The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-31

4 tentiaries had arrive at complete accord,
4 have come to light. Tie treaty viu not pro.
vIye plans for the evacuation Of Manchuria
by the military fcrces Of both Lelligcrents.
] II will merely recognize In principle that the
vithdra val Is TO take place and will leave
to subsequent arrangement tho time and
manner for the departure Of the Russian
ana the Japanese troop.
Another provision ID that tbs principle
Of most favored nation commercial treat
n,sut to each Lelligerent shalt apply to the
territory affected by the convention until q
treaty OF amity. commerce and navigation
hss been negotiated. All trssty agreements
' betwoen Russia and japan became null
and void With tho outbreak Of hostilities,
and these must all no renewed after tho
complete esta blishment of diplomatic rels-
tions Tho treaty made at Portsmouth
It vas explained authoritatively to-day.
wiil be peace agreement pure and simple
and not general convention.
Tt. arrangement a. to tho control OF
that Part Of tho Eastern Chinese Railroad
IN Msnchura which will remain under
Russia's control will provide for the assign
rpsut OF . sufficient number OF Russian
railway guards to protect the line. but 1t
will he expressly provided that this road
Ia not to be used for military purposes.
Tho Japanese will have q similar privilege
and bs similarly restricted with respect
to tho part OF tho railroad which they obtain
by the treaty
, Hardin. the Manchurian city built by
Russian enterprise, will In some measure
remain under Russian jurisdiction for the
purpose OF securing protection OF pro perty
N SAkhAlin Island, divided between Russia
and Japan. y not to be fortified by either
|. nation.
Although Japan obtains practically su-
2ersinty over Corea. Russia 10 to have
equal trade privileges with japan until .
new treaty covering commercial arrange
msnts has been concluded.
FULL oRHDIf 10 RoosIvELr.
Naturally there Il crop Of r,imors fol-
tONyUk knO A8AOouiOhs W WV
natious to patch up their differences. Presi-
dent Roosevelt. it 10, asserted. advised
Japan not to make any claim TO punative
indemnity. The Jspaness decline to answer
any question concerning tho part played
by IT, President in tho negotiations From
The Russians the abatement y made that
they have information that Emperor
william worked hard for peace. backing
up President Roosevelt's efforts In that
direction.
There is a disposition here to give the
President full credit for having brought
about the peace agreement. and with the
excitement Of yesterday gone, and tho OPP
portunity Of calm consideration furnished,
the action Of Japan In Withdrawing her de-
mAAd for money V not bsing subjected 70
that degree Of criticism which prevailed
whsn the terms Of tho agreement became
known. This criticism was a marked
among ~ friends u Japan - II va among
tA.sS whose sympathiss were With Russia.
=. THE ,ArANsss POSITION.
AZ Over night, however, . change became
koparsut, and the disposition u growing
b give tho victorious people Of the Far East
the crsdlt Of having performed an act Of
ainoet Incredible magnanimity for the sole
sake Of ending . war that could have boon
continued without dan COR to their own cause
but would have cost many thousand lives.
The intense feeling In Japan against
granting Russia any conoessionA and
particularly against oonsentins to peace
unless heavy indemnity were guaranteed
by tho Cxars Government makes the
conciliAtory attitude Of the Mikado and
lis advisers, a. viewed In Portsmouth.
little shurt Of astonishing. The japanese
who are hare are deeply disappointed over
the. outcome, for they had been impressed
with ths idea that their country required
money and could not afford to cease fight
IND until their demand for remunsra ton
bad bpso granted BY the enemy.
But tAs suppositioa that the TOXIC Gov
ssamsnA was guilty Of oowardly act In
coacediAg what Russia laid down ~ the
prics d psacs u not now 10 strongly sup
psstsd IN some quarters - 1t was In those
sAaas QaArtan yesterday. It u maintained
b., uhoss who arc inclined 70 praise the
cUassssk the Emperor that, while the Russian
ENJOYS may have achieved diplomatic
'triunph. Japsn eained great moral victory
N sh0wing tho world that she could bs
naksAainaous and IN swing practical proof
thas ~ yellow psril' was more visionary
tAaA rel ...... .-..
Sp>oulstien on thsss lines leads to little
result, however, for no onscsal explanation
= 4ostAooming from tho japanese. pleni-
pot>ntisssss Of tho Determining reason for
IL oonosssaens made by their sovsrsign.
rSsy ~ standing By thslr general state
,ips6t~of lat night that the Emperor had
bs,n soeuatsd BY 'Shs dictates Of humanity
and dviliation' IN ssrseing TO withdraw
IT, conditions Witch Au.s!e refused to
a6c6pt.