Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-12
JAPANS TERMS
ARE
Russia Astonished at the Small
Amount Requested by
the MikadO.
MAY HAVE MEETING HERE

from st. Petersburg says that Russia
is waiting for Japan to fix the time
and the place when and where the Jap
anese terms will be placed in the
hands OF Russia's representative. The
foreign office expects that the delay
will be brief.
The emperor's government would
prefer that Paris should be the scene
of the initial step for peace. The hus-
sian representative will probably be
Baron Rosen. but he will not be a
plenipotentiary with full power to ne
gotiate. His duty will practically be
confined to the reception and trans
mission to his government OF the Jap
anese terms for decision as to whether
they afford a basis for actual peace ne
gotiations.
The commissioner will be clothed
with power to effect an agreement for
the suspension Of hostilities, which sus-
pension will probably be for a very
limited period, during which Russia
must decide the momentous question
Of peace or a prolongation of the war,
The Japanese plenipotentiaries to ar
range terms of peace, it is said, will
be Marquis Ito, Premier Katsura, For
eign Minister Komura, Marquis Yama-
gaia, and others are being suggested
for possible heads of the commission.
st. Petersburg dispatches say that
Russia has already practically obtain
ed Japan's conditions and that they
have proved SO surprisingly moderate
that Russia certainly will accept them
as a basis for negotiations.
Japan's acceptance of the presidents
offer of peace reached the state de
partment in a cablegram from Mr..
Griscom. Russia's reply followed lat
er.
An interesting fact regarding the ne
gotiations is the powerful influence
brought to bear upon Russia by France
to accept the offer Of the president
and appoint plenipotentiaries to dis
cuss peace with representatives of ia
pan.
Although no official announcement
has been made. there are indirect as
both from officials and diplo-
mats, that the belligerents have agreed
to begin negotiations for peace. that
nm armistice will certainly follow and
that the plenipotentiaries of the foes
will soon meet at q capital to be mu-
tually agreed upon.
This capital may be Washington. Mr..
Kogoro Takahira, Japanese minister,
when asked if there was a possibility
Of negotiations being opened at The
Hague, said that he did not think so.
There has already been a practical
suspension of hostilities in Manchu-
ria, for the japanese legation has
heard nothing further of the recently
reported forward movement of Oya-
mas army against Linevitch.
Tokyo dispatches say that the Japa-
nese continue to maintain an attitude
of reserve toward the question of
peace. 1t seems to be the popular fear
that Japan would sacrifice the advan-
tage of Admiral Togo's victory as well
MS Field Marshal Oyama's Opportuni-
ties by %consenting to an armistice now.
1t Is felt that Togo's victory opens the
entire Russian Pacific coast to inya-
sion and that Oyama is capable of
speedily taking Hardin. cutting the
railway and isolatlng Nladivostok. II
is also feared that the Russians will
take advantage of an armistice to i'm
prove their positions and to strengthen
their forces.
There is a general demand that ia
pan should carefully safeguard its i'll
terests II an armistice is declared.
According to the best opinion, Russia
is prepared to abandon the whole OF
her Manchurian adventure and give
guarantees. The rub will come upon
the question of an indemnity which, II
Is the concensus Of opinion IN diplo
matte circles, Japan will exact. but II
It should be moderate and sugar coat
cd so that it could be liquidated by the
sale of the Chinese Eastern railroaJ
and the cession of Russian properts
AMI leases i'll the K~wangtung peninsu
In 1t might be overcome.
lbOSS-at u ODobiS vi hoio Oh hOA
Ing the railroad to Vladiyostok through
northern Manchuria and will neve
submit to the humiliation of disarma
ment in her only port in the Pacific
nor to the inhibition against having
w%arships in those waters.
President Roosevelt. through Ambas
sador Meyer, has sent a personal mes
sage of thanks to Emperor Nicholas
for the reception of his appeal.
A Paris dispatch says that Presl
dent Roosevelt's success in opening
way for peace negotiations between
Russia and Japan is the absorbin!
theme in European politics, and Francs
lras forgotten her own troubles witt
Germany over Morocco to join In eli
thusiastic approval of the American
Initiative. Portraits of Presiden
Roosevelt, Ambassador Meyer, Minis
Ter Takahira and Ambassador Cas-
SIM appear In all the journals. witt
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