The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-17
JAPANESE PEACE TERMS.

! Of peace failed TO take the public's
breath. as generally expected. The
conditions On which the Mikado Is
ready 10 conclude a peace treaty are
well within the bounds Of moderation,
| Judging them by such standards as
the nations usually settle their quar-
rels. II is. OF course, absolutely Ger.
tain that had Russia been the victor
her terms would have been equally
as severe, II, indeed, not severer.
Japan demands no Russian territory
on the mainland Of Asia and does not
even insist that the fortress OF Vladi-
yostok be dismantled or the port be
neutralized. Yet We said in June that
IN order to render Russia entirely
sense. and thus insure herself against
a renewal Of the war. Japan might be
/ justified in requiring that the fortfi-
cations Of Vladivostok be dismantled
and that the port be used not as a
naval base, but simply as a commercial
outlet for Asiatic Russia" No sue.
conditions. however. are required The
Siberian railroad is to be left entirely
in Russian hands and Vladivostok is
to reman a purely Russian port, thus
preserving to cars empire a sea.
port and naval base on the Pacific
The cession of the island Of Sakha-
lin Is not an unreasonable demand
First. It has been already conquered
Second, IL was formerly japanese ter
ritory: il was snatched from Japan In
the days OF her weakness, and It Is a
natural part Of the japanese archipela-
go.
As for war indemnity. Japan does
not insist upon a specific sum, much
less a billion dollars, as sine qua
non of peace She requires reimburse
ment for her war expenses, whatever
they may be Russia is so deeply com
mitted by her history TO the indemnity
principle that she cannot consistently
refuse to accept it now as a basis OF
negotiation.
1t is reported that the cars ENJOYS
find the indemnity and the cessation
of Sakhalin :he most unacceptable oi I
the Japanese conditions We may be
confident. however. that they will not
wreck the conference by a refusal to
negotiate on the basis Of those two
items. There will be a struggle for the
easiest terms possibly attanable. but
Japans proposals are so reasonable,
from every standpoint of modern .
statecraft, that a final adjustment with .
out further resort to force, seems in .
sight.-Oklahoman
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As noted by Editor Edmonds of the
Manufacturers Record. from a popu- .
laton of 10000 600 twenty-five years
ago we have become nation Of S4-i
100000; from an iron production OF g.
100000 tons in 1850 we have advanced .
to an output al present at the rate OF
240OO,000 tons, and from a coal pro
Guction OF 10000 goo tons to 351 .OOO.-
600 tons, and from $1,000 miles of rail.
road to 2l2,0OO miles, or nearly one
half Of the railroad mileage Of the /
earth "Strnding today midway be
tween Europe and the Orient, with .
natural resources greater than those
Of all Europe, with more general edu-
cational aIvanCement than ever known |
by any other land with a population
which within ten years will number
not less than 1OO,O0O,OOO Of the most
active, yirile progressive people on
earth, unveXed by the arbitrary laws
Of differing natonalities as in Europe
the progress of this country, like that
OF the South. has really but begun II
is as a par, of this the richest and
most progressive nation of earth that
the South. with greater natural advan.
tages than this or any other land.
hold within its grasp the power to
become the richest and most power.
ful section Of this the richest and
most powerful country uron which
heavens blessing ever rested"
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The bishop of London is an opt-
mist who always has good word to
say of everybody even if the person
under discussion may seem TO have 10
admirable qualities One day, when he
had been standing up for particular
ly disroputab'e specimen Of humanity.
a friond snld 10 him .InM ~ N lhnt