the closest observers the
final solution begins to crystalize
quite naturally-the Russians yielding
. the cession of Sakhalin, Japan fore
going "the cost of the war;" but taking
t compensation in the money to be re-
{ funded to Japan by China on account
3 of the transfer to her of the Chinese
| Eastern railway, which Russia con-
l tends belongs to private corporation
therefor uncomfortable by Japan, the
| Russian government property in Port
Y Arthur and Dalny and remuneration
= for the maintenance of the 100000
r Russian prisoners in Japan.
t All questions relating to Korea and
= Manchuria except the cession of the
, Chinese Eastern railroad and the main
: Siberian line running through north.
' ern Manchuria from the station Man.
g churia," on the Amur via Harbin to
: Vladivostok, are settled in the five
articles already adopted.
5 Schooner and Crew Lost
North Sydney, N, s., Aug. ia
small schooner which was sailing
along the coast off Lingan Head was
struck by a severe squall yesterday
and capsized. Before those on shore
could make preparations for assist
ance the storm increased to hurri
cane and one by one the crew were
seen to fall away from the bottom oi
u their overturned craft.
: Soldiers Mutllated Their Hands.
Harbin, Aug. 15.-Among the sol
y diers medically treated here 1,2O(
!. | wara foun1 In hn salf r1utilated mr.