The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-08-23
JAPAN'S PEACE TERMS.

Inc evacuation or Mancnurla, the
retrocession to China of any privilege
Russia may have in the province, and
the recognition by Russia of the princi-
pie of the open door"
The cession to Japan Of the Chinese
Eastern railroad below Hardin.
ate over Korea.
Fishing rights for Japan from Vlad-
ivostOk to Behring.
REIMBURSEMENT by Russia Of interned
warships.
Limitation of Russia's naval fleet in
Pacific.
Japan's peace terms, presented
Thursday, represent a maximum OF
the demands that have been ascribed
to her in the preliminary rumors, with
the sole exception OF the indemnity
clause.
Correspondents assert that no fixed
amount of indemnity is demanded.
Japan has purposely left this question
open as a basis for negotiations and
therein rests the hope Of the ultimate
agreement on a permanent peace.
The Russian ENJOYS. it may be said,
are not surprised at the Japanese de-
mands. They have been prepared for
them by reading the newspaper dis
patches, which have accurately fore
caSted the general tone of the peace
terms, and while the Cars represent
atives were quiet and more reserved
than formerly, there was not notice
able any sign of depression that might
augur a failure of the conference.
Speaking generally, Japan demands
an acknowledgment Of her undisputed
suzerainty owe Korea, Russia's evaCu-
alton of Manchuria and establishment
of the Hay policy of the open door, the
cession of Port Arthur, the cesslon Of
Sakhalien Island, the transfer to ia
pan of the Manchurian railroads and
the commercialization of the port Of
V~ladivoStock.
These terms have not been made
public by any member of either the
Russian or Japanese suites, but are
based solely on hints which have been
conveyed by them to close friends and
are believed accurately to reflect the
general nature of Japan's demands.
The more hopeful sign is the failure
OF Japan to name any specific sum
that she will require in the way Of
indemnity. 1t is IN the payment Of
indemnity that Russia hesltates most.
With that left open for discussion,
there is left a way by which counter
propositions may be presented and the
road made easy for a final agreement
Reimbursement for the expenses
sustained in the war and the cession
Of the island of Sakhalin constitute
the main features of the peace condi-
lions. The word Indemnity" was
carefully avoided, the word employed
being reimbursement for the cost Of
the war.
No sum is fixed, the naming of the
amount being distinctly deferred for
mutual adjustment between the two
countries after the Japanese expendi-
ture has been ascertained. The Japan
csc say the cost Of the war to date
has been $660,000,0 0O.
Three Disputed Points.
a. Sakhalin Island.
(2) Indemnity.
81 Limitation Of Russian sea power
in the Pacific.
These points are refused by the Rus
slams. Japan holds Sakhalin Island.
Russia will buy it back at a big price.
Russia will pay no direct indemnity,
but will give enough for the island to
permit Japan to regard it as an indem-
nifty. These two things will solve the
difficulty.
1t is said Russia will never consent
to limit her sea power In the Pacific.
Such q thing would be humiliating.
Japan will hardly insist On this, for
Togo has already limited Russia's sea
power by his guns, aud Russia cannot
recover 1t under twenty years.
When 1t was suggested tnat in ex-
change for other great concessions by
the Car the Mikado would consent to
forego the requirement of "humiliating
ment was given out at Toxic that the
payment by Russia OF an immense in
demnity to Japan will not be waived
under any circumstances.
Russia's chief plenipotentiary at the
peace conference has shown himself
to be a great man by the great things
which he has accomplished as The
Cars minister OF finance and in other
ways. His greatness is attested by
his imperial master, who has sent him
to the United States with plenary pow
ers 10 treat for peace with japan. At
Portsmouth he has had the good sense
to discern that publicity will help his
cause and he protests against the